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Job Description
Schedule and dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles for conveyance of materials, freight, or passengers, or for normal installation, service, or emergency repairs rendered outside the place of business. Duties may include using radio, telephone, or computer to transmit assignments and compiling statistics and reports on work progress.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 43-5032.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 41,190.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 19.00
- Currently, there are 197,910 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance”.
Also Known As…
- Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
- Truck Dispatcher
- Train Dispatcher
- School Bus Dispatcher
- Rail Operations Controller
- Motor Coach Supervisor
- Dispatcher (Dispatch)
- Dispatch Manager
- City Dispatcher
- Aircraft Dispatcher
- Work Order Sorting Clerk
- Water Service Dispatcher
- Tugboat Dispatcher
- Trouble Dispatcher
- Transportation Dispatcher
- Train Starter
- Traffic or System Dispatcher
- Tow Truck Dispatcher
- Taxicab Starter
- Taxicab Dispatcher
- Taxicab Coordinator
- Streetcar Starter
- Streetcar Dispatcher
- Street Department Dispatcher
- Starter
- Signal Timer
- Signal Operator
- Ship Pilot Dispatcher
- Service or Work Dispatcher
- Service Dispatcher
- Service Clerk
- Security Guards Dispatcher
- Security Dispatcher
- Routing Clerk
- Repair Service Dispatcher
- Relay Dispatcher
- Receiver-Dispatcher
- Radioactive Waste Disposal Dispatcher
- Radio Dispatcher
- Pullman Car Clerk
- Operator
- Operations Dispatcher
- Oil Well Services Dispatcher
- Oil Dispatcher
- Motor Vehicle Dispatcher
- Mine Car Dispatcher
- Maintenance Services Dispatcher
- Maintenance Scheduler
- Maintenance Dispatcher
- Gas Load Dispatcher
- Gas Dispatcher
- Garbage Truck Dispatcher
- Freight Dispatcher
- Fire Alarm Operator
- Engine Dispatcher
- Drop Board Worker
- Drop Board Man
- Dispatch Supervisor
- Dispatch Clerk
- Dinkey Dispatcher
- Crew Dispatcher
- Car Tracer
- Car Supplier
- Car Starter
- Car Distributor
- Car Dispatcher
- Cab Station Attendant
- Cab Starter
- Bus Starter
- Bus and Trolley Dispatcher
- Burglar Alarm Operator
- Automobile or Truck Rental Dispatcher
- Auto Service Dispatcher
- Assistant Chief Train Dispatcher
- Alarm Operator
- Airplane Dispatch Clerk
Tasks for “Operations Dispatcher”
- Ensure timely and efficient movement of trains, according to train orders and schedules.
- Advise personnel about traffic problems, such as construction areas, accidents, congestion, weather conditions, or other hazards.
- Record and maintain files or records of customer requests, work or services performed, charges, expenses, inventory, or other dispatch information.
- Prepare daily work and run schedules.
- Monitor personnel or equipment locations and utilization to coordinate service and schedules.
- Determine types or amounts of equipment, vehicles, materials, or personnel required, according to work orders or specifications.
- Receive or prepare work orders.
- Confer with customers or supervising personnel to address questions, problems, or requests for service or equipment.
- Schedule or dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles to appropriate locations, according to customer requests, specifications, or needs, using radios or telephones.
- Oversee all communications within specifically assigned territories.
- Relay work orders, messages, or information to or from work crews, supervisors, or field inspectors, using telephones or two-way radios.
- Arrange for necessary repairs to restore service and schedules.
- Order supplies or equipment and issue them to personnel.
Related Technology & Tools
- Teletypewriters TTY
- Personal banking chamber PBC telephones
- Job dispatch and vehicle tracking systems
- Touch screen monitors
- Mobile data terminal MDT equipment
- Signal controls
- Dispatch servers
- Centralized traffic control units
- Call management systems CMS
- Tower switching machines
- Voice over internet protocol VoIP systems
- Desktop computers
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Personal computers
- Mobile radios
- Two way radios
- Switch controls
- Situation resource tracking software
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Transportation management software
- Routing software
- Kronos Workforce Timekeeper
- Email software
- Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Digital Gateway e-automate
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Rail Traffic Track Warrant Control System
- Sabre
- Scheduling software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office
- Command Alkon COMMANDconcrete
- Locomotive distribution software
- SAP
- Computer aided dispatching auto routing software
- Resource management software
- Web browser software
- Bornemann Associates Flight Plan
- Tangier Sky Scheduler View
- ESRI ArcIMS
- Dr. Dispatch
- Global positioning system GPS software
- Air-Trak Cloudberry
- TMW PowerSuite
- Database software