Concrete products dispatcher vs train dispatcher

The differences between concrete products dispatchers and train dispatchers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a concrete products dispatcher, becoming a train dispatcher takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a train dispatcher has an average salary of $48,374, which is higher than the $48,349 average annual salary of a concrete products dispatcher.

The top three skills for a concrete products dispatcher include DOT, customer orders and mixers. The most important skills for a train dispatcher are emergency situations, train movement, and FRA.

Concrete products dispatcher vs train dispatcher overview

	Concrete Products Dispatcher	Train Dispatcher
Yearly salary	$48,349	$48,374
Hourly rate	$23.24	$23.26
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	7,347	5,390
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	44	43
Years of experience	4	2

Concrete products dispatcher vs train dispatcher salary

Concrete products dispatchers and train dispatchers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Concrete Products Dispatcher	Train Dispatcher
Average salary	$48,349	$48,374
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $86,000	Between $26,000 And $89,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between concrete products dispatcher and train dispatcher education

There are a few differences between a concrete products dispatcher and a train dispatcher in terms of educational background:

	Concrete Products Dispatcher	Train Dispatcher
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Concrete products dispatcher vs train dispatcher demographics

Here are the differences between concrete products dispatchers' and train dispatchers' demographics:

	Concrete Products Dispatcher	Train Dispatcher
Average age	44	43
Gender ratio	Male, 72.5% Female, 27.5%	Male, 60.7% Female, 39.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% Asian, 6.0% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.5% Asian, 3.8% White, 62.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	8%	7%

Differences between concrete products dispatcher and train dispatcher duties and responsibilities

Concrete products dispatcher example responsibilities.

Manage customer service satisfaction by providing update eta and location of drivers.
Reconcile concrete, ABC and pumps daily.
Approve timecards and enter hours work into payroll program.
Order concrete, ABC, pre-treats, pumps and engineering daily.
Direct inbound and outbound logistics operations, such as transportation and warehouse activities, safety performance, and logistics quality management.
Track and trace shipments from different rail yards and dispatch before LFD to prevent additional costs.

Train dispatcher example responsibilities.

Manage and organize project teams internally during implementation of new CMTS system.
Call and assign train crews (i.e., engineers, conductors and brakeman) for rail yard and over-the-road train operations.
Train HAZMAT awareness and CPR.
Devolve and implement course outline and syllabus.
Request advanced technical and specialize training through command and DoD agencies.
Participate actively on company's first response team and receive training in safety awareness, first response, and CPR.

Concrete products dispatcher vs train dispatcher skills

Common concrete products dispatcher skills

DOT, 38%
Customer Orders, 35%
Mixers, 11%
Data Entry, 6%
Construction Contractors, 5%
Payroll, 3%

Common train dispatcher skills

Emergency Situations, 15%
Train Movement, 12%
FRA, 9%
Emergency Calls, 9%
Federal Safety Rules, 5%
Traffic Signals, 5%

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