Concrete products dispatcher vs transportation dispatcher

The differences between concrete products dispatchers and transportation 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 transportation dispatcher takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a concrete products dispatcher has an average salary of $48,349, which is higher than the $36,218 average annual salary of a transportation dispatcher.

The top three skills for a concrete products dispatcher include DOT, customer orders and mixers. The most important skills for a transportation dispatcher are customer service, patients, and data entry.

Concrete products dispatcher vs transportation dispatcher overview

	Concrete Products Dispatcher	Transportation Dispatcher
Yearly salary	$48,349	$36,218
Hourly rate	$23.24	$17.41
Growth rate	-	-8%
Number of jobs	7,347	12,205
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 31%	High School Diploma, 31%
Average age	44	43
Years of experience	4	2

Concrete products dispatcher vs transportation dispatcher salary

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

	Concrete Products Dispatcher	Transportation Dispatcher
Average salary	$48,349	$36,218
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $86,000	Between $28,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	Paramus, NJ
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Northrop Grumman
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between concrete products dispatcher and transportation dispatcher education

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

	Concrete Products Dispatcher	Transportation Dispatcher
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 31%	High School Diploma, 31%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Concrete products dispatcher vs transportation dispatcher demographics

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

	Concrete Products Dispatcher	Transportation Dispatcher
Average age	44	43
Gender ratio	Male, 72.5% Female, 27.5%	Male, 45.9% Female, 54.1%
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 transportation 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.

Transportation dispatcher example responsibilities.

Manage customer service satisfaction by providing update eta and location of drivers.
Monitor and report various GPS routes, road and weather conditions.
Work with different lines of accounting (LOA) for DTS and PCS transactions.
Keep track of all drivers on the road and delivery times and departure times through GPS tracking.
Schedule and coordinate HVAC technician's daily activities, part requisitions, and deliver detail customer information for technicians.
Determine the nature of the call and deploy the proper medical units and equipment need within the contracted eta time standards.

Concrete products dispatcher vs transportation dispatcher skills

Common concrete products dispatcher skills

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

Common transportation dispatcher skills

Customer Service, 33%
Patients, 17%
Data Entry, 9%
Patient Care, 6%
Patient Transport, 5%
CPR, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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