Concrete products dispatcher vs truck dispatcher

The differences between concrete products dispatchers and truck 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 truck dispatcher takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a concrete products dispatcher has an average salary of $48,349, which is higher than the $35,756 average annual salary of a truck dispatcher.

The top three skills for a concrete products dispatcher include DOT, customer orders and mixers. The most important skills for a truck dispatcher are truck loads, safety regulations, and customer service.

Concrete products dispatcher vs truck dispatcher overview

	Concrete Products Dispatcher	Truck Dispatcher
Yearly salary	$48,349	$35,756
Hourly rate	$23.24	$17.19
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	7,347	61,928
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 31%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	44	43
Years of experience	4	2

Concrete products dispatcher vs truck dispatcher salary

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

	Concrete Products Dispatcher	Truck Dispatcher
Average salary	$48,349	$35,756
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $86,000	Between $24,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	Livermore, CA
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Marathon Petroleum
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between concrete products dispatcher and truck dispatcher education

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

	Concrete Products Dispatcher	Truck Dispatcher
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 31%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Concrete products dispatcher vs truck dispatcher demographics

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

	Concrete Products Dispatcher	Truck Dispatcher
Average age	44	43
Gender ratio	Male, 72.5% Female, 27.5%	Male, 57.3% Female, 42.7%
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 truck 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.

Truck dispatcher example responsibilities.

Manage customer service satisfaction by providing update eta and location of drivers.
Develop and quoted rates to shippers and agents.
Handle and resolve problems as they arise with shippers and drivers.
Guide truck drivers to donation pick up locations, via computer and GPS location.
Provide real time GPS tracking of traffic and all drivers on the road as dispatcher for the company.
Excel as an OTR refrigerate dispatcher and are key in the the company's adoption of Mcleod software for dispatch functions.

Concrete products dispatcher vs truck dispatcher skills

Common concrete products dispatcher skills

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

Common truck dispatcher skills

Truck Loads, 23%
Safety Regulations, 15%
Customer Service, 13%
Delivery Appointments, 11%
Owner Operators, 5%
GPS, 4%

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