Job outlook for emergency communications dispatchers in the United States

Emergency communications dispatcher job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected emergency communications dispatcher job growth rate is 4% from 2018-2028.

• About 3,600 new jobs for emergency communications dispatchers are projected over the next decade.

• Emergency communications dispatcher salaries have increased 11% for emergency communications dispatchers in the last 5 years.

• There are over 49,777 emergency communications dispatchers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 41,202 active emergency communications dispatcher job openings in the US.

• The average emergency communications dispatcher salary is $37,403.

Compare the number of emergency communications dispatcher jobs and the average emergency communications dispatcher salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of emergency communications dispatcher job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where emergency communications dispatchers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.