Job outlook for emergency communications operators in the United States

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

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

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

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

• There are over 41,986 emergency communications operators currently employed in the United States.

• There are 63,261 active emergency communications operator job openings in the US.

• The average emergency communications operator salary is $39,661.

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

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