Emergency dispatch operator vs operator

The differences between emergency dispatch operators and operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an emergency dispatch operator has an average salary of $45,398, which is higher than the $37,928 average annual salary of an operator.

The top three skills for an emergency dispatch operator include departmental procedures, emergency dispatch and customer service. The most important skills for an operator are safety procedures, CDL, and emergency calls.

Emergency dispatch operator vs operator overview

	Emergency Dispatch Operator	Operator
Yearly salary	$45,398	$37,928
Hourly rate	$21.83	$18.23
Growth rate	4%	7%
Number of jobs	48,634	159,077
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	39	43
Years of experience	-	4

Emergency dispatch operator vs operator salary

Emergency dispatch operators and operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Emergency Dispatch Operator	Operator
Average salary	$45,398	$37,928
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $64,000	Between $27,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	North Dakota
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between emergency dispatch operator and operator education

There are a few differences between an emergency dispatch operator and an operator in terms of educational background:

	Emergency Dispatch Operator	Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	High School Diploma, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Emergency dispatch operator vs operator demographics

Here are the differences between emergency dispatch operators' and operators' demographics:

	Emergency Dispatch Operator	Operator
Average age	39	43
Gender ratio	Male, 29.8% Female, 70.2%	Male, 73.0% Female, 27.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.1% Asian, 0.9% White, 72.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 16.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 2.5% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	17%	4%

Differences between emergency dispatch operator and operator duties and responsibilities

Emergency dispatch operator example responsibilities.

Train in first responder, CPR, hazmat, wreckmaster.
Educate customers in event history, update data, and troubleshoot their alarm system.
Analyze, troubleshoot and resolve customer telephone inquiries regarding billing issues, service offerings, and equipment usage.
Deploy fire, police, EMT workers to designate locations to assist with crime, injuries, or fire.
Have current appropriate plans, procedures, guidance and laws issue by the county and FEMA available within the EOC.
Answer emergency calls/dispatch police fire and sheriff, enter and cancel stolen property and vehicles, run criminal history

Operator example responsibilities.

Assist in developing the company s short and long term training plans and managing yearly ammunition allocation.
Assist and manage the extrusion process of polyester raw material in pellet or chip form to produce finish rolls of plastic.
Manage day-to-day transportation and logistics services for multinational account base.
Manage the master calendar and schedule resources such as communication equipment, weapons, transportation and ammunition forecast and delivery.
Job require basic math skills: fractions and decimals.
Ensure safety of all equipment during production in compliance with strict OSHA and safety regulations.

Emergency dispatch operator vs operator skills

Common emergency dispatch operator skills

Departmental Procedures, 15%
Emergency Dispatch, 13%
Customer Service, 11%
Inbound Calls, 10%
Outbound Calls, 10%
Customer Satisfaction, 6%

Common operator skills

Safety Procedures, 15%
CDL, 6%
Emergency Calls, 6%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%
Quality Checks, 4%
Dozer, 4%