Emergency medical dispatcher vs dispatcher

The differences between emergency medical dispatchers and dispatchers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an emergency medical dispatcher has an average salary of $38,255, which is higher than the $35,328 average annual salary of a dispatcher.

The top three skills for an emergency medical dispatcher include EMT, computer aided dispatch and EMS. The most important skills for a dispatcher are customer service, data entry, and computer aided dispatch.

Emergency medical dispatcher vs dispatcher overview

	Emergency Medical Dispatcher	Dispatcher
Yearly salary	$38,255	$35,328
Hourly rate	$18.39	$16.98
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	69,103	5,818
Job satisfaction	-	4.25
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 29%	High School Diploma, 33%
Average age	39	43
Years of experience	-	2

Emergency medical dispatcher vs dispatcher salary

Emergency medical dispatchers and dispatchers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Emergency Medical Dispatcher	Dispatcher
Average salary	$38,255	$35,328
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $47,000	Between $27,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Mt. San Antonio College
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between emergency medical dispatcher and dispatcher education

There are a few differences between an emergency medical dispatcher and a dispatcher in terms of educational background:

	Emergency Medical Dispatcher	Dispatcher
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 29%	High School Diploma, 33%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Business
Most common college	-	-

Emergency medical dispatcher vs dispatcher demographics

Here are the differences between emergency medical dispatchers' and dispatchers' demographics:

	Emergency Medical Dispatcher	Dispatcher
Average age	39	43
Gender ratio	Male, 35.8% Female, 64.2%	Male, 38.1% Female, 61.9%
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, 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	17%	7%

Differences between emergency medical dispatcher and dispatcher duties and responsibilities

Emergency medical dispatcher example responsibilities.

Train new EMT students, and dispatchers in patient care, emergency call taking and operations.
Dispatch fire police sheriff and medical using the cad system.
Provide medical instructions to callers on issues such as childbirth and CPR.
Dispatch appropriate units according to acuity level, availability and location; assist with CPR until units arrive at location.
Develop and implement departments EMD program.
Dispatch ambulances as necessary and in accordance with state and company standard operating procedures.

Dispatcher example responsibilities.

Manage accounts payable (A/P) and accounts receivable (A/R) using QuickBooks.
Manage dot hrs for drivers as far as what tasks can be done in a certain amount of time.
Manage customer service satisfaction by providing update eta and location of drivers.
Dispatch police fire and ems.
Dispatch district security patrol officers to assist district employees, students and residents with emergency situations.
Earn CDL with passenger endorsement.

Emergency medical dispatcher vs dispatcher skills

Common emergency medical dispatcher skills

EMT, 11%
Computer Aided Dispatch, 10%
EMS, 8%
CAD, 8%
EMD, 7%
CPR, 7%

Common dispatcher skills

Customer Service, 34%
Data Entry, 8%
Computer Aided Dispatch, 4%
Non-Emergency Calls, 4%
Emergency Situations, 3%
EMS, 3%

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