Job outlook for emergency services dispatchers in the United States

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

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

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

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

• There are over 28,952 emergency services dispatchers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 80,372 active emergency services dispatcher job openings in the US.

• The average emergency services dispatcher salary is $39,118.

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

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