Job outlook for police communications dispatchers in the United States

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

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

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

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

• There are over 16,820 police communications dispatchers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 20,926 active police communications dispatcher job openings in the US.

• The average police communications dispatcher salary is $40,084.

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

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