Job outlook for public safety telecommunicators in the United States

Public safety telecommunicator job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected public safety telecommunicator job growth rate is 4% from 2018-2028.

• About 3,600 new jobs for public safety telecommunicators are projected over the next decade.

• Public safety telecommunicator salaries have increased 11% for public safety telecommunicators in the last 5 years.

• There are over 8,231 public safety telecommunicators currently employed in the United States.

• There are 21,538 active public safety telecommunicator job openings in the US.

• The average public safety telecommunicator salary is $40,955.

Compare the number of public safety telecommunicator jobs and the average public safety telecommunicator salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of public safety telecommunicator job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where public safety telecommunicators earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.