Transportation dispatcher vs street department dispatcher

The differences between transportation dispatchers and street department dispatchers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a transportation dispatcher and a street department dispatcher. Additionally, a street department dispatcher has an average salary of $50,016, which is higher than the $36,218 average annual salary of a transportation dispatcher.

The top three skills for a transportation dispatcher include customer service, patients and data entry. The most important skills for a street department dispatcher are GRASS, city streets, and mowing.

Transportation dispatcher vs street department dispatcher overview

	Transportation Dispatcher	Street Department Dispatcher
Yearly salary	$36,218	$50,016
Hourly rate	$17.41	$24.05
Growth rate	-8%	4%
Number of jobs	12,205	32,707
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 31%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Transportation dispatcher vs street department dispatcher salary

Transportation dispatchers and street department dispatchers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Transportation Dispatcher	Street Department Dispatcher
Average salary	$36,218	$50,016
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $46,000	Between $27,000 And $91,000
Highest paying City	Paramus, NJ	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Northrop Grumman	-
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between transportation dispatcher and street department dispatcher education

There are a few differences between a transportation dispatcher and a street department dispatcher in terms of educational background:

	Transportation Dispatcher	Street Department Dispatcher
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 31%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Criminal Justice
Most common college	-	-

Transportation dispatcher vs street department dispatcher demographics

Here are the differences between transportation dispatchers' and street department dispatchers' demographics:

	Transportation Dispatcher	Street Department Dispatcher
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 45.9% Female, 54.1%	Male, 73.0% Female, 27.0%
Race ratio	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%	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	7%	7%

Differences between transportation dispatcher and street department dispatcher duties and responsibilities

Transportation dispatcher example responsibilities.

Manage customer service satisfaction by providing update eta and location of drivers.
Monitor and report various GPS routes, road and weather conditions.
Work with different lines of accounting (LOA) for DTS and PCS transactions.
Keep track of all drivers on the road and delivery times and departure times through GPS tracking.
Schedule and coordinate HVAC technician's daily activities, part requisitions, and deliver detail customer information for technicians.
Determine the nature of the call and deploy the proper medical units and equipment need within the contracted eta time standards.

Street department dispatcher example responsibilities.

Manage dot hrs for drivers as far as what tasks can be done in a certain amount of time.
Cut grass and clean streets.
Trim public parks of excessive grass.
Quoted prices for LTL (less than truckload) shipments and dispatch pickup for various carriers.
Maintain repair and lubricate equipment such as vehicles, front end loaders, lawn mowers, and backhoes.
Perform preventative patrol in assign hospital and special detail at hospital and private functions.

Transportation dispatcher vs street department dispatcher skills

Common transportation dispatcher skills

Customer Service, 33%
Patients, 17%
Data Entry, 9%
Patient Care, 6%
Patient Transport, 5%
CPR, 4%

Common street department dispatcher skills

GRASS, 34%
City Streets, 17%
Mowing, 12%
Patch Holes, 11%
Manual Labor, 6%
CDL, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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