Truck dispatcher vs street department dispatcher

The differences between truck 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 truck dispatcher and a street department dispatcher. Additionally, a street department dispatcher has an average salary of $50,016, which is higher than the $35,756 average annual salary of a truck dispatcher.

The top three skills for a truck dispatcher include truck loads, safety regulations and customer service. The most important skills for a street department dispatcher are GRASS, city streets, and mowing.

Truck dispatcher vs street department dispatcher overview

	Truck Dispatcher	Street Department Dispatcher
Yearly salary	$35,756	$50,016
Hourly rate	$17.19	$24.05
Growth rate	-	4%
Number of jobs	61,928	32,707
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Truck dispatcher vs street department dispatcher salary

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

	Truck Dispatcher	Street Department Dispatcher
Average salary	$35,756	$50,016
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $52,000	Between $27,000 And $91,000
Highest paying City	Livermore, CA	-
Highest paying state	Connecticut	-
Best paying company	Marathon Petroleum	-
Best paying industry	Energy	-

Differences between truck dispatcher and street department dispatcher education

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

	Truck Dispatcher	Street Department Dispatcher
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Criminal Justice
Most common college	-	-

Truck dispatcher vs street department dispatcher demographics

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

	Truck Dispatcher	Street Department Dispatcher
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 57.3% Female, 42.7%	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 truck dispatcher and street department dispatcher duties and responsibilities

Truck dispatcher example responsibilities.

Manage customer service satisfaction by providing update eta and location of drivers.
Develop and quoted rates to shippers and agents.
Handle and resolve problems as they arise with shippers and drivers.
Guide truck drivers to donation pick up locations, via computer and GPS location.
Provide real time GPS tracking of traffic and all drivers on the road as dispatcher for the company.
Excel as an OTR refrigerate dispatcher and are key in the the company's adoption of Mcleod software for dispatch functions.

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.

Truck dispatcher vs street department dispatcher skills

Common truck dispatcher skills

Truck Loads, 23%
Safety Regulations, 15%
Customer Service, 13%
Delivery Appointments, 11%
Owner Operators, 5%
GPS, 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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