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Dispatchers in Utah
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You’re in luck! Jobs for Dispatchers in Utah are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.
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Projected employment for Dispatchers in Utah is growing faster than average.
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Dispatchers in Utah earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
What Major Will Prepare You For a Dispatcher Career?
- Business, Management & Marketing
- Business Support & Assistant Services
- Traffic, Customs, and Transportation Clerk/Technician
How Many Dispatchers Work in Utah?
1,760 people worked as Dispatchers in 2018 in this state.
There were 1,810 Dispatchers employed in this state in 2017.
That’s a decline of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 2,840 Dispatchers working in it, which means Utah has fewer Dispatchers than average.
Job Projections for Utah
Jobs for Dispatchers in this state are growing at a rate of 23.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.0%.
Utah Annual Job Openings
The BLS is projecting 230 annual Dispatchers job openings in Utah, and 2,260 total jobs in the year 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 18,000 annual jobs and 201,600 total jobs in 2026.
What do Dispatchers Make in Utah?
In 2018 wages for Dispatchers ranged from $27,630 to $64,450 with $42,010 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.28 to $30.98. The median hourly rate was $20.2.
Workers in this field were paid a median of $19.25 an hour in 2017.
The hourly rate grew by $0.95.
The median salary in Utah is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Utah Metros for Dispatchers
The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Dispatchers.
Metro | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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Salt Lake City, UT | 1,000 | $41,840 |
Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 250 | $37,490 |
Provo-Orem, UT | 190 | $46,020 |
St. George, UT | 130 | $54,560 |
Top States for Dispatchers Employment
View the list below to see where most Dispatchers work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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Texas | 22,240 | $38,450 |
California | 21,130 | $41,040 |
New York | 13,520 | $40,830 |
Florida | 11,320 | $33,460 |
Pennsylvania | 7,340 | $39,280 |
Ohio | 7,170 | $41,000 |
Illinois | 6,750 | $43,050 |
New Jersey | 6,010 | $41,150 |
Georgia | 5,590 | $36,190 |
Michigan | 5,580 | $39,800 |
Virginia | 5,230 | $39,780 |
Tennessee | 5,090 | $36,510 |
Indiana | 4,850 | $40,550 |
North Carolina | 4,620 | $38,330 |
Missouri | 4,510 | $40,540 |
Washington | 4,360 | $47,840 |
Minnesota | 4,250 | $43,720 |
Wisconsin | 4,080 | $41,920 |
Massachusetts | 4,040 | $42,700 |
Louisiana | 3,720 | $35,080 |
Below are the states where Dispatchers get paid the most:
State | Annual Median Salary |
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Nebraska | $55,020 |
North Dakota | $54,070 |
Alaska | $49,540 |
Washington | $47,840 |
District of Columbia | $47,130 |
Delaware | $45,510 |
Minnesota | $43,720 |
Connecticut | $43,400 |
Rhode Island | $43,260 |
Illinois | $43,050 |
Related Careers in Utah
You may also be interested in the following careers:
Occupation | Utah Employment Total |
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Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers | 720 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
More about our data sources and methodologies.