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Emergency Dispatchers in Alabama

Want to work in Alabama as an Emergency Dispatcher? Read this first!

6.1% Jobs Projection
$30,700 Median Salary
260 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Emergency Dispatchers in Alabama are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Emergency Dispatchers in Alabama is growing faster than average.

  • Emergency Dispatchers in Alabama earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Emergency Dispatchers Work in Alabama?

In Alabama, there were 2,760 people working as Emergency Dispatchers in the year 2018.

There were 2,730 Emergency Dispatchers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,280 Emergency Dispatchers working in it, which means Alabama has more Emergency Dispatchers than average.

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Job Projections for Alabama

Jobs for Emergency Dispatchers in this state are growing at a rate of 6.1% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.2%.

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Alabama Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 260 annual job openings, and 2,780 total jobs in 2026 for Emergency Dispatchers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 10,000 annual jobs and 106,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Emergency Dispatchers Make in Alabama?

In 2018 wages for Emergency Dispatchers ranged from $20,490 to $46,930 with $30,700 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.85 to $22.56. The median hourly rate was $14.76.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $14.75 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.01.

The median salary in Alabama is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Alabama Metros for Emergency Dispatchers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Emergency Dispatchers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 540 $35,900
Montgomery, AL 230 $32,570
Mobile, AL 160 $32,170
Huntsville, AL 160 $33,330
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 140 $35,620
Tuscaloosa, AL 110 $42,720
Columbus, GA-AL 110 $29,520
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL 90 $30,280
Decatur, AL 90 $36,570
Gadsden, AL 90 $28,080
Auburn-Opelika, AL 50 $34,640
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 40 $30,830

Top States for Emergency Dispatchers Employment

View the list below to see where most Emergency Dispatchers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 7,770 $37,470
California 6,730 $65,120
Florida 5,600 $38,930
New York 5,450 $45,820
Ohio 4,190 $44,510
New Jersey 3,940 $46,510
North Carolina 3,700 $35,190
Pennsylvania 3,630 $41,780
Illinois 3,530 $49,840
Georgia 3,320 $32,090
Virginia 2,780 $37,490
Alabama 2,760 $30,700
Massachusetts 2,620 $47,950
Missouri 2,330 $35,650
Arizona 2,240 $38,630
Michigan 2,190 $42,760
Tennessee 2,180 $35,290
Indiana 2,110 $36,670
Louisiana 1,750 $31,090
Colorado 1,710 $48,850

Below are the states where Emergency Dispatchers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $65,120
Alaska $57,120
Washington $56,900
Minnesota $55,900
Oregon $55,790
Connecticut $55,470
Nevada $51,680
Illinois $49,840
District of Columbia $49,100
Colorado $48,850

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