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Emergency Dispatchers in New Hampshire

Considering a career as an Emergency Dispatcher in New Hampshire?

7.9% Jobs Projection

$45,190 Median Salary

80 Job Openings

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

Projected employment for Emergency Dispatchers in New Hampshire is growing faster than average.
Emergency Dispatchers in New Hampshire earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Emergency Dispatchers Work in New Hampshire?

In New Hampshire, there were 680 people working as Emergency Dispatchers in the year 2018.

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

That’s a decline of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,280 Emergency Dispatchers working in it, which means New Hampshire has fewer Emergency Dispatchers than average.

Job Projections for New Hampshire

Jobs for Emergency Dispatchers in this state are growing at a rate of 7.9% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.2%.

New Hampshire Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 80 annual job openings, and a total of 820 jobs for New Hampshire Emergency Dispatchers in 2026.

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

What do Emergency Dispatchers Make in New Hampshire?

In 2018 wages for Emergency Dispatchers ranged from $33,840 to $59,740 with $45,190 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.27 to $28.72. The median hourly rate was $21.73.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $21.06 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.67.

The median salary in New Hampshire is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Hampshire 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
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	1,720	$49,590
Portsmouth, NH-ME	90	$44,130
Manchester, NH	60	$49,760
Dover-Durham, NH-ME	50	$40,860

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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Occupation	New Hampshire Employment Total
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	590

References

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