Emergency Dispatchers in Oklahoma

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

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

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

How Many Emergency Dispatchers Work in Oklahoma?

1,580 people worked as Emergency Dispatchers in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,660 Emergency Dispatchers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 80 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Oklahoma

Jobs for Emergency Dispatchers in this state are growing at a rate of 12.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.2%.

Oklahoma Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 210 annual job openings, and a total of 2,250 jobs for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma?

In 2018 wages for Emergency Dispatchers ranged from $19,940 to $46,410 with $29,900 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.59 to $22.31. The median hourly rate was $14.38.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $14.31 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.07.

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

Top Oklahoma 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
Oklahoma City, OK	420	$37,440
Tulsa, OK	210	$28,640
Fort Smith, AR-OK	160	$23,650

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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References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.