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Emergency Dispatchers in Utah

Is Utah a good place for you to work as an Emergency Dispatcher?

22.2% Jobs Projection

$37,300 Median Salary

80 Job Openings

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

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

How Many Emergency Dispatchers Work in Utah?

720 people worked as Emergency Dispatchers in 2018 in this state.

There were 710 Emergency Dispatchers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Utah

Jobs for Emergency Dispatchers in this state are growing at a rate of 22.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.2%.

Utah Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 80 annual job openings, and 770 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 Utah?

In 2018 wages for Emergency Dispatchers ranged from $28,800 to $50,860 with $37,300 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.84 to $24.45. The median hourly rate was $17.93.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $17.51 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.42.

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

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Top Utah 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
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	120	$39,620
Provo-Orem, UT	100	$34,930

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

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	Utah Employment Total
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	1,760

References

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