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Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 4,000 hours, for DISPATCHER, SERVICE (Alternate Title: Transportation Management Coordinator) (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| DISPATCHER, SERVICE (Alternate Title: Transportation Management Coordinator) | 0681 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance earn, by state
District of Columbia has the highest state median for dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance ($72,260) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($24,750), across the 54 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $72,260 | $34.74 | 300 |
| Washington | $59,330 | $28.53 | 4,920 |
| Minnesota | $59,220 | $28.47 | 2,760 |
| North Dakota | $57,580 | $27.68 | 600 |
| Illinois | $57,240 | $27.52 | Not published |
| Delaware | $57,170 | $27.49 | 670 |
| Alaska | $56,730 | $27.28 | 570 |
| Vermont | $56,360 | $27.10 | 260 |
| New York | $55,810 | $26.83 | 11,160 |
| Massachusetts | $55,690 | $26.77 | 3,510 |
| Maine | $55,150 | $26.51 | 670 |
| Oregon | $54,980 | $26.43 | 3,290 |
| New Jersey | $54,590 | $26.25 | 6,420 |
| Colorado | $54,070 | $26.00 | 3,470 |
| Nebraska | $53,880 | $25.91 | 1,500 |
| New Hampshire | $52,770 | $25.37 | 710 |
| Hawaii | $52,570 | $25.27 | 950 |
| California | $52,350 | $25.17 | 23,970 |
| Wisconsin | $52,350 | $25.17 | 3,240 |
| Missouri | $51,410 | $24.71 | 4,340 |
| Maryland | $51,350 | $24.69 | 3,310 |
| Utah | $51,010 | $24.52 | 2,040 |
| Virginia | $50,710 | $24.38 | 5,830 |
| Ohio | $50,320 | $24.19 | 5,720 |
| Indiana | $50,060 | $24.07 | 4,090 |
| Kentucky | $49,990 | $24.03 | 2,440 |
| Pennsylvania | $49,960 | $24.02 | 6,670 |
| Idaho | $49,660 | $23.87 | 1,430 |
| Tennessee | $49,660 | $23.87 | 4,190 |
| Michigan | $49,490 | $23.79 | 5,390 |
| Rhode Island | $49,320 | $23.71 | 530 |
| Georgia | $49,180 | $23.65 | 6,190 |
| Alabama | $48,790 | $23.46 | 1,780 |
| Wyoming | $48,690 | $23.41 | 240 |
| North Carolina | $48,230 | $23.19 | 5,740 |
| Connecticut | $47,960 | $23.06 | 2,220 |
| Nevada | $47,920 | $23.04 | 2,840 |
| Arizona | $47,880 | $23.02 | 5,690 |
| South Carolina | $47,550 | $22.86 | 2,440 |
| Texas | $47,320 | $22.75 | 23,920 |
| Kansas | $47,170 | $22.68 | 1,670 |
| Montana | $47,140 | $22.66 | 810 |
| Arkansas | $47,130 | $22.66 | 1,780 |
| Louisiana | $47,050 | $22.62 | 2,980 |
| Iowa | $47,000 | $22.60 | 1,460 |
| West Virginia | $46,620 | $22.41 | 880 |
| Florida | $45,880 | $22.06 | 12,550 |
| Mississippi | $45,660 | $21.95 | 2,000 |
| Oklahoma | $44,950 | $21.61 | 2,180 |
| New Mexico | $43,960 | $21.13 | 1,350 |
| South Dakota | $43,920 | $21.12 | 860 |
| Guam | $39,630 | $19.05 | 130 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $33,870 | $16.28 | 30 |
| Puerto Rico | $24,750 | $11.90 | 740 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).