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Dispatchers in Texas

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12.3% Jobs Projection
$38,450 Median Salary
2,120 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Dispatchers Work in Texas?

22,240 people worked as Dispatchers in 2018 in this state.

There were 20,230 Dispatchers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 2,010 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 2,840 Dispatchers working in it, which means Texas has more Dispatchers than average.

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Dispatchers in this state are growing at a rate of 12.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.0%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 2,120 annual Dispatchers job openings in Texas, and 22,230 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 18,000 annual jobs and 201,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Dispatchers Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Dispatchers ranged from $24,540 to $61,250 with $38,450 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.8 to $29.45. The median hourly rate was $18.48.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $18.38 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.10.

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

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Top Texas Metros for Dispatchers

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,170 $38,780
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 5,460 $40,390
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,070 $40,020
El Paso, TX 650 $32,260
Laredo, TX 500 $36,200
Corpus Christi, TX 490 $37,390
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 410 $28,140
Midland, TX 340 $44,380
Killeen-Temple, TX 290 $31,940
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 230 $38,250
Odessa, TX 210 $45,910
Lubbock, TX 170 $35,510
Amarillo, TX 160 $34,300
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 150 $28,110
Waco, TX 150 $31,780
Tyler, TX 130 $34,770
Longview, TX 100 $37,560
Abilene, TX 80 $39,590
College Station-Bryan, TX 70 $33,070
Texarkana, TX-AR 70 $37,850
Wichita Falls, TX 70 $37,850
Sherman-Denison, TX 50 $39,310
Victoria, TX 40 $37,230
San Angelo, TX 40 $30,960

Top States for Dispatchers Employment

View the list below to see where most Dispatchers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 22,240 $38,450
California 21,130 $41,040
New York 13,520 $40,830
Florida 11,320 $33,460
Pennsylvania 7,340 $39,280
Ohio 7,170 $41,000
Illinois 6,750 $43,050
New Jersey 6,010 $41,150
Georgia 5,590 $36,190
Michigan 5,580 $39,800
Virginia 5,230 $39,780
Tennessee 5,090 $36,510
Indiana 4,850 $40,550
North Carolina 4,620 $38,330
Missouri 4,510 $40,540
Washington 4,360 $47,840
Minnesota 4,250 $43,720
Wisconsin 4,080 $41,920
Massachusetts 4,040 $42,700
Louisiana 3,720 $35,080

Below are the states where Dispatchers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Nebraska $55,020
North Dakota $54,070
Alaska $49,540
Washington $47,840
District of Columbia $47,130
Delaware $45,510
Minnesota $43,720
Connecticut $43,400
Rhode Island $43,260
Illinois $43,050

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