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Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Salary in San Diego, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in San Diego, CA have a median annual salary of $51,670, with 1,740 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $39,560 at the 10th percentile to $80,360 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$51,670

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$24.84

Employment

1,740

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$39,560
10th
$45,490
25th
$51,670
Median
$63,680
75th
$80,360
90th

Local compared with national

San Diego, CA

$51,670

Median annual · 2025

United States

$50,340

Median annual · 2025

The San Diego, CA median is 2.6% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,330).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 4.0
  3. 3.MonitoringImportance 3.9
  4. 4.CoordinationImportance 3.9
  5. 5.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.8
  6. 6.Time ManagementImportance 3.8
  7. 7.WritingImportance 3.1
  8. 8.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.1
  9. 9.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.1
  10. 10.Service OrientationImportance 3.1
  11. 11.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.1
  12. 12.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Air-Trak Cloudberry
  • Bornemann Associates Flight Plan
  • Command Alkon COMMANDconcrete
  • Computer aided dispatch software
  • Computer aided dispatching auto routing software
  • Database software
  • Digital Gateway e-automate
  • Dr. Dispatch
  • Email software
  • ESRI ArcIMS
  • Geomechanical design analysis GDA software
  • Global positioning system GPS software
  • Kronos Workforce Timekeeper
  • Locomotive distribution software
  • Microsoft Access

Common tasks

  • Schedule or dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles to appropriate locations, according to customer requests, specifications, or needs, using radios or telephones.
  • Prepare daily work and run schedules.
  • Confer with customers or supervising personnel to address questions, problems, or requests for service or equipment.
  • Relay work orders, messages, or information to or from work crews, supervisors, or field inspectors, using telephones or two-way radios.
  • Receive or prepare work orders.
  • Record and maintain files or records of customer requests, work or services performed, charges, expenses, inventory, or other dispatch information.
  • Arrange for necessary repairs to restore service and schedules.
  • Monitor personnel or equipment locations and utilization to coordinate service and schedules.
  • Determine types or amounts of equipment, vehicles, materials, or personnel required, according to work orders or specifications.
  • Advise personnel about traffic problems, such as construction areas, accidents, congestion, weather conditions, or other hazards.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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