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	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	Logisticians	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	Public Safety Telecommunicators	Transportation Inspectors	Cargo and Freight Agents
SUMMARY	58% Moderate Risk	31% Low Risk	38% Low Risk	37% Low Risk	36% Low Risk	53% Moderate Risk
JOB SCORE	3.2/10	7.0/10	4.7/10	5.3/10	4.1/10	4.1/10
POLLING	64% (High Risk, Based on 59 votes)	45% (Moderate Risk, Based on 211 votes)	48% (Moderate Risk, Based on 28 votes)	35% (Low Risk, Based on 311 votes)	60% (High Risk, Based on 20 votes)	72% (High Risk, Based on 79 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	-0.9%	16.7%	-0.3%	3.5%	1.7%	8.5%
WAGES	$48,880 or $23.50 per hour	$80,880 or $38.88 per hour	$66,140 or $31.80 per hour	$50,730 or $24.39 per hour	$85,750 or $41.22 per hour	$49,900 or $23.99 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	211,000	235,640	1,495,580	101,140	23,320	97,800
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DESCRIPTION	Schedule and dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles for conveyance of materials, freight, or passengers, or for normal installation, service, or emergency repairs rendered outside the place of business. Duties may include using radio, telephone, or computer to transmit assignments and compiling statistics and reports on work progress.	Analyze and coordinate the ongoing logistical functions of a firm or organization. Responsible for the entire life cycle of a product, including acquisition, distribution, internal allocation, delivery, and final disposal of resources.	Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.	Operate telephone, radio, or other communication systems to receive and communicate requests for emergency assistance at 9-1-1 public safety answering points and emergency operations centers. Take information from the public and other sources regarding crimes, threats, disturbances, acts of terrorism, fires, medical emergencies, and other public safety matters. May coordinate and provide information to law enforcement and emergency response personnel. May access sensitive databases and other information sources as needed. May provide additional instructions to callers based on knowledge of and certification in law enforcement, fire, or emergency medical procedures.	Inspect equipment or goods in connection with the safe transport of cargo or people. Includes rail transportation inspectors, such as freight inspectors, rail inspectors, and other inspectors of transportation vehicles not elsewhere classified.	Expedite and route movement of incoming and outgoing cargo and freight shipments in airline, train, and trucking terminals and shipping docks. Take orders from customers and arrange pickup of freight and cargo for delivery to loading platform. Prepare and examine bills of lading to determine shipping charges and tariffs.

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