Also called: Fleet Dispatcher
Assigns drivers, technicians or crews to jobs and keeps them on schedule (not emergency 911).
You sit with three screens showing a map of 30 repair vans. A customer calls about a broken furnace, so you find the closest tech, reroute him and update everyone else's day.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma plus on-the-job training.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Logistics.
Growing slowly (about 1% over 10 years). Flat; routing software handles more of the work.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI routing and scheduling tools take over much of the matching, so fewer dispatchers; handling exceptions stays human.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to dispatcher openings at plumbing, HVAC, towing or delivery companies
Classes: Geography, Computer applications, Speech and debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-5032.
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