Also called: Dispatchers, Except Police and Ambulance
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance build coordination, time management and complex problem solving skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (81%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 81% | $58,170 | +16% | None |
| 2 | Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters | 79% | $78,000 | +55% | None |
| 3 | Postmasters and Mail Superintendents | 79% | $96,660 | +92% | None |
| 4 | Office Clerks, General | 77% | $45,010 | −11% | None |
| 5 | First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers | 75% | $55,940 | +11% | None |
| 6 | Procurement Clerks | 75% | $50,580 | 0% | None |
| 7 | Correctional Officers and Jailers | 75% | $58,940 | +17% | None |
| 8 | Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 75% | $38,630 | −23% | None |
| 9 | Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 74% | $58,650 | +17% | None |
| 10 | Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 74% | $47,540 | −6% | None |
Compared with Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance, median $50,340. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
81% skill match · $58,170 · +16% pay
Operation and Control · Management of Personnel Resources · Repairing
79% skill match · $78,000 · +55% pay
Operation and Control · Operations Monitoring · Quality Control Analysis
79% skill match · $96,660 · +92% pay
Management of Personnel Resources · Negotiation · Management of Financial Resources
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (81% skill match, median $58,170), Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters (79% skill match, median $78,000) and Postmasters and Mail Superintendents (79% skill match, median $96,660), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 9 pay more than dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance at the median. The biggest increases: Postmasters and Mail Superintendents (+92%, $96,660), Gambling Managers (+85%, $93,220) and Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters (+55%, $78,000).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.