Ambulance Dispatcher

Duties and Responsibility : emergency dispatchers are assigned a specific territory, and they receive calls that come from that area. They're responsible for determining the nature of the calls they receive, as well as the location of the callers. They also are responsible for monitoring the location of emergency service personnel in their assigned territory.

salary:  result for ambulance dispatcher salary The median annual wage for police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers was $36,300 in May 2012. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount, and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $23,190, and the top 10 percent earned more than $56,580.

Education: Emergency medical dispatchers (EMDs) answer emergency calls from the public and are trained to assess the situation, instruct the caller in basic lifesaving procedures and prioritize medical response personnel. Certification and education requirements for EMDs vary by state and employer, but completion of an approved postsecondary training is usually required. These programs are found at public and private schools and typically combine classroom and on-the-job trains.