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How can I become a Dispatcher
- The most common career steps to get to Dispatcher are Driver, Freight Agent and Manager based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Driver, the most common step before Dispatcher, is a more senior role which is common to see in career paths. This is a natural and common career progression as titles aren't synonymous across companies so a more senior title doesn't always mean higher pay and larger scope. For Dispatcher, this is an indication that you should focus more on the scope of the role than the specific title when thinking about building a path to Dispatcher.
- While Driver is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Dispatcher that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Dispatcher career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Dispatcher so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Driver isn't from the same job family as Dispatcher, Law Enforcement, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Freight Agent also being a common career path to Dispatcher.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Dispatcher, you should also consider Warehouse Supervisor, Executive Assistant and Communications Supervisor as they commonly lead to Dispatcher as well.
What should I know about the Dispatcher career path
- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Dispatcher are Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In General Studies, Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Physics Education, and Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Business Administration - Business Administration And Management. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Dispatcher is part of the Law Enforcement job family which has a limited number of unique role types (40) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Other common titles that have similar job requirements and career paths as Dispatcher are Emergency Dispatcher, Lead Dispatcher, Public Safety Dispatcher.