Ambulance Dispatcher

Duties and Responsibilities: Ambulance dispatchers answer phone calls from people in need of urgent or medical help. Dispatchers usually need to try to maintain contact with a caller while using a computerized dispatch system to relay pertinent information to the appropriate agencies. Training and certification requirements vary by state.

Salary: $23,190-$56,580

Education: Most ambulance dispatchers have at least a high school diploma. Some states have developed or adopted training guidelines for emergency and ambulance dispatchers to ensure a set of uniform standards are followed. In some cases, successful completion of a program leads to voluntary or required certification, though specific requirements vary by state. Training usually covers CPR, emergency prioritizing, intervention techniques and ambulance route planning as well as computer systems used by dispatchers.

                      

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?  I would not like to be an ambulance dispatcher because I don’t do well under pressure. Especially having to hear the problems people are facing would seem very stressing.