Dispatch Coordinator
Impact: Operational
Coordinates and schedules the movement of goods, vehicles, or personnel. Communicates with drivers, customers, and other departments to ensure timely and efficient operations. Manages logistics, resolves issues, and maintains records.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
- Travel
- None
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- Limited Remote
- Typical work hours
- 40 hours/week
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $45,000
- Entry-level
- $35,000
- Senior
- $60,000
- Growth by 2033
- 5%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- 25%
- Typical student debt
- $10,000 - $20,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Logistics Software
- Data Entry
- Scheduling
Soft skills
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Organization
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High School Diploma or GED
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3-5 years
- Years to senior
- 7-10 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Operations Manager, Logistics Manager
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Medium
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 3.5/10
- Work-life balance
- 3/10
- Prestige
- 5/10
- Social perception
- High