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Public Safety Telecommunicators

Office and Administrative Support · SOC 43-5031

4.7% AI Exposure — Medium
$53,040
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
10,100
Proj. Annual Openings
102,500
Employment (OEWS 2025)
+1.2%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
95/100
AI Resiliency Score

AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.

Decision card

Career Evidence Passport

SOC 43-5031 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.

Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
SOC exposure
4.7%
Medium · Anthropic AEI
Automation friction
34/100
Low friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
Wages
$53,040
No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
Projected openings
10,100
BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +3.5%.
Observed/proxy demand
0
FY2025 certified LCAs; 12,562 postings in 2025.

Skill evidence

Active ListeningSpeakingSocial PerceptivenessCritical ThinkingCoordination
  • H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
  • Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
  • Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
  • This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.

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AI Exposure Analysis

AI Exposure4.7%
AI Resiliency95/100
Exposure BandMedium
Sector Avg. Exposure33.9%

Across AI measures

Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.

51.8%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic4.7%
AI capability · OpenAI65.6%
AI ability · AIOE85.2%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne49%

AI could do ~65.6% of this role but only ~4.7% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.

Top Skills

1.Active Listening
2.Speaking
3.Social Perceptiveness
4.Critical Thinking
5.Coordination

H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand

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Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.

1
Decade Total (Certified LCAs)
0
FY2025 Volume
0% of all H-1B filings in FY2025
$0
Median Offered Wage (Latest Year)
#759 of 776
Rank by Total Volume

O*NET occupation profile

What this work involves

Operate telephone, radio, or other communication systems to receive and communicate requests for emergency assistance at 9-1-1 public safety answering points and emergency operations centers. Take information from the public and other sources regarding crimes, threats, disturbances, acts of terrorism, fires, medical emergencies, and other public safety matters. May coordinate and provide information to law enforcement and emergency response personnel. May access sensitive databases and other information sources as needed. May provide additional instructions to callers based on knowledge of and certification in law enforcement, fire, or emergency medical procedures.

Common titles: 911 Dispatcher, Communications Officer, Communications Operator, Communications Specialist, Emergency Communications Dispatcher, Emergency Communications Operator (ECO)

Representative Tasks

  • Provide emergency medical instructions to callers.
  • Question callers to determine their locations and the nature of their problems to determine type of response needed.
  • Determine response requirements and relative priorities of situations, and dispatch units in accordance with established procedures.
  • Receive incoming telephone or alarm system calls regarding emergency and non-emergency police and fire service, emergency ambulance service, information, and after-hours calls for departments within a city.
  • Relay information and messages to and from emergency sites, to law enforcement agencies, and to all other individuals or groups requiring notification.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Provide basic health care services.
  • Discuss goods or services information with customers or patrons.
  • Coordinate operational activities.
  • Answer telephones to direct calls or provide information.
  • Maintain call records.

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Office software · hotMicrosoft Access · hotMicrosoft PowerPoint · hotComputer aided dispatch softwareCorel WordPerfect Office SuiteLaw enforcement information databasesNational Crime Information Center (NCIC) databaseNational Law Enforcement Telecommunications System NLETSSpillman Technologies Spillman Computer-Aided Dispatch

Employment Projections & AI Exposure

15
Occupations Shown
27.0%
Avg AI Exposure
8
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.

Employment & Wage Trend

BLS OEWS, 2019–2025


Occupation Employment & Wage TrendMulti-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 43-5031: 2019 — employment: 95,320, median wage: $41,910; 2020 — employment: 93,290, median wage: $43,290; 2021 — employment: 97,050, median wage: $46,670; 2022 — employment: 95,730, median wage: $46,900; 2023 — employment: 97,820, median wage: $48,890; 2025 — employment: 102,500, median wage: $53,040.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.

Sector Comparison

MetricThis CareerSector Average
AI Exposure4.7%33.9%
OutlookAverage22% Bright
Median Salary$53,040N/A
AI Resiliency95/100N/A