How do they match: Public Safety Telecommunicators

  • Security Dispatcher
  • Communications Specialist
  • Dispatch Specialist
  • Telecommunications Specialist

  • Enter, update, and retrieve information from teletype networks and computerized data systems regarding such things as wanted persons, stolen property, vehicle registration, and stolen vehicles.
  • Maintain access to, and security of, highly sensitive materials.
  • Monitor various radio frequencies, such as those used by public works departments, school security, and civil defense, to stay apprised of developing situations.
  • Observe alarm registers and scan maps to determine whether a specific emergency is in the dispatch service area.
  • Read and effectively interpret small-scale maps and information from a computer screen to determine locations and provide directions.
  • Scan status charts and computer screens, and contact emergency response field units to determine emergency units available for dispatch.

  • Interpret blueprints, specifications, or diagrams to inform installation, development or operation activities.
  • Maintain security.