Occupations in demand list

Benton- Franklin WDA: Benton, Franklin counties Qualification: Demand SOC code: 435032 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance Schedule and dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles for conveyance of materials, freight, or passengers, or for normal installation, service, or emergency repairs rendered outside the place of business. Duties may include using radio, telephone, or computer to transmit assignments and compiling statistics and reports on work progress. According to the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the typical level of education that most workers need to enter this occupation is: High school diploma or equivalent. Additional training, experience, licenses or credentials may be required. Learn more at BLS. * Average annual wage (March 2013): * Average hourly wage (March 2013): Short-Term trend : Long-Term trend : Estimated employment (2011): Average annual total openings (2011-2021): Average annual growth (2011-2021): Additional occupation information is available through the Learn about an occupation tool. If values all show zero, employment levels were too low to develop estimates for the geographic area selected. Search again with “All Workforce Development Areas, all counties.” *How we calculate wages - Source data for wages come from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey and are subject to restrictions and limitations of the survey. Self-employment, private households and agricultural employment, except for agricultural services, are excluded from OES. All wage estimations are adjusted as of March 2013. Learn more. Close window Qualification status for Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance in the other WDAs included below, for relevant areas. Click on specific areas in table for occupation information for those areas. Qualification Soc area Demand All workforce development areas, all counties Balanced Pacific Mountain WDA: Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Thurston counties Balanced Snohomish WDA: Snohomish County Balanced Seattle King WDA: King County Balanced Pierce WDA: Pierce County Balanced Spokane WDA: Spokane County Demand Northwest WDA: Whatcom county Not in demand Southwest WDA: Cowlitz, Wahkiakum counties Balanced North Central WDA: Chelan/Douglas counties Demand South Central WDA: Kittitas County Demand Olympic Consortium WDA: Kitsap county Demand Northwest WDA: Skagit county Not in demand Southwest WDA: Clark County Balanced North Central WDA: Grant, Adams counties Demand South Central WDA: Klickitat County Demand Olympic Consortium WDA: Clallam, Jefferson counties Demand Northwest WDA: Island, San Juan counties Balanced North Central WDA: Okanogan County Demand South Central WDA: Skamania County Demand South Central WDA: Yakima County