Ambulance Dispatcher

Duties and responsibilities:

·         Answer emergency and nonemergency calls

·         Operate  radio, telephone, or computer equipment at emergency response centers

·         Receive reports from the public of crimes, fires, and emergencies

·         Relay information to emergency response personnel

·         Maintains contact with caller until responders  arrive

·         Question callers to determine their information

·         Provide emergency medical  instruction to callers

Salary: $22,533 - $51,701

Education Requirements: The minimum educational requirement to become an ambulance dispatcher is a high school diploma.

Reflection:  I would not like to be an ambulance dispatcher because ambulance dispatchers don’t get paid a lot of money. Another reason why I wouldn’t be an Ambulance dispatcher is I would not like to answer phone calls all day.