(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
Job Description
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.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Confer with customers or supervising personnel to address questions, problems, and requests for service or equipment. |
100
|
Advise personnel about traffic problems such as construction areas, accidents, congestion, weather conditions, and other hazards. |
99
|
Schedule and dispatch workers, work crews, equipment, or service vehicles to appropriate locations according to customer requests, specifications, or needs, using radios or telephones. |
99
|
Monitor personnel or equipment locations and utilization to coordinate service and schedules. |
99
|
Prepare daily work and run schedules. |
99
|
Determine types or amounts of equipment, vehicles, materials, or personnel required according to work orders or specifications. |
95
|
Relay work orders, messages, and information to or from work crews, supervisors, and field inspectors using telephones or two-way radios. |
90
|
Record and maintain files and records of customer requests, work or services performed, charges, expenses, inventory, and other dispatch information. |
72
|
Receive or prepare work orders. |
66
|
Arrange for necessary repairs to restore service and schedules. |
53
|
Oversee all communications within specifically assigned territories. |
49
|
Order supplies and equipment, and issue them to personnel. |
20
|
Ensure timely and efficient movement of trains according to train orders and schedules. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
72
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
72
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
67
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
67
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
65
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
63
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
62
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
61
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
60
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
60
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
59
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
59
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
58
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
58
|
Getting Information
|
56
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
55
|
Processing Information
|
55
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
53
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
53
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
53
|
Thinking Creatively
|
51
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
50
|
Interacting With Computers
|
50
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
48
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
48
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
44
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
44
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
44
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
44
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
43
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
39
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
38
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
38
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
33
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
28
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
25
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
23
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
23
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
16
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
12
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
10
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|