NOC 2021 · 14404 · TEER 4
Dispatchers
Unit group 14404 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Dispatchers operate radios and other telecommunication equipment to dispatch emergency vehicles and to coordinate the activities of drivers and other personnel. They are employed by police, fire and health departments, other emergency service agencies, taxi, delivery and courier services, trucking and utilities companies, and other commercial and industrial establishments.
Example job titles
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- 911 dispatcher
- airline radio operator
- alarm system dispatcher
- alarm system operator
- ambulance dispatcher
- boat dispatcher
- car assignments clerk
- coal mine car dispatcher
- communications officer - emergency services
- communications specialist dispatcher
- drilling rig radio operator
- emergency medical dispatcher
- emergency services dispatcher
- emergency vehicle dispatcher
- fire alarm operator
- fire department dispatcher
- gas service crew dispatcher
- highway radio-telephone operator
- mail service dispatcher
- maintenance services dispatcher
- mine dispatcher
- mobile equipment dispatcher
- monitoring station operator
- motor vehicle dispatcher
- newspaper dispatcher
- oil well service dispatcher
- pilot services dispatcher
- plant dispatcher
- police department dispatcher
- protective signal operator
- radio dispatcher
- radio operator
- radio-telephone operator
- service dispatcher
- taxi dispatcher
- telecommunications operator
- tow truck dispatcher
- troubleshooting services dispatcher
- truck dispatcher
- tugboat dispatcher
- utilities maintenance crew dispatcher
- water service dispatcher
- yard clerk
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.