Occupation Atlasemergency medical dispatcher
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/68450507-b4a0-40e0-895b-385fe705be10
emergency medical dispatcher
Emergency medical dispatchers respond to urgent calls made to the control center, take information about the emergency situation, the address and other details and dispatch the nearest ambulance or paramedic helicopter.
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Job Zone
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- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
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Occupational interest profile
CRSConventional · Realistic · Social — the three strongest interests, in order
- C Conventional5.52
- R Realistic4.33
- S Social3.65
- I Investigative2.91
- E Enterprising2.89
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Public Safety Telecommunicators (43-5031.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (19)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- answer emergency calls
- communicate verbal instructions
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- dispatch ambulance
- listen actively
- local geography
- log emergency call information electronically
- manage dispatch software systems
- manage multiple patients simultaneously
- medical dispatch
- operate an emergency communication system
- personnel planning in emergency response
- prioritise emergencies
- provide advice to emergency callers
- support distressed emergency callers
- tolerate stress
- work in multidisciplinary teams related to emergency care
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 19 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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