Vocational Programs for Public Safety Telecommunicators Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
98K	$25.07	$52,140

The role of Public Safety Telecommunicators is to operate telephone, radio, or other communication systems to receive and communicate requests for emergency assistance at 9-1-1 public safety answering points and emergency operations centers The average annual wage of the occupations is $52,140 and $25 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Public Safety Telecommunicators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 97,820 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Public Safety Telecommunicators is $14,161. The average length of the programs is 750 hours and the average completion time is 8.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Public Safety Telecommunicators Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Public Safety Telecommunicators. Total 4 schools are offering certificate programs. If you want to check schools for bachelor's or graduate degrees, check Traffic, Customs, and Transportation Clerk/Technician page.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Public Safety Telecommunicators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Traffic, Customs, and Transportation Clerk/Technician	4	$14,161	$590	750 Hours	8.00 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Public Safety Telecommunicators

The following 4 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Public Safety Telecommunicators. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI public, four-years

Tuition & Fees

2023-2024$13,608(in-state) $13,630(out-of-state)

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, OK public, 2-4 years

Tuition & Fees

2023-2024$3,768(in-state) $9,720(out-of-state)

Diversified Vocational College

Los Angeles, CA private (for-profit), Less than 2-years

Tuition & Fees

2023-2024$17,000

New Professions Technical Institute

Miami, FL private (for-profit), 2-4 years

Tuition & Fees

2023-2024$37,628