Flight dispatchers

[Dispatch1]

I just retired from the military and have a couple more weeks left in class then I take the Dispatcher exam.

Was wondering about pay and who all is hiring Dispatchers.

I worked in flight operations in the military I have 16 years experience. I worked in a flight service station and was the only person on duty through the day.
I am curious if there are any differences between military Dispatchers and civilian Dispatchers.

I was the only one on duty through the day so I had to do the weather briefings, flight plans, flight following, crew hours, aircraft maintenance hours, to mention a few.

just wondering where to start as a civilian with experience and if any companies would recognize my experience.

[jbp1]

Originally Posted by Dispatch1

I just retired from the military and have a couple more weeks left in class then I take the Dispatcher exam.

Was wondering about pay and who all is hiring Dispatchers.

I worked in flight operations in the military I have 16 years experience. I worked in a flight service station and was the only person on duty through the day.
I am curious if there are any differences between military Dispatchers and civilian Dispatchers.

I was the only one on duty through the day so I had to do the weather briefings, flight plans, flight following, crew hours, aircraft maintenance hours, to mention a few.

just wondering where to start as a civilian with experience and if any companies would recognize my experience.

Experience doesn't mean a thing when it comes to working as a dispatcher. You are going to start at the lowest pay ($12.00 - 14.00 per hour), get completely retrained once hired and then maybe see $35k/year after about 5 years. My recommendation to you is to look at corporate gigs, NetJets, Jeppesen, Avantair, etc. The regionals are the only 121 carriers hiring dispatcher fresh out of school. I was in your shoes when I got out of the military and had to take a fairly large paycut as a civilian. The Army is hiring civilian dispatchers in Tampa. federalgovernmentjobs.com or indeed.com.

[Dispatch1]

Thank you for the info.

Kinda sucks taking this big of a pay cut to be a civilian dispatcher. I often wonder why it is that civilian companies don't recognize us veterans they way they should.

Maybe this is a new area for me and some of my colleagues, who lobby for veterans rights, to pursue. I know a lot of us vets go unrecognized for our military training.

But any way, thanks a lot for the info.

[mtsu_av8er]

Originally Posted by Dispatch1

I often wonder why it is that civilian companies don't recognize us veterans they way they should.

They do - hence the paycut.

[shipwreck]

Consider Netjets. If you go to Netjets.com there are job postings for Dispatchers and Flight Coordinators at their Columbus, Ohio Flight Center. let me know if you have any questions.

[Acey97]

Research the company. The 121 operators out there that are the best options will probably be paying around $15/hour to start. There are some that pay substantially less. You can top out at $50-60K at some of the regionals from what I have gathered.