US Number of Civilians (16 Years and Over) Employed as Public safety telecommunicators and their Median Earnings Per Gender in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 8, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the number of employed US civilians (16 years and over) who were employed as Public safety telecommunicators was 97,996 (i.e. 0.06% of all civilian employees). Among those employed as Public safety telecommunicators, 30.94% were Males, and 69.06% were Females.

The median earnings for all Public safety telecommunicators was $45,627, which was 16.75% less than the median earnings for all US civilian employees. The median earnings of Female Public safety telecommunicators was 14.12% less than that of their male counterparts.

The chart below shows the number of employees per gender. The tables below show the number of employees and the median earnings per gender.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.
US Num. of 16 Years and Over Civilians Employed as Public safety telecommunicators By Gender in 2021
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US Num. of 16 Years and Over Civilians Employed as Public safety telecommunicators By Gender in 2021
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Gender Number of Civilians Employed Percentage of Employed Civilians Per Gender (%)
Male 30323 0.04
Female 67673 0.09
US Median Earnings of 16 Years and Over Civilians Employed as Public safety telecommunicators By Gender in 2021
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Gender Median Earnings ($)
Male 50278
Female 44056