Non Traditional Jobs for DX

Halo21

Halo21

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Are there other types of jobs for DXers out there that I could use a dispatch license in? I'm getting my license this fall and I'd like to know what other options maybe out there.
 
You only exercise the privledges of your license as a dispatcher. The knowledge would be useful in any aviation job though.

A station ops agent that has dispatch knowledge is one of your best friends in the field because they "get it."
 
I have heard of many aviation dispatchers being hired to dispatch trains. I do not have much info on that profession.
 
MT said:
You only exercise the privledges of your license as a dispatcher. The knowledge would be useful in any aviation job though.

A station ops agent that has dispatch knowledge is one of your best friends in the field because they "get it."
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Or they're really annoying when they call to question releases because they wish they were Dispatch...
 
Never had that problem from any ops agent. Now I've seen some gate agents plead with me because they're weight restricted.
 
John Boeing said:
Guess you were never there....guess you just woke up one day and were a dispatcher?
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No but even when I worked in Airport Ops I didn't call the tower or ground and question whether or not they were doing their job correctly (despite the many times I may have thought that).
 
BobDispatch said:
I have heard of many aviation dispatchers being hired to dispatch trains. I do not have much info on that profession.
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Heard the same thing...the guy who gave me my practical told me to highly consider it. I looked into working for CSX & BNSF a few years back. Starting pay was $22/hr from what I recall.
 
Halo21 said:
Are there other types of jobs for DXers out there that I could use a dispatch license in? I'm getting my license this fall and I'd like to know what other options maybe out there.
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My current employer had some people leave for oil companies when oil prices were really booming in 2008 or so. They got hired as pipeline controllers which does have some similarities in that it is an "operational control" type of environment. Some people did really well in that field, are still in it and making serious $$$ with good bennies and lots of days off, and others...discovered it was not for them. I have also heard that Greyhound has an "SOC-like" facility that they like to hire people with aircraft dispatcher licenses to work in. I also have some former co-workers that went to work for one of the flight planning software companies (Jeppesen, Sabre, etc.) and then moved on to other areas within that company. So there are a few options. Also, all the FAA PDI employees worked as dispatchers at some point. And finally, I know some dispatchers (mostly ex-military ones) who have managed to get on as civilian employees for the Air Force, acting as flight managers. So, there are definitely a few different paths you can take to a successful career that don't involve working for an airline.
 
MT said:
Never had that problem from any ops agent. Now I've seen some gate agents plead with me because they're weight restricted.
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"We're real critical, so just fill the wings and stand by for an uplift..."
--cocks head sideways--
"Are you SURE you want to tanker to Midway today...?"
"....Nope."
 
What's real fun is when the gate agent calls you asking if you why they can't exceed zero fuel weight.


Sigh.
 
pljenkins said:
What's real fun is when the gate agent calls you asking if you why they can't exceed zero fuel weight.


Sigh.
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Relax, PJ...nothing beats our RIA days. The loadmasters routinely asked us if we can exceed ZFW by 5000 lbs. #facepalm
 
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