Most majors you will be an assistant for up to a year. Then after a Comp check you're "flying solo" as a regular dispatcherSo, are you an assistant dispatcher during training and then promoted to dispatcher after training (with somewhat livable pay at that point)? Or is this it and you move up later?
It depends on if there's a Dispatcher position for you to upgrade to. You'll stay an assistant till... the company opens a new dispatcher slot or if someone vacates their dispatcher slot, ex. retire/fire/quits. To be honest, most assistants stay assistants for a couple months tops and get upgrading way quicker than expected.So, are you an assistant dispatcher during training and then promoted to dispatcher after training (with somewhat livable pay at that point)? Or is this it and you move up later?
According to the contract an assistant, with a license, makes 78% of dispatchers pay, I believe the assistants make roughly 22.39 currently plus a dollar an hour for holding a license.What's the pay for an assistant dispatcher and what's the pay once you get upgraded to a dispatcher?
It says on the job posting $28.70 an hour, and I also updated the pay spreadsheet to reflect that.
28.70 Is first year pay on the scale. According to the contract, 78% is the 22.39 I mentioned. The assistant won't be paid that 28.70 till a slot opens up.
Wow, that's ridiculous then. They flat out say "In conjuction with the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the pay for this position is $28.70 per hour" on the post and make no mention of the 78% you mention. When you consider $65k a year is considered low income for a single person in Honolulu and $28.70 is roughly $59k a year...that's just insulting. You literally live in extreme poverty, only to be promoted to still living in poverty.
So if you haven’t got a TBNT yet, your saying there’s a chance lol?