Dispatcher slaries?

manniax said:
Not assuring in what way? I'm not trying to sell the school or anything (I have no affiliation with them other than the fact I graduated from there) but I don't know what you meant.

In the interest of fairness (and so you can compare) I found a list of every dispatch school in the United States (with web links) so you can find the one that works best for you, if you decide this is something you want to pursue.

http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org...s200/branches/afs220/courses/media/part65.pdf
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I meant not very professional looking kinda amateurish.


MT said:
Sheffield may not have the prettiest website in the world but trust manniax and myself. Sheffield is the most highly regarded school in the eyes of dispatch managers. In the dispatch interviews I've been on the panel for the Sheffield grads have significantly more confidence and are more knowledgeable on advanced topics.

In practice, the Sheffield grads I work with can handle phenomenally more stress and are much cooler under pressure. Must be that 5 weeks of FL heat!
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I wont argue with you guys.


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Well i applied for that United assistant dispatcher gig. Says you have to get the license in 1st six months. Doubt ill get the job seems like it will be extremely competitive.


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Well i applied for that United assistant dispatcher gig. Says you have to get the license in 1st six months after being hired. Doubt ill get the job seems like it will be extremely competitive.


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kfrgflyer said:
Well i applied for that United assistant dispatcher gig. Says you have to get the license in 1st six months after being hired. Doubt ill get the job seems like it will be extremely competitive.
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I have heard they have a lot of resumes - but it never hurts to apply. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you have a good aviation background (but no license) you might be surprised and get in an interview. However, I have no idea what they are looking for when it comes to deciding who gets interviewed.
 
I had received this a few years ago - I know it is not totally accurate as Southwest has a new contract - so take it for what its worth

American: $79,000
Continental: $89,000
Delta: $89,000
Southwest: $92,000
United: $84,000
US Airways: $79,000
UPS: $107,000
 
F9DXER said:
I had received this a few years ago - I know it is not totally accurate as Southwest has a new contract - so take it for what its worth
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I think it's still fairly accurate except for Southwest. Delta has gotten some pay raises that were in their contract - nothing super huge - and US negotiated a new contract but the pay only went up slightly. However, Southwest's new contract top-out, I heard, was around $140,000 (!!!) so they have set a new standard for us all. American did have a new contract/pay scale which got thrown out due to the Chapter 11 there, but their pay was so below industry standard that they didn't have to take any pay cuts, either. Continental and United continue to work on a new combined contract for both work groups.
 
SWA new contract tops over $147k, and according to my pay stubs the UPS info is about $33K short.
 
69beers said:
SWA new contract tops over $147k, and according to my pay stubs the UPS info is about $33K short.
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That's cool - often the contracts just show base rates, though, and don't include any shift or license premium. Not sure that would make up the whole 33K of difference but it could explain some of the disparity.
 
F9DXER said:
I had received this a few years ago - I know it is not totally accurate as Southwest has a new contract - so take it for what its worth

American: $79,000
Continental: $89,000
Delta: $89,000
Southwest: $92,000
United: $84,000
US Airways: $79,000
UPS: $107,000
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Makes me really want to go get that dispatcher's license.


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kfrgflyer said:
Makes me really want to go get that dispatcher's license.


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Yep wish I had done it 20 years ago.. 147k thats a hell of a return on investment for a 5 to 6 week course. Hell any of those above pay rates are. Hey 69 beers don't know if you know what your maintenance controllers are making there at UPS just curious would like to know.
 
FXMXC said:
Yep wish I had done it 20 years ago.. 147k thats a hell of a return on investment for a 5 to 6 week course. Hell any of those above pay rates are. Hey 69 beers don't know if you know what your maintenance controllers are making there at UPS just curious would like to know.
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But those are the top jobs and they must be really hard to get i am guessing


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Those are top of scale salaries and generally are in the 11 to 15 year range to reach. One can still be on the bottom of the seniority list but making top of scale pay.

They are not that hard to reach but it may take a few years to get on with a major airline.
 
FXMXC said:
Yep wish I had done it 20 years ago.. 147k thats a hell of a return on investment for a 5 to 6 week course. Hell any of those above pay rates are.
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Top of pay scale is obviously a long road, but I wish more pilots would look very closely at your statement. What you are saying is spot-on. DX cert is a very, very smart investment. It's no more expensive than a CFI-II/MEI, requires no medical, does not require renewal, keeps you integrated into line operations/regs/weather, and introduces low-time pilots in flight school to 121 regulations (almost never taught in "professional pilot programs") and operations.
 
womanpilot73 said:
Looking forward to getting to the majors!
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After you get two years experience, start applying at every major opening you see. Actually you can start applying before then if you want - you could get lucky - but I think in general, two years is about what majors want as a minimum. As you're getting some good international experience where you're at, some majors might look at you before then.
 
manniax said:
After you get two years experience, start applying at every major opening you see. Actually you can start applying before then if you want - you could get lucky - but I think in general, two years is about what majors want as a minimum. As you're getting some good international experience where you're at, some majors might look at you before then.
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Thanks Manniax! With the bk, it's hard to know how much experience I'll get but hopefully we'll pull thru this. It's great experience for sure and I think will prepare me well for getting to the majors.
 
womanpilot73 said:
Thanks Manniax! With the bk, it's hard to know how much experience I'll get but hopefully we'll pull thru this. It's great experience for sure and I think will prepare me well for getting to the majors.
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I agree, going through a bankruptcy will definitely prepare you for a job at a major. It's unfortunately a way of life in the industry.
 
McCrosky said:
I agree, going through a bankruptcy will definitely prepare you for a job at a major. It's unfortunately a way of life in the industry.
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Yeah, I've been through two chapter 11's (one successful, the other not) and the loss of a major codeshare partner twice when I was working at regionals. Such is the way of the airline biz...
 
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