Telecommunicator
TexasActive
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- Specific type of conviction prohibited
Operate radio, telephone, or computer equipment at emergency response centers. Receive reports from the public of crimes, disturbances, fires, and medical or police emergencies, and dispatch appropriate resource. Relay information to law enforcement and emergency response personnel. May maintain contact with caller until responders arrive.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Experience
- No experience
- Background check
- Specific type of conviction prohibited
- Physical requirement
- No physical requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
- Address
- 6330 East Highway 290 Suite 200 Austin, TX 78723
- Phone
- (512) 936-7700
- Last updated
- August 10, 2023
Occupations (O*NET)
- Emergency Medical Dispatcher 43-5031.00
Source and verification
This record is Texas's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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