Power Distributors and Dispatchers
SOC Code: 51-8012
Power Distributors and Dispatcherss coordinate with engineers, planners, field personnel, or other utility workers to provide information such as clearances, switching orders, or distribution process changes. This career typically requires medium preparation (1-2 years). With an AI-proof score of 70.1/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Reading Comprehension.
AI-Proof Score: 70.1 — High
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Median Salary
$107,240
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Job Growth
-3.2%
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Training Time
Medium preparation (1-2 years)
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Job Zone
Zone 3 / 5
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Training Cost
~$15,000
Key Skills
- •Critical Thinking
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Active Listening
- •Monitoring
- •Speaking
- •Operations Monitoring
Common Tasks
- ✓Coordinate with engineers, planners, field personnel, or other utility workers to provide information such as clearances, switching orders, or distribution process changes.
- ✓Respond to emergencies, such as transformer or transmission line failures, and route current around affected areas.
- ✓Control, monitor, or operate equipment that regulates or distributes electricity or steam, using data obtained from instruments or computers.
- ✓Direct personnel engaged in controlling or operating distribution equipment or machinery, such as instructing control room operators to start boilers or generators.
- ✓Distribute or regulate the flow of power between entities, such as generating stations, substations, distribution lines, or users, keeping track of the status of circuits or connections.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation