Probably a solid 6-7/10 (10/10 is wealthy retiree)
Long hours, but more days off, my area is relatively safe, so we don’t get too many crazy incidents happening but there’s still always something interesting happening. I work overnights which isn’t for everyone but I dig it. The call volume where I am is manageable, you’re not constantly bouncing directly from one call to the next, usually you get a couple minutes between calls. My agency isn’t too anal about you reading or playing around on your phone, etc. between calls as long as you’re not at your desk, not bothering anyone, and ready to put it down and answer the next call when it rings (typed this comment out between answering about 3 calls.) Solid benefits (pension! How many jobs have an actual pension anymore?) ok-ish pay. I like my supervisors and agency well enough.
Definitely not for everyone, we have a lot of turnover, pay could be much better, but I can see myself sticking with it for the next 20-30 or so years until I can retire.
911 dispatcher
Probably a solid 6-7/10 (10/10 is wealthy retiree)
Long hours, but more days off, my area is relatively safe, so we don’t get too many crazy incidents happening but there’s still always something interesting happening. I work overnights which isn’t for everyone but I dig it. The call volume where I am is manageable, you’re not constantly bouncing directly from one call to the next, usually you get a couple minutes between calls. My agency isn’t too anal about you reading or playing around on your phone, etc. between calls as long as you’re not at your desk, not bothering anyone, and ready to put it down and answer the next call when it rings (typed this comment out between answering about 3 calls.) Solid benefits (pension! How many jobs have an actual pension anymore?) ok-ish pay. I like my supervisors and agency well enough.
Definitely not for everyone, we have a lot of turnover, pay could be much better, but I can see myself sticking with it for the next 20-30 or so years until I can retire.