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Ocupacions

Distribution centre dispatcher

Latest available data: June 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Bulk station dispatcher Bulk station operator Dispatcher at distribution centre Distribution center dispatcher Distribution center operator Distribution centeredispatcher Distribution centre operator Manufactured goods dispatcher Product dispatcher

Distribution centre dispatchers ensure efficient shipping of manufactured goods. They stipulate routes and complete shipping documents.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Packing office or household furniture, machines, appliances and related goods to be transported from one place to another;
(b) Carrying goods to be loaded on or unloaded from vans, trucks, wagons, ships or aircraft;
(c) Loading and unloading grain, coal, sand, baggage and other items by placing them on conveyor belts, pipes and other conveyances;
(d) Connecting hoses between main shore installation pipes and tanks of barges, tankers and other ships to load and unload petroleum, liquefied gases and other liquids;
(e) Carrying and stacking goods in warehouses and similar establishments;
(f) Sorting cargo prior to loading and unloading.

Knowledge

  • Crop and livestock production
  • Occupational health and safety

Digital competencies

  • Communicating with colleagues and clients
  • Collaborating and liaising
  • Moving or lifting materials, equipment, or supplies
  • Identifying opportunities
  • Loading and unloading goods and, materials

Digital competencies

  • Accessing and analysing digital data
  • Managing, gathering and storing digital data

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Taking a proactive approach
  • Following ethical code of conduct

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Science and engineering associate professionals

Ship and aircraft controllers and technicians

Air traffic controllers

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Air traffic controllers

13.518

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

20,66%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

2,35% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

38,25%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

42,61%

Part-time contracts

1,46% Turnover index

8.984

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-2%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Science and engineering associate professionals

68%

32%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Science and engineering associate professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Ship and aircraft controllers and technicians

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Air traffic controllers

No experience
10%
Less than 1 year
15%
Between 1 and 2 years
15%
Between 2 and 4 years
39%
Between 4 and 8 years
5%
More than 8 years
16%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
22%
Administrative and support service activities
20%
Manufacturing
19%
Information and communication
12%
Transportation and storage
6%
Others
21%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.