A work from home dispatcher can find employment in various industries, such as repair and trucking companies, delivery services, rideshare and taxi companies, emergency services, and courier operations. As a remote dispatcher, your duties are fairly similar regardless of the sector in which you work. You mainly answer inbound calls and accept orders or requests for service. You collect necessary information from the caller and then communicate these details to the service provider. Your responsibilities are somewhat greater as an emergency service dispatcher, working quickly and calmly to assess the call, ask vital questions, and coordinate and direct a response from police, fire, ambulance, or other emergency response personnel.