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Program Codes
10295
Employment Percentage
-1.541484056
SOC ID
29-2041
SOC Title
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
ONET ID
29-2042.00
ONET Concat ID
29204200
Median Salary
46729.47
EMSI Interest Area Term
Kinesiology, Health and Athletics
Ed Level High School
10.94
Ed Level Certificate
42.57
Ed Level Some College
29.85
Ed Level Associates
11.75
Ed Level Bachelors
4.89
Ed Level Masters
0
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
a certificate
Career Description
Assess injuries and illnesses and administer basic emergency medical care. May transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.
Core Tasks
  • Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.
  • Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
  • Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.
  • Comfort and reassure patients.
  • Communicate with dispatchers or treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of victims, or to receive instructions for further treatment.
  • Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.
  • Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease and report case to proper authorities.
  • Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.
  • Immobilize patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport, using backboard or other spinal immobilization device.
  • Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment and replenish first aid equipment and supplies.
  • Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment.
  • Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as stomach suction, airway management, or heart monitoring, during ambulance ride.
Start Annual Earnings
30898.53
Top Annual Earnings
75622.25
EMSI Career Title Slug
emergency-medical-technician