Emergency Medical Technician

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Wages and Employment Trends For These Occupations

General Requirements

  • Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed.
  • Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.
  • These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed (source: O*NET).
  • About 83% of workers in this occupational category have some college or less; 65% have some college (Source: BLS).

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Assess injuries, administer emergency medical care, and extricate trapped individuals.
  • Transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.

Sample Job Titles

EMT (Emergency Medical Technician), Paramedic, Firefighter/EMT (Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician), Firefighter/Paramedic, EMT/Dispatcher (Emergency Medical Technician/Dispatcher), Fire Fighter First Responder, Flight Paramedic, Multi Care Technician (Multi Care Tech), Paramedic Supervisor

Education and Credentials

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