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Also called advanced emergency medical technician, AEMT, ed technician and emergency department technician.
$44,470
Median pay a year
180,510
People do this work
6
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Emergency Medical Technician
1 certification
Summary
Emergency Medical Technician assessing injuries and illnesses, administering basic emergency medical care, and transporting patients to medical facilities in prehospital settings
Experience
Emergency Medical Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Administered first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings
Assessed nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures
Communicated with dispatchers or treatment center personnel to provide information about situations and arrange reception of survivors
Coordinated work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel
Immobilized patients for placement on stretchers and ambulance transport using backboards or other spinal immobilization devices
Maintained vehicles and medical and communication equipment, and replenished first aid equipment and supplies
Attended training classes to maintain certification licensure and keep abreast of new developments in the field
Skills
Core Skills
Informing about patient conditions, Monitoring patient progress, Analyzing patient data, Maintaining medical knowledge, Sterilizing medical equipment, Driving vehicles, Maintaining medical equipment, Recording medical histories, Positioning patients for treatment
Working With People
Treating medical emergencies
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
Certifications & Licenses
State license for this work Your state board, Year
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Administered first aid treatment to patientsAssessed nature and extent of injuriesAttended training classes for certificationComforted and reassured patients in distressCommunicated with dispatchers for patient updatesCoordinated with emergency team members
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Administered first aid treatment to patients in emergency situations, ensuring timely care and support.
Attended training classes to achieve Emergency Medical Technician certification, focusing on patient assessment and emergency response techniques.
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Administered first aid treatment to several patients each shift in emergency situations, ensuring timely care and support
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Several patients each shiftA few patients per emergency callMost of the patients in my care
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Attended training classes to achieve Emergency Medical Technician certification, focusing on patient assessment and emergency response techniques.
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Led training for new EMTsAssisted in training sessionsHelped teach CPR classes
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Informing about patient conditions
Treating medical emergencies
Monitoring patient progress
Analyzing patient data
Maintaining medical knowledge
Sterilizing medical equipment
Driving vehicles
Maintaining medical equipment
Recording medical histories
Positioning patients for treatment
Interacting with patients
Maintaining medical supply inventory
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What an Emergency Medical Technician does
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Assess injuries and illnesses and administer basic emergency medical care. May transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.
What it pays
How much does an Emergency Medical Technician make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$37,960
Median
$44,470
75th percentile
$50,100
About 180,510 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$48,130
$57,440
$63,350
AL
$31,270
$37,810
$44,210
AR
$31,840
$36,230
$41,670
AZ
$34,820
$39,500
$48,350
CA
$42,610
$46,380
$59,180
CO
$40,100
$45,750
$49,930
CT
$46,640
$50,640
$56,850
DC
$39,310
$46,650
$59,890
DE
$44,810
$46,790
$51,020
FL
$36,690
$39,870
$47,000
GA
$37,820
$45,550
$48,400
HI
$59,170
$66,410
$84,620
IA
$37,030
$40,660
$47,870
ID
$31,200
$38,840
$47,030
IL
$39,430
$42,260
$49,640
IN
$37,930
$42,740
$47,330
KS
$31,290
$35,780
$39,060
KY
$31,200
$36,800
$44,380
LA
$29,240
$35,870
$38,110
MA
$46,880
$50,230
$54,000
MD
$45,490
$48,100
$61,460
ME
$42,000
$46,340
$49,080
MI
$37,600
$39,870
$45,130
MN
$41,480
$48,090
$52,940
MO
$37,060
$42,160
$47,230
MS
$29,120
$36,630
$39,100
MT
$30,330
$36,140
$41,530
NC
$38,260
$44,250
$49,310
ND
$37,180
$39,670
$50,870
NE
$36,830
$41,710
$52,070
NH
$39,240
$46,790
$50,540
NJ
$48,010
$53,610
$60,900
NM
$35,880
$37,550
$47,600
NV
$35,920
$37,560
$48,850
NY
$43,270
$48,400
$63,870
OH
$37,580
$40,220
$47,490
OK
$28,210
$34,170
$37,430
OR
$43,220
$49,270
$55,530
PA
$37,630
$43,310
$47,480
PR
$24,380
$27,610
$32,790
RI
$44,440
$51,290
$56,520
SC
$38,050
$40,370
$46,660
SD
$34,780
$36,800
$43,570
TN
$36,910
$40,330
$48,430
TX
$35,130
$37,260
$44,240
UT
$37,630
$38,930
$44,000
VA
$38,620
$45,420
$50,390
VT
$39,120
$45,600
$48,230
WA
$47,560
$52,690
$56,580
WI
$37,940
$43,060
$49,960
WV
$30,930
$34,360
$39,310
WY
$37,550
$47,070
$53,660
Other names
Other names for this job
advanced emergency medical technician, AEMT, ed technician, emergency department technician, emergency medical technician basic, emergency medical technician paramedic, emergency room technician, medical technician, rescue technician, ambulance driver, dispatcher, emergency medical driver.
More names for this work
emergency medical responder, emt, emt b, emt i 85, emt i 99, emt p, emt paramedic, first responder, health care specialist, healthcare specialist, medical driver, medical equipment delivery driver, non emergency medical transportation driver, onsite medical rep, onsite medical representative, paramedic, rescue tech, rescue worker.
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This page is about the occupation Emergency Medical Technicians. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.