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Also called ambulance attendant, care attendant, emergency care attendant and ECA.
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Ambulance Driver and Attendant
Ambulance driver assisting in transporting sick or injured people, lifting patients onto stretchers, and keeping the ambulance clean while reporting important information to hospital staff or police
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Removed soiled linens and equipment several times each shift to ensure a clean and safe environment for patients
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Reported accidents and emergencies to hospital staff, facilitating timely medical response
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Drive ambulance or assist ambulance driver in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons. Assist in lifting patients.
What it pays
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
| 25th percentile | $30,750 |
|---|---|
| Median | $35,450 |
| 75th percentile | $38,410 |
| State | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | $23,820 | $24,420 | $29,710 |
| AR | $31,280 | $32,720 | $43,730 |
| CA | $34,990 | $36,150 | $39,370 |
| CO | $30,800 | $30,800 | $37,520 |
| CT | $37,200 | $73,730 | $75,470 |
| DE | $33,190 | $34,400 | $38,870 |
| FL | $31,940 | $35,020 | $41,230 |
| GA | $29,250 | $35,950 | $36,900 |
| IA | $31,460 | $36,090 | $37,000 |
| IL | $34,310 | $36,730 | $37,060 |
| IN | $30,330 | $33,280 | $42,330 |
| KY | $29,990 | $32,850 | $35,940 |
| LA | $27,290 | $27,410 | $28,870 |
| MA | $37,480 | $39,480 | $40,530 |
| MD | $37,900 | $38,410 | $43,180 |
| ME | $31,510 | $34,690 | $39,230 |
| MI | $28,350 | $31,770 | $37,960 |
| MN | $31,200 | $32,670 | $43,950 |
| MS | $20,900 | $25,170 | $29,340 |
| MT | $31,270 | $36,050 | $43,170 |
| NC | $28,530 | $32,450 | $36,300 |
| ND | $28,500 | $37,690 | $52,120 |
| NE | $29,450 | $35,020 | $38,420 |
| NH | $34,230 | $35,730 | $37,010 |
| NJ | $36,170 | $36,170 | $40,420 |
| NM | $27,620 | $28,700 | $32,290 |
| NV | $36,430 | $36,440 | $37,420 |
| NY | $36,220 | $37,230 | $41,600 |
| OH | $31,410 | $35,560 | $37,350 |
| OK | $27,650 | $28,140 | $31,200 |
| OR | $36,000 | $40,900 | $40,900 |
| PA | $29,470 | $32,730 | $35,910 |
| PR | $22,370 | $22,940 | $23,180 |
| SC | $27,600 | $29,300 | $34,000 |
| SD | $29,180 | $29,190 | $29,870 |
| TN | $33,280 | $35,740 | $45,960 |
| TX | $25,800 | $31,010 | $32,530 |
| UT | $37,600 | $37,660 | $41,270 |
| VA | $31,270 | $36,980 | $43,990 |
| VT | $35,690 | $35,690 | $41,690 |
| WI | $29,830 | $37,450 | $41,360 |
| WV | $22,930 | $26,240 | $28,290 |
Other names
ambulance attendant, care attendant, emergency care attendant, ECA, ambulance drivers and attendants except emergency medical technicians, ambulance driver, cardio pulmonary resuscitation ambulance driver, certified emergency vehicle technician, cev technician, chair car driver, class b driver, cpr ambulance driver.
driver, driver medic, emergency medical services driver, emergency medical services first responder, emergency medical services medic, emergency medical vehicle operator, emergency vehicle operations instructor, emergency vehicle operator, emergency vehicle technician, ems driver, ems first responder, ems medic, first responder, hospital carrier, medi van driver, medic technician, medical transport driver, medical transportation driver, medical van driver, mobile health vehicle operator, mobile medical van advanced practitioner, non emergency medical transportation driver, patient carrier, transport medic, vehicle operator technician, wheelchair van operator first responder.
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This page is about the occupation Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except 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.