Emergency medical technicians & paramedics

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Total Workforce

209k

Average Age

35.9

Average Salary

$44,218

Average Male Salary

$47,829

Average Female Salary

$37,130

About

Emergency medical technicians & paramedics are most often employed by the Other health care services industry. The average yearly wage for Emergency medical technicians & paramedics was $44,218 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Emergency medical technicians & paramedics by wage are Firstline supervisors of gaming workers, Rolling machine setters, operators, & tenders, metal & plastic, and Automotive body & related repairers.

Emergency medical technicians & paramedics are part of the Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations, along with Chiropractors, Dentists, Dietitians & nutritionists, Optometrists, Pharmacists, and 37 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Emergency medical technicians & paramedics are Jacksonville City PUMA, NC, Cullman & Winston Counties PUMA, AL, and Burlington City PUMA, NC. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Emergency medical technicians & paramedics are Cullman & Winston Counties PUMA, AL, Southwest Georgia Regional Commission (West & Central) PUMA, GA, and Jacksonville City PUMA, NC.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Emergency medical technicians & paramedics and on wages and locations for those in the field. Other health care services is the industry that employs the most Emergency medical technicians & paramedics, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Emergency medical technicians & paramedics, by average wage, is Offices of other health practitioners. Emergency medical technicians & paramedics are paid most in Carteret, Beaufort & Pamlico Counties PUMA, NC but are relatively concentrated in Cullman & Winston Counties PUMA, AL.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$44,218

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,058

In 2017, Emergency medical technicians & paramedics earned an average of $44,218, $9,670 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Automotive body & related repairers make somewhat more than Emergency medical technicians & paramedics while Firstline supervisors of gaming workers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Emergency medical technicians & paramedics as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.345

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Emergency medical technicians & paramedics had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.345, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Emergency medical technicians & paramedics (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Emergency medical technicians & paramedics.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Emergency medical technicians & paramedics

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Emergency medical technicians & paramedics.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Emergency medical technicians & paramedics, by number of employees, are Other health care services, Hospitals, and Justice, public order, & safety activities .

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Emergency medical technicians & paramedics, by average wage, are Offices of other health practitioners, National security & international affairs, and Amusement & Recreation.

Industries by Share

209k

2017 Workforce

± 11,222

-2.11%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 7.71%

The number of people employed as Emergency medical technicians & paramedics has been declining at a rate of -2.11%, from 213,731 people in 2016 to 209,214 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Emergency medical technicians & paramedics employed by various industries. Other health care services employs the largest share of Emergency medical technicians & paramedics at 54.1%, followed by Hospitals with 22.1% and Justice, public order, & safety activities with 14.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Emergency medical technicians & paramedics in the US. The average age of male Emergency medical technicians & paramedics in the workforce is 36.5 and of female Emergency medical technicians & paramedics is 34.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Emergency medical technicians & paramedics is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

139k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 9,136

70.6k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 6,522

66.3% of Emergency medical technicians & paramedics are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Emergency medical technicians & paramedics.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Emergency medical technicians & paramedics

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

74.5% of Emergency medical technicians & paramedics are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 8.76% of Emergency medical technicians & paramedics, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Emergency medical technicians & paramedics.

Age by Gender

36.5

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.81

34.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.1

The median age of Emergency medical technicians & paramedics is 35.9, and Male employees are generally 1.78 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Emergency medical technicians & paramedics from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Emergency medical technicians & paramedics is Biology but a relatively high number of Emergency medical technicians & paramedics hold a major in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Emergency medical technicians & paramedics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Emergency medical technicians & paramedics need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Emergency medical technicians & paramedics need more than the average amount of Science, Operation and Control, and Equipment Selection.