• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

29-2042 Emergency Medical Technicians

Assess injuries and illnesses and administer basic emergency medical care. May transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities. Excludes “Paramedics” (29-2043), “Firefighters” (33-2011), and “Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians” (53-3011).

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National estimates for Emergency Medical Technicians
Industry profile for Emergency Medical Technicians
Geographic profile for Emergency Medical Technicians

National estimates for Emergency Medical Technicians:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Emergency Medical Technicians:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
167,720	1.0 %	$ 19.29	$ 40,120	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Emergency Medical Technicians:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 13.59	$ 14.84	$ 17.64	$ 21.33	$ 27.35
Annual Wage (2)	$ 28,270	$ 30,870	$ 36,680	$ 44,360	$ 56,890

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Industry profile for Emergency Medical Technicians:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Emergency Medical Technicians are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Emergency Medical Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Emergency Medical Technicians:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	79,970	24.95	$ 17.48	$ 36,360
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	42,720	0.79	$ 21.39	$ 44,500
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	32,100	0.57	$ 19.76	$ 41,100
Outpatient Care Centers	2,660	0.26	$ 27.99	$ 58,220
Offices of Physicians	1,860	0.07	$ 18.81	$ 39,120

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Emergency Medical Technicians:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	79,970	24.95	$ 17.48	$ 36,360
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	42,720	0.79	$ 21.39	$ 44,500
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	32,100	0.57	$ 19.76	$ 41,100
Other Support Services	1,480	0.47	$ 17.24	$ 35,860
Spectator Sports	390	0.29	$ 18.27	$ 38,010

Top paying industries for Emergency Medical Technicians:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Motion Picture and Video Industries	340	0.08	$ 43.25	$ 89,950
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	140	0.04	$ 29.78	$ 61,940
Outpatient Care Centers	2,660	0.26	$ 27.99	$ 58,220
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	220	0.01	$ 25.83	$ 53,720
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	120	0.08	$ 25.34	$ 52,710

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Geographic profile for Emergency Medical Technicians:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Emergency Medical Technicians are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Emergency Medical Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Emergency Medical Technicians:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	18,280	1.04	0.91	$ 21.93	$ 45,620
New York	12,560	1.38	1.22	$ 22.12	$ 46,020
Texas	11,610	0.89	0.79	$ 17.13	$ 35,620
Pennsylvania	9,210	1.58	1.40	$ 17.06	$ 35,470
Illinois	7,970	1.35	1.19	$ 23.28	$ 48,420

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Emergency Medical Technicians:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont	840	2.87	2.53	$ 18.09	$ 37,630
North Dakota	970	2.40	2.11	$ 20.24	$ 42,100
Delaware	1,000	2.19	1.93	$ 19.97	$ 41,540
Connecticut	2,730	1.67	1.48	$ 21.99	$ 45,740
New Hampshire	1,080	1.63	1.44	$ 17.62	$ 36,650

Top paying states for Emergency Medical Technicians:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	550	0.93	0.82	$ 27.30	$ 56,790
Maryland	2,740	1.04	0.91	$ 26.01	$ 54,110
Alaska	390	1.27	1.12	$ 25.52	$ 53,080
District of Columbia	350	0.51	0.45	$ 24.79	$ 51,550
Massachusetts	4,630	1.30	1.14	$ 23.80	$ 49,500

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Emergency Medical Technicians:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	12,850	1.40	1.23	$ 23.47	$ 48,820
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	5,930	0.97	0.86	$ 20.96	$ 43,590
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	5,580	1.26	1.11	$ 26.22	$ 54,540
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	4,670	1.69	1.49	$ 19.85	$ 41,280
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	3,200	1.18	1.04	$ 24.18	$ 50,290
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	3,190	1.17	1.03	$ 17.75	$ 36,920
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	2,790	1.17	1.03	$ 28.29	$ 58,840
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,700	0.71	0.63	$ 17.79	$ 37,000
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	2,570	0.84	0.74	$ 18.29	$ 38,050
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	1,890	0.85	0.75	$ 17.22	$ 35,820

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Emergency Medical Technicians:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Johnstown, PA	230	4.77	4.21	$ 14.66	$ 30,490
Waterbury, CT	240	3.57	3.15	$ 22.50	$ 46,790
Florence, SC	280	3.18	2.81	$ 17.05	$ 35,460
Santa Rosa, CA	610	2.99	2.64	$ 20.68	$ 43,000
Salisbury, MD-DE	490	2.99	2.63	$ 18.24	$ 37,940
Ocean City, NJ	110	2.88	2.54	$ 20.03	$ 41,650
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	440	2.85	2.51	$ 18.16	$ 37,760
Lawton, OK	120	2.80	2.47	$ 13.80	$ 28,710
Terre Haute, IN	180	2.78	2.45	$ 15.94	$ 33,160
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	100	2.69	2.37	$ 15.81	$ 32,880