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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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).
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) |
161,400 |
1.1 % |
$ 17.64 |
$ 36,690 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Emergency Medical Technicians:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 11.36 |
$ 13.91 |
$ 17.05 |
$ 18.11 |
$ 22.88 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 23,620 |
$ 28,920 |
$ 35,470 |
$ 37,660 |
$ 47,580 |
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 |
76,960 |
24.69 |
$ 15.83 |
$ 32,930 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
39,650 |
0.74 |
$ 19.95 |
$ 41,500 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
31,270 |
0.56 |
$ 18.26 |
$ 37,980 |
Outpatient Care Centers |
3,250 |
0.33 |
$ 23.95 |
$ 49,820 |
Other Support Services |
2,640 |
0.94 |
$ 16.22 |
$ 33,740 |
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 |
76,960 |
24.69 |
$ 15.83 |
$ 32,930 |
Other Support Services |
2,640 |
0.94 |
$ 16.22 |
$ 33,740 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
39,650 |
0.74 |
$ 19.95 |
$ 41,500 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
31,270 |
0.56 |
$ 18.26 |
$ 37,980 |
Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation |
380 |
0.45 |
$ 15.51 |
$ 32,250 |
Top paying industries for Emergency Medical Technicians:
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 |
17,500 |
1.06 |
0.92 |
$ 20.40 |
$ 42,420 |
New York |
12,030 |
1.39 |
1.21 |
$ 19.77 |
$ 41,120 |
Texas |
10,440 |
0.85 |
0.75 |
$ 16.38 |
$ 34,070 |
Pennsylvania |
8,210 |
1.47 |
1.28 |
$ 16.08 |
$ 33,450 |
Illinois |
8,000 |
1.42 |
1.24 |
$ 21.37 |
$ 44,460 |
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 |
900 |
3.18 |
2.78 |
$ 17.34 |
$ 36,070 |
Delaware |
1,020 |
2.35 |
2.05 |
$ 18.79 |
$ 39,090 |
West Virginia |
1,390 |
2.11 |
1.84 |
$ 13.71 |
$ 28,530 |
Idaho |
1,270 |
1.68 |
1.46 |
$ 15.90 |
$ 33,080 |
North Dakota |
640 |
1.61 |
1.40 |
$ 16.42 |
$ 34,150 |
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 |
540 |
0.98 |
0.85 |
$ 26.73 |
$ 55,600 |
Alaska |
380 |
1.28 |
1.12 |
$ 24.68 |
$ 51,330 |
Maryland |
2,400 |
0.94 |
0.82 |
$ 24.41 |
$ 50,770 |
District of Columbia |
420 |
0.63 |
0.55 |
$ 23.32 |
$ 48,500 |
Illinois |
8,000 |
1.42 |
1.24 |
$ 21.37 |
$ 44,460 |
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 |
12,090 |
1.39 |
1.22 |
$ 20.82 |
$ 43,310 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
5,400 |
1.28 |
1.11 |
$ 24.43 |
$ 50,820 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
5,350 |
0.94 |
0.82 |
$ 19.20 |
$ 39,930 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,790 |
1.43 |
1.25 |
$ 18.79 |
$ 39,070 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,950 |
1.14 |
1.00 |
$ 16.56 |
$ 34,440 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,920 |
1.13 |
0.98 |
$ 20.86 |
$ 43,390 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
2,850 |
1.27 |
1.11 |
$ 26.74 |
$ 55,620 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,350 |
0.81 |
0.71 |
$ 17.62 |
$ 36,640 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,290 |
0.64 |
0.56 |
$ 17.48 |
$ 36,370 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1,890 |
1.24 |
1.08 |
$ 18.38 |
$ 38,230 |
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 |
240 |
5.06 |
4.42 |
$ 13.37 |
$ 27,810 |
Rochester, MN |
510 |
4.37 |
3.81 |
$ 18.44 |
$ 38,350 |
Ocean City, NJ |
160 |
4.12 |
3.60 |
$ 17.31 |
$ 36,000 |
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY |
140 |
3.63 |
3.17 |
$ 15.19 |
$ 31,600 |
Mansfield, OH |
160 |
3.45 |
3.01 |
$ 15.66 |
$ 32,560 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
390 |
3.32 |
2.90 |
$ 16.96 |
$ 35,280 |
Santa Rosa, CA |
630 |
3.30 |
2.88 |
$ 19.35 |
$ 40,260 |
Greenville, NC |
240 |
3.25 |
2.83 |
$ 15.94 |
$ 33,160 |
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC |
440 |
3.04 |
2.65 |
$ 17.25 |
$ 35,890 |
Terre Haute, IN |
190 |
2.98 |
2.60 |
$ 14.39 |
$ 29,930 |
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