Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

53-3011 Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians

Drive ambulance or assist ambulance driver in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons. Assist in lifting patients.

National estimates for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Industry profile for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Geographic profile for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians

National estimates for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
9,910	3.4 %	$ 16.14	$ 33,570	2.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 10.77	$ 12.50	$ 14.61	$ 17.37	$ 22.65
Annual Wage (2)	$ 22,410	$ 26,000	$ 30,380	$ 36,120	$ 47,120

Industry profile for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	6,010	1.87	$ 15.13	$ 31,460
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	1,480	0.03	$ 17.61	$ 36,630
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	940	0.02	$ 18.01	$ 37,450
Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	800	0.87	(8)	(8)
Outpatient Care Centers	140	0.01	$ 15.54	$ 32,310

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	6,010	1.87	$ 15.13	$ 31,460
Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	800	0.87	(8)	(8)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	1,480	0.03	$ 17.61	$ 36,630
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	940	0.02	$ 18.01	$ 37,450
Outpatient Care Centers	140	0.01	$ 15.54	$ 32,310

Top paying industries for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	940	0.02	$ 18.01	$ 37,450
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	1,480	0.03	$ 17.61	$ 36,630
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	30	(7)	$ 17.45	$ 36,290
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	(8)	(8)	$ 17.15	$ 35,670
Other Support Services	(8)	(8)	$ 17.14	$ 35,660

Geographic profile for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians:

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

Map of employment of ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians by state, May 2022

States with the highest employment level in Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Pennsylvania	630	0.11	1.63	$ 13.44	$ 27,950
New York	600	0.07	0.98	$ 19.44	$ 40,430
Georgia	580	0.12	1.86	$ 16.91	$ 35,170
Illinois	530	0.09	1.35	$ 15.25	$ 31,720
Texas	520	0.04	0.60	$ 15.95	$ 33,180

Map of location quotient of ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians by state, May 2022

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
North Dakota	180	0.44	6.52	$ 14.41	$ 29,970
Mississippi	400	0.35	5.21	$ 11.30	$ 23,510
Maine	170	0.28	4.25	$ 13.96	$ 29,030
Wyoming	70	0.28	4.14	(8)	(8)
Montana	110	0.22	3.34	$ 15.98	$ 33,240

Map of annual mean wages of ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians by state, May 2022

Top paying states for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Louisiana	170	0.09	1.38	$ 34.08	$ 70,890
District of Columbia	30	0.05	0.68	$ 22.63	$ 47,070
Oregon	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 20.25	$ 42,110
Nevada	110	0.08	1.13	$ 20.00	$ 41,610
Tennessee	470	0.15	2.23	$ 19.64	$ 40,840

Map of employment of ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians by area, May 2022

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except 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	500	0.05	0.81	$ 20.44	$ 42,520
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	450	0.10	1.51	$ 15.73	$ 32,720
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	360	0.13	1.98	$ 17.61	$ 36,630
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	240	0.04	0.59	$ 18.67	$ 38,830
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	200	0.07	1.07	$ 14.92	$ 31,030
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	160	0.06	0.89	$ 18.01	$ 37,460
Columbia, SC	150	0.41	6.09	$ 13.87	$ 28,850
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	150	0.15	2.19	$ 24.25	$ 50,440
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	140	0.05	0.67	$ 16.52	$ 34,360
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	130	0.07	1.01	$ 18.71	$ 38,920

Map of location quotient of ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians by area, May 2022

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Johnson City, TN	40	0.51	7.54	$ 15.29	$ 31,810
Salisbury, MD-DE	70	0.45	6.76	$ 18.22	$ 37,900
Columbia, SC	150	0.41	6.09	$ 13.87	$ 28,850
Jackson, MS	100	0.41	6.08	$ 10.92	$ 22,720
Rochester, MN	40	0.36	5.32	$ 17.94	$ 37,320
Peoria, IL	40	0.26	3.88	$ 14.59	$ 30,350
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	110	0.18	2.67	$ 16.06	$ 33,400
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	60	0.17	2.55	$ 14.64	$ 30,450
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	60	0.15	2.29	$ 14.25	$ 29,640
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	150	0.15	2.19	$ 24.25	$ 50,440

Map of annual mean wages of ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians by area, May 2022

Top paying metropolitan areas for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	150	0.15	2.19	$ 24.25	$ 50,440
Albuquerque, NM	50	0.13	1.96	$ 21.12	$ 43,920
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	500	0.05	0.81	$ 20.44	$ 42,520
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	110	0.11	1.62	$ 19.57	$ 40,700
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	130	0.07	1.01	$ 18.71	$ 38,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	240	0.04	0.59	$ 18.67	$ 38,830
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	120	0.04	0.58	$ 18.42	$ 38,310
Salisbury, MD-DE	70	0.45	6.76	$ 18.22	$ 37,900
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	160	0.06	0.89	$ 18.01	$ 37,460
Knoxville, TN	50	0.13	1.91	$ 18.00	$ 37,440

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	110	0.47	6.97	$ 12.72	$ 26,460
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	80	1.28	19.15	$ 15.16	$ 31,530
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	80	0.68	10.22	$ 13.69	$ 28,480
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	70	0.39	5.80	$ 13.77	$ 28,640
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	60	0.41	6.04	$ 12.65	$ 26,300

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	80	1.28	19.15	$ 15.16	$ 31,530
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	60	0.81	12.07	$ 11.67	$ 24,280
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	50	0.72	10.76	$ 13.89	$ 28,890
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	60	0.69	10.35	$ 11.07	$ 23,030
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	80	0.68	10.22	$ 13.69	$ 28,480

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	50	0.28	4.14	$ 21.61	$ 44,950
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	30	0.32	4.78	$ 18.79	$ 39,080
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 18.25	$ 37,960
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area	40	0.43	6.42	$ 16.80	$ 34,940
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	30	0.20	2.99	$ 15.43	$ 32,080

About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.

(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.

Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023