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Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$35,450
United States, 2025
Employment
12,630
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Drive ambulance or assist ambulance driver in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons. Assist in lifting patients.
- O*NET code
- 53-3011.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Restrain or shackle violent patients.
- Perform minor maintenance on emergency medical services vehicles, such as ambulances.
- Place patients on stretchers, and load stretchers into ambulances, usually with assistance from other attendants.
- Replace supplies and disposable items on ambulances.
- Accompany and assist emergency medical technicians on calls.
- Earn and maintain appropriate certifications.
- Drive ambulances or assist ambulance drivers in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons.
- Administer first aid, such as bandaging, splinting, or administering oxygen.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$27,350
25th percentile
$30,750
75th percentile
$38,410
90th percentile
$45,960
Most important skills
- Critical Thinking3.5
- Active Listening3.5
- Service Orientation3.4
- Speaking3.4
- Reading Comprehension3.3
- Operation and Control3.1
- Active Learning3.1
- Social Perceptiveness3.1
- Monitoring3.0
- Judgment and Decision Making3.0
- Coordination3.0
- Operations Monitoring2.9
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 11 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
11
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 3.5 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Active Listening | 3.5 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Speaking | 3.4 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.3 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Service Orientation | 3.4 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Monitoring | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Operation and Control | 3.1 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical TechniciansHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT | $73,730 | 280 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | $49,270 | 50 | 2025 |
| Richmond, VA | $45,490 | 70 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $44,620 | 90 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $42,330 | 60 | 2025 |
| OR | $40,900 | 40 | 2025 |
| MA | $39,480 | — | 2025 |
| MD | $38,410 | 300 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | $38,180 | — | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $37,900 | 200 | 2025 |
| ND | $37,690 | 120 | 2025 |
| UT | $37,660 | 50 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $37,620 | 540 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $37,510 | 560 | 2025 |
| WI | $37,450 | 230 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | $37,420 | 30 | 2025 |
| NY | $37,230 | 610 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | $37,200 | 110 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | $37,040 | 50 | 2025 |
| VA | $36,980 | 370 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.