Emergency Medical Technicians Career, Salary and Skills

Occupation description

Assess injuries and illnesses and administer basic emergency medical care. May transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.

National salary and employment

Typical tasks

• Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.
• Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
• Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.
• Comfort and reassure patients.
• Communicate with dispatchers or treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of survivors, or to receive instructions for further treatment.
• Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.
• Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease, and report case to proper authorities.
• Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.

Technology

• Epocrates
• HyperTox
• Informed EMS Field Guide
• Iterum eMedic
• MedDataSolutions Regist*r
• Medical Wizards ER & ICU ToolBox
• Medical Wizards ER Suite
• Medical Wizards Paramedics ToolBox
• MEDITECH software
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word
• Mosby's Drug Consult

Emergency Medical Technicians salary by location

Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.

• Emergency Medical Technicians Salary in CA
  Median $46,380 · Employment 21,880
• Emergency Medical Technicians Salary in NY
  Median $48,400 · Employment 14,840
• Emergency Medical Technicians Salary in New York, NY
  Median $53,820 · Employment 13,780
• Emergency Medical Technicians Salary in TX
  Median $37,260 · Employment 12,770
• Emergency Medical Technicians Salary in PA
  Median $43,310 · Employment 10,160
• Emergency Medical Technicians Salary in IL
  Median $42,260 · Employment 7,840
• Emergency Medical Technicians Salary in NC
  Median $44,250 · Employment 6,680
• Emergency Medical Technicians Salary in Los Angeles, CA
  Median $45,090 · Employment 6,610
• Emergency Medical Technicians Salary in GA
  Median $45,550 · Employment 6,260
• Emergency Medical Technicians Salary in NJ
  Median $53,610 · Employment 6,120
• Emergency Medical Technicians Salary in FL
  Median $39,870 · Employment 6,060
• Emergency Medical Technicians Salary in Chicago, IL
  Median $44,020 · Employment 5,610

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