Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians

Median salary

$35,450

Average salary

$36,210

Employment

12,630

Projected growth

1.3% decline

Annual openings

1,400

Typical entry education

High school diploma or equivalent

What Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians Do

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

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Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Self-employed: Not available

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

How Much Preparation Does This Take?

Job Zone 2 of 5

Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed

Experience: Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
Education: Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Job training: Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.

Source: O*NET Job Zones.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.0/5
English Languageimportance 3.9/5
Public Safety and Securityimportance 3.7/5
Administration and Managementimportance 3.4/5
Law and Governmentimportance 3.3/5
Transportationimportance 3.3/5
Education and Trainingimportance 3.2/5
Medicine and Dentistryimportance 3.1/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

Health and Safety of Other Workers4.8/5
Contact With Others4.7/5
Physical Proximity4.6/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.4/5
Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results4.4/5
Frequency of Decision Making4.3/5

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs94% skill match
Parking Attendants93% skill match
Amusement and Recreation Attendants92% skill match
Bus Drivers, School92% skill match
Dental Hygienists91% skill match
Dental Assistants91% skill match
Correctional Officers and Jailers91% skill match
Security Guards90% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

Service Orientationimportance 3.5/5
Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.1/5
Instructingimportance 3.0/5
Operation and Controlimportance 3.0/5
Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.0/5
Coordinationimportance 2.9/5
Complex Problem Solvingimportance 2.9/5
Time Managementimportance 2.9/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Hot Technologies

Other Software Used

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

Dependability
Stress Tolerance
Self-Control
Integrity
Cooperation
Adaptability
Empathy

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

RealisticHigh
SocialMedium
ConventionalMedium
InvestigativeLow
EnterprisingLow
ArtisticLow

This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).