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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.
- Median pay
- $34,330
- per year
- 10-year outlook
- -1.3%
- Declining
- Typical entry
- High school diploma or equivalent
Key skills
- Critical Thinking
- Service Orientation
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Active Learning
- Social Perceptiveness
- Monitoring
What they do
- Remove and replace soiled linens or equipment to maintain sanitary conditions.
- Drive ambulances or assist ambulance drivers in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons.
- Report facts concerning accidents or emergencies to hospital personnel or law enforcement officials.
- Place patients on stretchers, and load stretchers into ambulances, usually with assistance from other attendants.
- Accompany and assist emergency medical technicians on calls.
- Replace supplies and disposable items on ambulances.
- Perform minor maintenance on emergency medical services vehicles, such as ambulances.
- Clean and wash rigs, ambulances, or equipment.
- Earn and maintain appropriate certifications.
- Administer first aid, such as bandaging, splinting, or administering oxygen.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections) and O*NET, used under CC BY 4.0.