Emergency medical technicians

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2021 Workforce

121k

Average Age

33.9

Average Salary

$41,416

Average Male Salary

$44,036

Average Female Salary

$37,273

About

Emergency medical technicians are most often employed by the Other health care services industry. The average yearly wage for Emergency medical technicians was $41,416 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Emergency medical technicians are Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY, Monroe County PUMA, PA, and League City & Friendswood City PUMA, TX. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Emergency medical technicians are Bartow County PUMA, GA, Granville, Person & Caswell Counties PUMA, NC, and Brookhaven Town (Central) PUMA, NY.

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Employment and salary information for the Emergency medical technicians workforce. Emergency medical technicians workforce in 2021 was 120,635 people, of which 38.7% were women and 61.3% were men. Emergency medical technicians are paid most in Lake Cumberland Area Development District (West) PUMA, KY but are relatively concentrated in Bartow County PUMA, GA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

73,905

Male Workforce

± 6.67k

46,730

Female Workforce

± 5.31k

The Emergency medical technicians workforce in 2021 was 120,635 people (38.7% women and 61.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 4.5% between 2018 (115,440) and 2021 (120,635).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Emergency medical technicians.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Delaware ($58,115), Hawaii ($57,808), and Alaska ($55,362).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$41,416

AVERAGE WAGE

#368 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Emergency medical technicians earned an average of $41,416, $18,179 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Emergency medical technicians in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.345

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Emergency medical technicians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.345, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Emergency medical technicians (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Emergency medical technicians compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Emergency medical technicians and on wages for those in the field. Other health care services is the industry that employs the most Emergency medical technicians, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Emergency medical technicians, by average wage, is Administration of human resource programs ($83,604).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

121k

2021 Workforce

± 8,524

0.0904%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.99%

This graphic shows the share of Emergency medical technicians employed by various industries. Other health care services employs the largest share of Emergency medical technicians at 61.9%, followed by General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 25.3% and Justice, public order, & safety activities with 12.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Emergency medical technicians in the US. The workforce of Emergency medical technicians in 2021 was 120,635 people, with 38.7% woman, and 61.3% men. The average age of male Emergency medical technicians in the workforce is 34.1 and of female Emergency medical technicians is 33.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Emergency medical technicians is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Emergency medical technicians in 2021 was 120,635 people, with 38.7% woman, and 61.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (27,515 people), 25 to 29 years (27,044 people), and 30 to 34 years (18,529 people). Among them they concentrated 60.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 14.4% of Emergency medical technicians workers were Hispanic and 85.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (70.4%), Puerto Rican (23.2)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.38)%

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Races

In 2021, 77.8% of the Emergency medical technicians workforce were White, of which 37.9% were women and 62.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (8.23%) and Two or More Races (6.14%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Emergency medical technicians from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Emergency medical technicians is Biology but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Parks, Recreation, & Leisure.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Emergency medical technicians in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Biology (4,503 people), Health (3,581 people), and Business (2,491 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Emergency medical technicians workers were Some college (51,556 people), High School or Equivalent (22,551 people), and Associates Degree (21,216 people).

The graphic shows the Emergency medical technicians workforce by gender and educational level.