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Paramedics
Administer basic or advanced emergency medical care and assess injuries and illnesses. May administer medication intravenously, use equipment such as EKGs, or administer advanced life support to sick or injured individuals.
Other titles employers use
First Responder · Flight Paramedic · Paramedic · Ambulance Driver-Paramedic
Who it suits
Would this work hold your attention?
This career often appeals to people drawn to helping, practical and analytical work.
- Practical
- Building, repairing, using tools, or working outdoors
- Analytical
- Investigating questions, testing ideas, and solving problems
Tools of the work
Technology you may use.
- Medical software
- Operating system software
- Spreadsheet software
- Office suite software
- Electronic mail software
- Presentation software
- Word processing software
- Object or component oriented development software
Opportunity near you
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Choose a state to compare the size of the field, annual openings, and expected hiring change.
- People doing this work
- 10,350
- Job openings each year
- 620
- Expected hiring change, 2022–2032
- 22.9%
Compare every available state
| State | People doing it | Job openings each year | Expected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 10,350 | 620 | 22.9% |
| California | 5,800 | 320 | 13.7% |
| Florida | 5,640 | 300 | 13.0% |
| Illinois | 5,630 | 290 | 9.3% |
| North Carolina | 5,360 | 300 | 15.5% |
| Pennsylvania | 4,610 | 220 | 4.5% |
| Georgia | 4,280 | 240 | 15.7% |
| Tennessee | 3,970 | 210 | 10.9% |
| Missouri | 3,720 | 190 | 6.6% |
| Ohio | 3,320 | 150 | 2.2% |
| Michigan | 3,160 | 150 | 3.6% |
| Indiana | 2,670 | 130 | 3.9% |
| Arizona | 2,400 | 140 | 19.4% |
| Kentucky | 2,090 | 100 | 6.1% |
| Colorado | 2,070 | 120 | 16.3% |
| South Carolina | 2,000 | 110 | 12.4% |
| Maryland | 1,970 | 100 | 10.7% |
| Minnesota | 1,920 | 90 | 5.5% |
| Wisconsin | 1,860 | 90 | 3.3% |
| Virginia | 1,770 | 80 | 1.7% |
| Alabama | 1,710 | 90 | 9.6% |
| Oklahoma | 1,700 | 80 | 5.6% |
| Louisiana | 1,570 | 80 | 4.7% |
| Iowa | 1,390 | 70 | 8.6% |
| Puerto Rico | 1,360 | 70 | 11.5% |
| Arkansas | 1,310 | 70 | 7.4% |
| Connecticut | 1,260 | 60 | 7.7% |
| Kansas | 1,130 | 60 | 6.6% |
| Utah | 1,120 | 70 | 23.1% |
| West Virginia | 1,110 | 60 | 5.7% |
| Mississippi | 1,060 | 50 | 3.9% |
| Oregon | 1,020 | 60 | 10.9% |
| New Mexico | 950 | 50 | 17.3% |
| New Jersey | 880 | 40 | 3.5% |
| Nevada | 870 | 50 | 8.8% |
| Maine | 690 | 30 | 1.5% |
| Massachusetts | 690 | 40 | 6.2% |
| New Hampshire | 440 | 20 | 7.3% |
| Nebraska | 420 | 20 | 7.7% |
| Delaware | 400 | 20 | 8.1% |
| South Dakota | 350 | 20 | 6.1% |
| Vermont | 220 | 10 | — |
| North Dakota | 200 | 10 | 11.1% |
| Montana | 190 | 10 | 18.8% |
| Wyoming | 190 | 10 | 11.8% |
| Alaska | 150 | 10 | 15.4% |
| District of Columbia | 140 | 10 | 7.7% |
| Rhode Island | 100 | 0 | — |
Career to college
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Where to study
Colleges with strong activity in these fields.
Start with program size, admission, and likely cost. Open a college for the full picture.
Boise State University
- Degrees each year
- 272
- Admit rate
- 84%
- Annual cost after aid
- $21,000
Midwestern State University
- Degrees each year
- 218
- Admit rate
- 87%
- Annual cost after aid
- $11,000
Oregon Institute of Technology
- Degrees each year
- 168
- Admit rate
- 92%
- Annual cost after aid
- $14,000
University of Missouri-Columbia
- Degrees each year
- 93
- Admit rate
- 77%
- Annual cost after aid
- $14,000
Ohio State University-Main Campus
- Degrees each year
- 87
- Admit rate
- 51%
- Annual cost after aid
- $10,000
Sacred Heart University
- Degrees each year
- 86
- Admit rate
- 68%
- Annual cost after aid
- $42,000
Georgia Southern University
- Degrees each year
- 84
- Admit rate
- 90%
- Annual cost after aid
- $15,000
MCPHS University
- Degrees each year
- 76
- Admit rate
- 85%
- Annual cost after aid
- $38,000
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