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.
What it pays
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians earn a median of $17.04/hr — about $35,500 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $13.15/hr; the top 10% earn $22.10/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians earn a median of $17.04/hr — about $35,500 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $13.15/hr; the top 10% earn $22.10/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
What you'd actually 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.
How you get there
Typical entry-level education: High school diploma. Overall preparation: some preparation (Job Zone 2 of 5).
The feel of the work
Much of the work happens outdoors; you're around people constantly. (Compared against the other 818 careers in the guide.)
Working for yourself
About 0% of ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians are self-employed.
Who it tends to fit
This work tends to fit people who are hands-on, people-focused and organized and detail-focused.
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Quick questions
- How much does a ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technician make?
- The median pay is $17.04 per hour — roughly $35,500 a year, with the real range running from about $13.15/hr (10th percentile) to $22.10/hr (90th percentile). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Do you need a degree to be a ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technician?
- The typical entry-level education is: High school diploma. Overall preparation level: some preparation (Job Zone 2 of 5).
- What does a ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technician actually do all day?
- 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.
Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Tasks & interests: O*NET. Career pathways shown in the app are draft archetypes — verify before relying on them. Trailhead is a free career guide for students — honest numbers, no hype.
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Trailhead is operated by FLEXVermont LLC. It is intended for high-school students age 13 and older, and the educators and families who support them, and is not directed to children under 13. Trailhead is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It does not offer professional, financial, or career advice, and its wage figures and pathways are estimates that may not fit your situation — they should not be relied on as the sole basis for any decision.