DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Assess injuries, administer emergency medical care, and extricate trapped individuals. Transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 2 - Headwaters	330	29	$19.02/hr	$1.10/hr	$12.44/hr	$14.49/hr	$17.53/hr	$21.25/hr	$26.39/hr
Minnesota	4,080	363	$16.97/hr	$0.44/hr	$9.47/hr	$12.96/hr	$16.22/hr	$19.94/hr	$24.90/hr
U S	232,860	2,794	$16.76/hr	$0.18/hr	$9.83/hr	$11.97/hr	$15.11/hr	$19.83/hr	$26.09/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Education and Health Services 310 $17.53/hr

Other Regional Data For Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 1,120 $19.46/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 570 $14.71/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 420 $16.89/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 330 $17.53/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 310 $13.51/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 250 $15.28/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 220 $15.81/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 180 $13.22/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 100 $18.38/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 70 $13.85/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 40 $15.83/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 20 $13.89/hr N/A

• Administers first-aid treatment and life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital setting.
• Monitors patient's condition, using electrocardiograph.
• Assists treatment center personnel to obtain and record victim's vital statistics, and to administer emergency treatment.
• Communicates with treatment center personnel to arrange reception of victims and to receive instructions for further treatment.
• Maintains vehicles and medical and communication equipment, and replenishes first-aid equipment and supplies.
• Drives mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.
• Assists treatment center personnel to obtain information relating to circumstances of emergency.
• Observes, records, and reports patient's condition, and reactions to drugs and treatment, to physician.
• Assists in removal and transport of victims to treatment center.
• Assesses nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.