Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
29-2040 Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 29-2042 Emergency Medical Technicians and 29-2043 Paramedics and the 2010 SOC occupation 29-2041 Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 260,600 |
1.2 % |
$18.67 |
$38,830 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.30 |
$13.53 |
$17.02 |
$22.16 |
$28.78 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$23,490 |
$28,130 |
$35,400 |
$46,090 |
$59,860 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services |
122,910 |
39.68 |
$17.15 |
$35,670 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
47,990 |
0.86 |
$19.12 |
$39,760 |
| Other Support Services |
2,510 |
0.76 |
$17.38 |
$36,150 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
2,060 |
0.22 |
$21.79 |
$45,310 |
| Offices of Physicians |
2,060 |
0.08 |
$21.48 |
$44,680 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
(8) |
(8) |
$28.64 |
$59,580 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories |
(8) |
(8) |
$24.37 |
$50,680 |
| Nonscheduled Air Transportation |
40 |
0.08 |
$24.17 |
$50,270 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) |
40 |
0.01 |
$23.50 |
$48,870 |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services |
30 |
(7) |
$22.57 |
$46,950 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
21,990 |
1.26 |
0.71 |
$21.00 |
$43,680 |
| Texas |
19,380 |
1.56 |
0.88 |
$17.79 |
$37,000 |
| New York |
18,610 |
1.95 |
1.10 |
$21.60 |
$44,920 |
| Pennsylvania |
13,890 |
2.35 |
1.33 |
$16.50 |
$34,310 |
| Florida |
11,790 |
1.34 |
0.76 |
$17.40 |
$36,190 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| West Virginia |
2,260 |
3.22 |
1.82 |
$14.39 |
$29,920 |
| Maine |
1,820 |
2.98 |
1.68 |
$17.16 |
$35,690 |
| Vermont |
900 |
2.94 |
1.65 |
$17.10 |
$35,570 |
| Missouri |
7,730 |
2.74 |
1.54 |
$17.84 |
$37,120 |
| Wyoming |
700 |
2.55 |
1.43 |
$17.03 |
$35,430 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
17,560 |
1.82 |
1.03 |
$21.84 |
$45,420 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
7,940 |
1.70 |
0.96 |
$23.59 |
$49,070 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
6,610 |
1.06 |
0.60 |
$20.15 |
$41,910 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
6,260 |
2.18 |
1.23 |
$18.41 |
$38,280 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
4,930 |
1.80 |
1.01 |
$17.75 |
$36,930 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
4,670 |
1.53 |
0.86 |
$17.92 |
$37,270 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
4,340 |
1.55 |
0.87 |
$20.39 |
$42,400 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
4,200 |
1.15 |
0.65 |
$17.59 |
$36,580 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
3,550 |
1.44 |
0.81 |
$26.05 |
$54,180 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
3,400 |
2.47 |
1.39 |
$24.72 |
$51,420 |
United States Department of Labor
