Skilled Trades
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.
Median salary
$34,330
Typical range
$25k – $47k
Job outlook
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Plan a path to Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Entry / Junior
$25,460
~2 yrs to advance
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Established
$34,330
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Senior
$40,480
Key skills
A typical 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.
- •Place patients on stretchers, and load stretchers into ambulances, usually with assistance from other attendants.
- •Accompany and assist emergency medical technicians on calls.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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