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Emergency Medical Technicians vs Paramedics

Emergency medical technicians spend 1h 27m of a shift on tasks AI or robots touch; paramedics spend 0m. Here is how pay, outlook and training compare.

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Emergency medical technicians or paramedics: which will AI change more? AI and robots touch more of the day for emergency medical technicians: 1h 27m of an 8-hour shift, against 0m for paramedics. Paramedics earn more, a median of $60,600 against $44,470.

Emergency Medical Technicians
1h 27mof an 8-hour shift touched by AI or robots
  • 6h 33mDone by people
  • 0mPeople do it with AI's help
  • 0mAI mostly does it alone
  • 1h 27mRobots have done it somewhere
Median pay
$44,470
U.S. workers
181,000
Outlook to 2035
+5.8%
Openings a year
14,000
Typical preparation
Vocational school or associate's degree
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Paramedics
0mof an 8-hour shift touched by AI or robotsLess AI time
  • 8hDone by people
  • 0mPeople do it with AI's help
  • 0mAI mostly does it alone
  • 0mRobots have done it somewhere
Median pay
$60,600
U.S. workers
101,000
Outlook to 2035
+5.7%
Openings a year
4,300
Typical preparation
Vocational school or associate's degree
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Emergency Medical Technicians

Where AI or robots show up most

  • Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher. 1h 27m

Biggest tasks still done by people

  • Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings. 58m
  • Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment. 58m
  • Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures. 44m

Paramedics

Where AI or robots show up most

No AI or robot use documented for any task yet.

Biggest tasks still done by people

  • Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment. 1h 29m
  • Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings. 1h 11m
  • Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures. 1h 11m

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