Paramedics
SOC 29-2043 · 2024-2034
Administer basic or advanced emergency medical care and assess injuries and illnesses. May administer medication intravenously, use equipment such as EKGs, or administer advanced life support to sick or injured individuals.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $76,678per year
- Projected openings
- 3,120
- Projected change
- +15.7%
- Usually needs
- Postsecondary non-degree award
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $82,328 | 100 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $82,098 | 90 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $81,260 | 40 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $81,147 | 30 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $80,919 | 440 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $78,375 | 380 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $76,730 | 80 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $76,186 | 250 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $71,317 | 60 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $69,725 | 80 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $68,975 | 200 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $68,307 | 320 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $68,142 | 360 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $68,122 | 30 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $66,592 | 60 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $64,733 | 30 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $64,507 | 30 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $64,425 | 30 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $60,521 | 20 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $60,521 | 60 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $55,478 | 130 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $54,245 | 60 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Medical Technicians | $47,678 | 19,450 | +15% |
| Registered Nurses | $144,197 | 228,840 | +13.5% |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | $81,982 | 81,600 | +15% |
| Respiratory Therapists | $107,754 | 14,350 | +22.2% |
| Nursing Assistants | $48,836 | 172,680 | +10.3% |
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