Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
SOC 53-3011 · 2024-2034
Drive ambulance or assist ambulance driver in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons. Assist in lifting patients.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $36,941per year
- Projected openings
- 1,770
- Projected change
- +7.1%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Service Orientation
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Social Perceptiveness
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $38,563 | 180 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $37,902 | 320 |
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% |
| Paramedics | $76,678 | 3,120 | +15.7% |
| Orderlies | $51,184 | 7,770 | +10% |
| Nursing Assistants | $48,836 | 172,680 | +10.3% |
| Medical Assistants | $50,918 | 175,850 | +22.7% |
| Public Safety Telecommunicators | $82,016 | 8,940 | +5.9% |
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