Emergency Care Attendant (EMT)

Types of Degrees Emergency Care Attendant (EMT) Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many emergency care attendant (emt ambulance) graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Basic Certificate	3,284
Undergraduate Certificate	71
Associate Degree	18

What Emergency Care Attendant (EMT) Majors Need to Know

In an O*NET survey, emergency care attendant (emt ambulance) majors were asked to rate what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important in their occupations. These answers were weighted on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the most important.

Knowledge Areas for Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) Majors

According to O*NET survey takers, a major in emergency care attendant (emt ambulance) should prepare you for careers in which you will need to be knowledgeable in the following areas:

• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

Skills for Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) Majors

The following list of skills has been highlighted as some of the most essential for careers related to emergency care attendant (emt ambulance):

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Abilities for Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) Majors

Some of the most crucial abilities to master while a emergency care attendant (emt ambulance) student include the following:

• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

What Can You Do With a Emergency Care Attendant (EMT) Major?

People with a emergency care attendant (emt ambulance) degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	22.0%	$25,750

Who Is Getting an Associate’s Degree in Emergency Care Attendant (EMT)?

Roughly 50% of the graduates are women, and 50% are men.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of emergency care attendant (emt ambulance) majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance). About 5.6% of those with this major are international students.

How Much Do Emergency Care Attendant (EMT) Majors Make?

Salaries According to BLS

Emergency Care Attendant (Emt Ambulance) majors often go into careers with median salaries of $29,010. This median refers to all degree levels, so you may expect those with a more advanced degree to make more while those with less advanced degrees will typically make less.

To put that into context, according to BLS data from the first quarter of 2020, the typical high school graduate makes between $30,000 and $57,900 a year (25th through 75th percentile). The average person with a bachelor’s degree (any field) makes between $45,600 and $99,000. Advanced degree holders make the most with salaries between $55,600 and $125,400.

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Emergency Care Attendant (EMT)

Some careers associated with emergency care attendant (emt ambulance) require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. In general, the more advanced your degree the more career options will open up to you. However, there is significant time and money that needs to be invested into your education so weigh the pros and cons.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to emergency care attendant (emt ambulance) have obtained the following education levels.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
Less than a High School Diploma	1.0%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	56.3%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	19.6%
Some College Courses	23.1%

Online Emergency Care Attendant (EMT) Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	13	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	10	0
Bachelor’s Degree	0	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	0	0
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Is a Degree in Emergency Care Attendant (EMT) Worth It?

The median salary for a emergency care attendant (emt ambulance) grad is $29,010 per year. This is based on the weighted average of the most common careers associated with the major.

Trades Related to Emergency Care Attendant (EMT)

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to emergency care attendant (emt ambulance).

Major	Number of Grads
Medical/Clinical Assistant	54,553
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	7,327
Physical Therapy Assistant	6,499
Occupational Therapist Assistant	4,508
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	4,145
Radiologist Assistant	1,360
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant	571
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	375
Anesthesiologist Assistant	371
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant	299
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant	157
Lactation Consultant	49

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

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