Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics

in California

Assess injuries, administer emergency medical care, and extricate trapped individuals. Transport injured or sick persons to medical facilities. [More Details...]

Skills - Importance and Competence Level for this occupation (1-low, 100-high)

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Skills	Importance	Competence Level
Active Listening	83	57
Coordination	90	69
Critical Thinking	80	55
Equipment Selection	80	48
Identification of Key Causes	77	50
Information Gathering	77	55
Judgment and Decision Making	87	57
Operation and Control	80	48
Operation Monitoring	87	45
Problem Identification	90	59
Service Orientation	87	64
Speaking	87	55

Employment Projections

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Area	Estimated Year - Projected Year	Employment		Employment Change		Annual Avg Openings
		Estimated	Projected	Number	Percent
California	2018 - 2028	16,800	18,600	1,800	10.7	13,570

Data for Wages not available.

Education

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Workers must have a Post secondary vocational training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation.However, those with related work experience would have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Training Programs

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The following are the training programs available for the Occupation: Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

Job Openings from JobCentral National Labor Exchange

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