Occupation · SOC 29-2043
Paramedics: where it is licensed
235,540 employed across 34 industries, median wage $78,050. Licensed in 39 jurisdictions on record.
| Jurisdiction | Licences | Exam-gated | Titles used | See |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | 2 | 0 | Emergency Medical Technician; Paramedic | jurisdiction |
| AL | 2 | 0 | Registered Intermediate Emergency Medical Technician (EMT); Registered | jurisdiction |
| AR | 5 | 4 | Advanced EMT; Community Paramedic | jurisdiction |
| CA | 1 | 0 | Epinephrine Auto-injector Certification (EPI), Emergency Medical Techn | jurisdiction |
| CO | 1 | 1 | Emergency Medical Technician | jurisdiction |
| CT | 5 | 2 | Advanced Emergency Medical Technician; Emergency Medical Responder | jurisdiction |
| DE | 1 | 1 | Emergency Medical Technican Basic | jurisdiction |
| FL | 3 | 3 | Emergency Allergy Treatment; Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) | jurisdiction |
| GU | 1 | 0 | Emergency Medical Technician | jurisdiction |
| HI | 2 | 2 | Emergency Medical Technician; Emergency Medical Technician - Advanced/ | jurisdiction |
| IA | 4 | 1 | Emergency Medical Responder (EMR); Emergency Medical Services - Instru | jurisdiction |
| ID | 4 | 2 | Advanced EMT (AEMT); Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) | jurisdiction |
| IL | 6 | 3 | A - EMT - ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN; EMR - EMERGENCY MEDIC | jurisdiction |
| KS | 4 | 2 | Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT); Emergency Medical Respon | jurisdiction |
| KY | 5 | 2 | Advanced Emergency Medical Technician; Emergency Medical Responder | jurisdiction |
| LA | 1 | 1 | Paramedic (EMT) | jurisdiction |
| MA | 2 | 1 | EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN-BASIC (EMT); EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN | jurisdiction |
| MD | 2 | 0 | EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (Dispensers) (EMT-D); EMERGENCY MEDICAL T | jurisdiction |
| ME | 2 | 2 | Emergency Medical Services Provider; Emergency Medical Technician-Para | jurisdiction |
| MI | 3 | 3 | Emergency Medical Technician (E.M.T.); Emergency Medical Technician, P | jurisdiction |
| MN | 2 | 0 | Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Personnel -EMT / AEMT / Paramedic; Em | jurisdiction |
| MO | 2 | 1 | Emergency Medical Technicians; Paramedic | jurisdiction |
| MT | 6 | 5 | Medical Examiners - Advanced EMT; Medical Examiners - ALS Program | jurisdiction |
| NC | 5 | 3 | Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT); Ambulance Provider | jurisdiction |
| ND | 3 | 2 | Advaced Emergency Medical Technicians (AEMT); Emergency Medical Techni | jurisdiction |
| NE | 1 | 0 | Emergency Care Provider | jurisdiction |
| NH | 1 | 0 | Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Provider | jurisdiction |
| NJ | 2 | 2 | EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN; PARAMEDIC | jurisdiction |
| NM | 4 | 4 | EMT License Basic; EMT License Intermediate | jurisdiction |
| NY | 1 | 0 | Certified EMS Provider (CFR, EMT, AEMT, EMT-CC, EMT-Paramedic) | jurisdiction |
| OH | 1 | 0 | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) | jurisdiction |
| OK | 4 | 3 | Advanced Emergency Medical Technician; Emergency Medical Responder | jurisdiction |
| OR | 5 | 0 | Emergency Medical Responder (EMR); Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) | jurisdiction |
| RI | 1 | 1 | Emergency Medical Technician | jurisdiction |
| SD | 3 | 0 | Emergency Medical Responder; Emergency Medical Technician | jurisdiction |
| TX | 2 | 1 | PARAMEDIC; Racing -- Medical Staff | jurisdiction |
| WA | 4 | 3 | Emergency Medical Service Evaluator; Emergency Medical Service Personn | jurisdiction |
| WI | 4 | 4 | EMT, BASIC; EMT, INTERMEDIATE | jurisdiction |
| WY | 1 | 1 | EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN | jurisdiction |
Matched on SOC code rather than on job title, because the register and the wage data use different words for the same work — California licenses an Electrical Contractor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics counts an Electrician.