Emergency Medical Technician

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Emergency medical technicians, or EMTs, usually work in teams of two in specially designed ambulances. They provide immediate life or limb saving medical treatment at the scenes of accidents and injuries as well as transport casualties to hospital emergency rooms for further care. The job is both physical demanding and stressful. EMTs often respond to:

·        Automobile accidents

·        Heart attacks

·        Gunshot woundings

·        Unscheduled child birth

·        Drownings

·        Other serious medical emergencies

Average Salary: $25,000-$37,500

Educational Requirements:

Students must have a high school diploma (in some areas GED certificates must be substituted) in order to become an EMT. Driver’s education, health, and science courses are strongly recommended and may be required before enrolling in some training programs.

Basic EMT medical training includes about 100-120 hours spent in the classroom and 10 in hospital emergency room. EMTs are required to pass state licensing or certification tests and participate in continuing education programs. Many EMTs earn associate degrees in their field.

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