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Occupations / Emergency medical technicians
BLS occupation 29-2042

Emergency medical technicians

National employment outlook for the United States, based on official Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025โ€“35 projections.

Projected change+5.8%
Median annual pay$44,470
Annual openings13.8K

Outlook

Employment for emergency medical technicians is projected to change by +5.8% from 2025 to 2035. BLS estimates about 13.8K openings per year on average; openings include both growth and replacement needs.

What the numbers mean

These are national projections, not current vacancies or a guarantee of future demand. Median pay means half of workers earned more and half earned less in the reference year.

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