Emergency Medical Technicians

# 26 overall · better than 97.0% of other jobs
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0% tasks are partially/fully automatable
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Emotional Intelligence
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Technical Feasibility
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Ethics
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Physical Requirements
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Forgivability
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Economic Incentive
Given the high emotional intelligence, complex physical requirements, and critical, life-saving decisions involved, EMTs have a very low risk of being displaced by AI.

Median Salary: $38,930

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Tasks performed as Emergency Medical Technicians

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  • 0.5Administer first aid treatment or life support care to sick or injured persons in prehospital settings.
  • 0.5Assess nature and extent of illness or injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
  • 0.5Attend training classes to maintain certification licensure, keep abreast of new developments in the field, or maintain existing knowledge.
  • 0.5Comfort and reassure patients.
  • 1.8Communicate with dispatchers or treatment center personnel to provide information about situation, to arrange reception of survivors, or to receive instructions for further treatment.
  • 0.2Coordinate work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.
  • 2.1Decontaminate ambulance interior following treatment of patient with infectious disease, and report case to proper authorities.
  • 2.5Drive mobile intensive care unit to specified location, following instructions from emergency medical dispatcher.
  • 1Immobilize patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport, using backboard or other spinal immobilization device.
  • 2.2Maintain vehicles and medical and communication equipment, and replenish first aid equipment and supplies.
  • 1.5Observe, record, and report to physician the patient's condition or injury, the treatment provided, and reactions to drugs or treatment.
  • 0.3Perform emergency diagnostic and treatment procedures, such as stomach suction, airway management, or heart monitoring, during ambulance ride.

0.0% of Emergency Medical Technicians tasks can be automated with AI or robotics

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