2019 reports are out from several Money/Financial media entities and statistics are announced.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 15.1 percent employment growth for EMTS & paramedics between 2016 and 2026. In that period an estimated 37,400 jobs should open up.
Emergency Training Technicians, more generally referred to as EMTs, are frequently the very first ones to reach the scene following an urgent situation, varying from fires, shootings, and trauma to vehicle accidents and all things in between. The situations can often be life-threatening and EMTs must act rapidly in order to save them.
Most states offer the following certification levels: You will find a stair-step training level towards a Paramedic degree. These include the following with each certification level using its own training needs and responsibilities:
- First Responder: Certification consists of approved course classroom work, 40 to 60 hours of hands-on fieldwork, and training in several patient care responsibilities. These include, but are not limited to: CPR, airway maintenance, defibrillation AED, emergency oxygen administration, splinting and bandaging, trauma assessment, and emergency childbirth. Once First Responder certification is achieved, EMT courses continue.
- EMT Basic: The next level of certification, usually the entry level, is designed to provide the instruction needed in order to help you enter the workforce in a relatively short period of time. Basic EMT courses require approximately 200 additional hours of instruction and techniques. Along with the skills described above, a certificate as a Basic EMT approves you to assess patient needs, administer certain types of medications, and implement life-saving methods. Community colleges and even some Tech schools offer EMT-Basic classes and these can run about 3 to 6 months, or one semester.
- EMT Intermediate: EMT-I/85 (lower level) and EMT-I/99 (higher level) will be the next level of training. Roughly 250-275 hours of field work, while offering teaching on patient care in a greater degree of assistance, it is the main focus of these courses. Skills acquired are numerous and include intravenous cannulation, nasogastric tubes, endotracheal intubation, needle-decompression of hysteria pneumothorax, as well as the administering of certain medications.
Each of these levels of training can easily find employment in related health care fields, as well as municipal communities. In fact, US News listed paramedics as a top job for 2018 and 2019, along with the occupations reaching the very top of its list being in the health care industry.
The article also lists Paramedics made a median salary of $33,380 in 2017. The best-paid 25 percent made $43,390 that year, while the lowest-paid 25 percent made $26,470.