EMT

Public Safety · SOC 29-2042

Key numbers

Median pay: $44,470 a year ($21.38 an hour)
Pay range: $34,130 (10th percentile) to $62,500 (90th percentile)
Jobs: 180,510 wage and salary jobs
Typical entry education: Postsecondary certificate (BLS: postsecondary nondegree award); no on-the-job training period listed

Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (wage and salary workers). Requirements checked November 2026. How to read these numbers

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