 EMTs and Paramedics are employed by Emergency Medical Services based at municipal, private, or hospital agencies, and by Fire Departments, both paid and volunteer. Depending on the size and scope of the service, the number of calls can range from a few calls per month to over 1.3 million per year (as the New York City EMS responds to annually).
Private and hospital ambulance agencies hire EMTs to provide care for patients, not experiencing an emergency, but needing medical supervision during transport between hospitals, to nursing homes or to specialized diagnostic treatment facilities. Industrial companies also are sources of employment for in-house firefighting and safety, and employee health care.
Some EMTs and Paramedics are employed in clinical sites such as Emergency Departments, Intensive Care Units, or as ‘home health care’ providers.
A number of ‘specialty positions’ exist within private and governmental agencies, for example, flight medic, diver medic, and tactical “SWAT” medic.
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