EMT Careers

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            (such as New York City EMS responds to annually).

Private and hospital ambulance services hire EMTs and Paramedics to provide care for patients, not only experiencing an emergency, but needing medical supervision during transport between hospitals, to nursing homes, or to specialized diagnostic treatment facilities. Industrial companies also utilize EMT’S and Paramedics as providers of employee health care, and as sight safety officers. Some EMTs and Paramedics are employed in clinical sites such as Emergency Departments, Intensive Care Units, or as ‘home health care’ providers. The role of the EMT and Paramedic in sports medicine is a new and rapidly advancing practice.

A number of 'specialty positions' exist within private and governmental agencies, such as, flight medic, diver medic, and tactical "SWAT" medic.