Healthcare Practitioners
EMT Basics
SOC 29-2042
Respond to emergencies and provide basic life support in the field.
The job
Median pay
$44k
$38k to $50k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+5.8% projected
Openings a year
14k
BLS projection
Typical education
Postsecondary cert
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
25/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
33rd pct
More exposed than 33% of occupations · modeled estimate · 24th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
61/100
Key skills
- Emergency care
- CPR
- Communication
- Stamina
- Composure
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 21,880 | 1.2 | 1.0× | $46k |
| New York | 14,840 | 1.5 | 1.3× | $48k |
| Texas | 12,770 | 0.9 | 0.8× | $37k |
| Pennsylvania | 10,160 | 1.7 | 1.4× | $43k |
| Illinois | 7,840 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $42k |
| North Carolina | 6,680 | 1.4 | 1.2× | $44k |
| Georgia | 6,260 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $46k |
| New Jersey | 6,120 | 1.4 | 1.2× | $54k |
| Florida | 6,060 | 0.6 | 0.5× | $40k |
| Ohio | 5,560 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $40k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 4,550 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $50k |
| Virginia | 4,490 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $45k |
| Michigan | 4,230 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $40k |
| Indiana | 4,160 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $43k |
| South Carolina | 4,010 | 1.7 | 1.5× | $40k |
| Arizona | 3,970 | 1.2 | 1.1× | $40k |
| Wisconsin | 3,930 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $43k |
| Tennessee | 3,860 | 1.2 | 1.0× | $40k |
| Maryland | 3,400 | 1.2 | 1.1× | $48k |
| Minnesota | 3,160 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $48k |
| Colorado | 3,060 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $46k |
| Washington | 2,940 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $53k |
| Missouri | 2,800 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $42k |
| Kentucky | 2,770 | 1.4 | 1.2× | $37k |
| Louisiana | 2,450 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $36k |
| Oklahoma | 2,410 | 1.4 | 1.2× | $34k |
| Connecticut | 2,190 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $51k |
| Alabama | 2,020 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $38k |
| Oregon | 1,970 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $49k |
| Nevada | 1,530 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $38k |
| Iowa | 1,510 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $41k |
| Kansas | 1,510 | 1.1 | 0.9× | $36k |
| Mississippi | 1,390 | 1.2 | 1.0× | $37k |
| Utah | 1,280 | 0.7 | 0.6× | $39k |
| New Mexico | 1,260 | 1.4 | 1.3× | $38k |
| Arkansas | 1,120 | 0.9 | 0.7× | $36k |
| Maine | 1,110 | 1.7 | 1.5× | $46k |
| New Hampshire | 1,010 | 1.5 | 1.3× | $47k |
| Delaware | 950 | 2.0 | 1.7× | $47k |
| West Virginia | 900 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $34k |
| Montana | 860 | 1.7 | 1.4× | $36k |
| Vermont | 790 | 2.6 | 2.2× | $46k |
| Idaho | 780 | 0.9 | 0.8× | $39k |
| North Dakota | 760 | 1.8 | 1.5× | $40k |
| South Dakota | 600 | 1.3 | 1.1× | $37k |
| Hawaii | 560 | 0.9 | 0.8× | $66k |
| Nebraska | 540 | 0.5 | 0.5× | $42k |
| Rhode Island | 430 | 0.9 | 0.7× | $51k |
| Wyoming | 400 | 1.4 | 1.2× | $47k |
| Washington DC | 370 | 0.5 | 0.5× | $47k |
| Alaska | 310 | 1.0 | 0.8× | $57k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ13,780 jobs · $54k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA6,610 jobs · $45k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN5,610 jobs · $44k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD4,970 jobs · $48k median
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA3,580 jobs · $51k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH3,410 jobs · $51k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA3,090 jobs · $48k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX3,000 jobs · $38k median
Explore the rankings
Explore EMT Basics interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.