Ambulance attendant vs paramedic

The differences between ambulance attendants and paramedics can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a paramedic has an average salary of $44,640, which is higher than the $37,675 average annual salary of an ambulance attendant.

The top three skills for an ambulance attendant include BLS, patients and IV. The most important skills for a paramedic are patients, acls, and CPR.

Ambulance attendant vs paramedic overview

	Ambulance Attendant	Paramedic
Yearly salary	$37,675	$44,640
Hourly rate	$18.11	$21.46
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	56,956	27,896
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 32%	Associate Degree, 45%
Average age	41	36
Years of experience	-	-

Ambulance attendant vs paramedic salary

Ambulance attendants and paramedics have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Ambulance Attendant	Paramedic
Average salary	$37,675	$44,640
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $55,000	Between $33,000 And $59,000
Highest paying City	-	Arlington, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Mission Regional Medical Center
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between ambulance attendant and paramedic education

There are a few differences between an ambulance attendant and a paramedic in terms of educational background:

	Ambulance Attendant	Paramedic
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 32%	Associate Degree, 45%
Most common major	Medical Technician	Medical Technician
Most common college	-	-

Ambulance attendant vs paramedic demographics

Here are the differences between ambulance attendants' and paramedics' demographics:

	Ambulance Attendant	Paramedic
Average age	41	36
Gender ratio	Male, 66.4% Female, 33.6%	Male, 68.4% Female, 31.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% Asian, 5.8% White, 62.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 6.6% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 4.5% White, 67.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	16%	8%

Differences between ambulance attendant and paramedic duties and responsibilities

Ambulance attendant example responsibilities.

Provide medical emergency response, non-emergency transport services, event medical services, manage transportation services and paramedic and EMT training.
Organize ambulances to ensure essential tools are easily accessible.
Assume responsibility for radio reports, and utilize knowledge of a and CPR.
Measure and record vitals of patients while easing them through the experience of riding in an ambulance.
Receive professional rescuer CPR certification.
Check and replenish of in-service ambulances.

Paramedic example responsibilities.

Manage critically ill/injure patients effectively with rapid assessments, aggressive resuscitation, packaging and transport to appropriate definitive care emergency departments.
Attend safety training seminars yearly as well as Haz-Mat safety, SCBA training and OSHA regulation training.
Perform Phlebotomy and specimen collection duties.
Administer emergency medical treatment to patients including CPR, medications/drugs.
Provide inter-facility transport to patients who require EKG monitoring, medication infusion and/or ventilator support during transport.
Provide medical care for critically ill or injure patients during inter-facility transports to higher level of care facilities.

Ambulance attendant vs paramedic skills

Common ambulance attendant skills

BLS, 22%
Patients, 17%
IV, 15%
ALS, 15%
Acls, 11%
Advanced Life Support, 10%

Common paramedic skills

Patients, 16%
Acls, 7%
CPR, 7%
EMS, 6%
BLS, 5%
EMT, 5%