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This question is about emergency medical technician demographics.
40.1% of emergency medical technicians are female in the United States. This is -0.2 percentage points lower than last year. Additionally, the percentage of female emergency medical technicians has increased by 4.7 percentage points since 2010. That means there are a total of 71,537 female emergency medical technicians in the U.S. and 106,860 male emergency medical technicians in the United States. Note that Zippia's estimate accounts only for the 178,397 people with the specific job title of emergency medical technician and doesn't include grouping similar job titles, or people with potentially similar credentialing.
| Year | Female Emergency Medical Technicians | Male Emergency Medical Technicians | Percentage Female Emergency Medical Technicians | Percentage Male Emergency Medical Technicians | |
| 2019 | 701 | 1,049 | 40.1% | 59.9% | |
| 2018 | 611 | 908 | 40.2% | 59.8% | |
| 2017 | 545 | 870 | 38.5% | 61.5% | |
| 2016 | 536 | 893 | 37.5% | 62.5% | |
| 2015 | 485 | 912 | 34.7% | 65.3% | |
| 2014 | 481 | 916 | 34.5% | 65.5% | |
| 2013 | 532 | 895 | 37.3% | 62.7% | |
| 2012 | 452 | 808 | 35.9% | 64.1% | |
| 2011 | 457 | 846 | 35.1% | 64.9% | |
| 2010 | 436 | 797 | 35.4% | 64.6% |

Additionally, female emergency medical technicians tend to be older than male emergency medical technicians. The average age of a female emergency medical technician is 34.7, while the average age of a male emergency medical technician is 34.6.
While the majority of U.S. emergency medical technicians are male in 2022, there are still some occupations where females dominate. For example, 89% of radiographer, mammographer are female. On the other hand, some emergency medical technician jobs are dominated by males. 86% of armorer technician, for instance, are male.
Like most jobs, there's a gender pay gap among emergency medical technicians. The average male emergency medical technician earns an average annual salary of $36,195, while the average female emergency medical technician earns an average annual income of $34,704, meaning female emergency medical technicians make 96 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Are emergency medical technicians jobs male or female dominated?
Emergency Medical Technician jobs are male dominated. 40.1% of emergency medical technicians are female and 59.9% of emergency medical technicians are male in the United States.
How has the number of female emergency medical technicians changed over time?
The number of female emergency medical technicians has increased by 4.7% since 2010. In 2010, there were 35.4% female emergency medical technicians and the latest data shows that there are 40.1% female emergency medical technicians in the U.S.

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