Emergency medical service coordinator vs emergency department technologist

The differences between emergency medical service coordinators and emergency department technologists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an emergency medical service coordinator has an average salary of $55,602, which is higher than the $37,086 average annual salary of an emergency department technologist.

The top three skills for an emergency medical service coordinator include EMS, medical services and patient care. The most important skills for an emergency department technologist are patients, EMT, and BLS.

Emergency medical service coordinator vs emergency department technologist overview

	Emergency Medical Service Coordinator	Emergency Department Technologist
Yearly salary	$55,602	$37,086
Hourly rate	$26.73	$17.83
Growth rate	28%	7%
Number of jobs	75,390	138,047
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	47	36
Years of experience	6	-

Emergency medical service coordinator vs emergency department technologist salary

Emergency medical service coordinators and emergency department technologists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Emergency Medical Service Coordinator	Emergency Department Technologist
Average salary	$55,602	$37,086
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $94,000	Between $28,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Newark, NJ
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between emergency medical service coordinator and emergency department technologist education

There are a few differences between an emergency medical service coordinator and an emergency department technologist in terms of educational background:

	Emergency Medical Service Coordinator	Emergency Department Technologist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	-

Emergency medical service coordinator vs emergency department technologist demographics

Here are the differences between emergency medical service coordinators' and emergency department technologists' demographics:

	Emergency Medical Service Coordinator	Emergency Department Technologist
Average age	47	36
Gender ratio	Male, 58.2% Female, 41.8%	Male, 41.5% Female, 58.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 6.0% White, 63.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 6.5% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 4.5% White, 67.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	12%	8%

Differences between emergency medical service coordinator and emergency department technologist duties and responsibilities

Emergency medical service coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage and facilitate manuscript preparation of oncology clinical trials results arising from currently market and pipeline drugs.
Gather patient information, enter data and process patients accounts.
Treat and transport medically ill and traumatically injure patients in emergency and non-emergency situations.
Provide medical case management, vocational rehabilitation and job placement services to people who sustain occupational and non-occupational injuries and diseases.
Conduct product demonstrations and illustrate Botox injection procedures.

Emergency department technologist example responsibilities.

Assist in care of psychiatric patients by achieving placement and facilitating transport to hospitals that support psychiatric disorders.
Track emergency department ALS, BLS, and walk-in patients.
Perform BLS when need and assist with emergency care when direct by medical professional
Assist patient care assistants in patient transport , 12 lead EKG and splints.
Perform EKG's, wind care, wind dressing, splints and blood glucose checks as directed by physician.
Assist nurses with clinical tasks: discharge patients, prepare blood bags, assist with EKG tests, etc.

Emergency medical service coordinator vs emergency department technologist skills

Common emergency medical service coordinator skills

EMS, 19%
Medical Services, 16%
Patient Care, 14%
CPR, 7%
HIPAA, 5%
Pre-Hospital Care, 4%

Common emergency department technologist skills

Patients, 21%
EMT, 11%
BLS, 9%
Phlebotomy, 7%
CPR, 6%
Direct Patient Care, 3%

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