Emergency room volunteer vs outdoor emergency care technician

The differences between emergency room volunteers and outdoor emergency care technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an outdoor emergency care technician has an average salary of $35,225, which is higher than the $32,979 average annual salary of an emergency room volunteer.

The top three skills for an emergency room volunteer include patients, direct patient care and surgery. The most important skills for an outdoor emergency care technician are patients, EMT, and CPR.

Emergency room volunteer vs outdoor emergency care technician overview

	Emergency Room Volunteer	Outdoor Emergency Care Technician
Yearly salary	$32,979	$35,225
Hourly rate	$15.86	$16.94
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	50,807	88,125
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	36	36
Years of experience	-	-

Emergency room volunteer vs outdoor emergency care technician salary

Emergency room volunteers and outdoor emergency care technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Emergency Room Volunteer	Outdoor Emergency Care Technician
Average salary	$32,979	$35,225
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $41,000	Between $26,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between emergency room volunteer and outdoor emergency care technician education

There are a few differences between an emergency room volunteer and an outdoor emergency care technician in terms of educational background:

	Emergency Room Volunteer	Outdoor Emergency Care Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Biology	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Emergency room volunteer vs outdoor emergency care technician demographics

Here are the differences between emergency room volunteers' and outdoor emergency care technicians' demographics:

	Emergency Room Volunteer	Outdoor Emergency Care Technician
Average age	36	36
Gender ratio	Male, 33.7% Female, 66.3%	Male, 38.2% Female, 61.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 4.5% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 4.5% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between emergency room volunteer and outdoor emergency care technician duties and responsibilities

Emergency room volunteer example responsibilities.

Perform and manage procedures including splinting, suturing, electrocardiography and abscess incision and drainage.
Practice HIPAA training with all patients of the hospital.
Aid with the set-up of stretchers to provide enough for incoming patients.
Aid in CPR and critical care.
Emt-Train to provide CPR, wind care and medical assistance during trauma.
Assist staff in maintaining equipment and calibrating equipment to analyze patients.

Outdoor emergency care technician example responsibilities.

Perform CPR and EKG'S.
Perform high-quality CPR during cardiac arrest, provide postmortem care when need.
Maintain proper documentation for both incoming and hospitalize patients.
Initiate admitting procedures for all patients needing admission to hospital.
Obtain certifications in splinting, phlebotomy, sterile catheterization and EKG interpretation.
Advance nursing assistant with responsibilities including intravenous line placement/phlebotomy, EKG interpretation, etc.

Emergency room volunteer vs outdoor emergency care technician skills

Common emergency room volunteer skills

Patients, 66%
Direct Patient Care, 5%
Surgery, 4%
Vital Signs, 3%
Exam Rooms, 2%
Front Desk, 1%

Common outdoor emergency care technician skills

Patients, 26%
EMT, 17%
CPR, 12%
BLS, 7%
ECG, 5%
IV, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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