Emergency Medical Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: Emergency Medical Technicians’ travel to the scene of an emergency. They provide basic medical care and provide transportation for patients that need medical treatment. They perform basic life saving techniques at the scene of an accident. Some things they might do at the scene might be control bleeding, bandaging injuries etc.

Salary: Median Salary $31,700 for emergency technicians and paramedics.

Education: EMT’s are required to pass a training program before they provide medical services. Basic, intermediate, and paramedic are the three levels of training available. Students must take a associates degree program, this includes general education such as medical courses in anatomy, physiology, biology, and composition.

Demand for this profession: Projected job growth (2014-2024) 24% for EMT’s and for paramedics.

Reflection: I feel like I wouldn’t be fit for this job simply because I feel like this puts pressure on you and I can’t work well with pressure. It seems like a very interesting job I just wouldn’t be able to work with pressure.