Emergency medical technician (EMT)
Assesses injuries and illnesses, gives basic emergency medical care, and may transport patients to medical facilities.
Will AI replace emergency medical technician (EMT) jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 24 in 100 jobs. AI touches a small part of this work. Most of the job happens with your hands, your body or in person. 0% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Attend training to keep your license and stay current
- Observe, record, and report the patient's condition and treatment to a doctor
- Talk with dispatchers and hospitals to give information and arrange care
What stays human
- Give first aid and life support to sick or injured people
- Clean the ambulance after infectious cases and report them
- Drive the ambulance to the location given by the dispatcher
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +5.8%. Typical pay: $44,470 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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