Paramedics Career

Vocational Programs for Paramedics Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
99K	$27.62	$57,450

The role of Paramedics is to administer basic or advanced emergency medical care and assess injuries and illnesses The average annual wage of the occupations is $57,450 and $28 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Paramedics career. Based on BLS data, a total of 98,770 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Paramedics is $4,986. The average length of the programs is 607 hours and the average completion time is 8.86 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Paramedics Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Paramedics. Total 614 schools are offering certificate programs. If you want to check schools for bachelor's or graduate degrees, check Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) page.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Paramedics
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	614	$4,986	$934	607 Hours	8.86 Months

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Paramedics

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

614

$4,986

$934

607 Hours

8.86 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Paramedics

The following 614 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Paramedics. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.