Transportation & Logistics
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Also called: Ambulance Driver, Chair Car Driver, CPR Ambulance Driver (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Ambulance Driver), Driver
US median pay
$35,450
per year, 2025
Job growth 2025–35
-1.3%
declining
Openings a year (US)
1,400
14,300 employed
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
Preparation 2/5 · Some preparation
What this job is
Drive ambulance or assist ambulance driver in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons. Assist in lifting patients.
What they do day to day
- Place patients on stretchers, and load stretchers into ambulances, usually with assistance from other attendants.
- Replace supplies and disposable items on ambulances.
- Accompany and assist emergency medical technicians on calls.
- Earn and maintain appropriate certifications.
- Drive ambulances or assist ambulance drivers in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons.
- Administer first aid, such as bandaging, splinting, or administering oxygen.
- Remove and replace soiled linens or equipment to maintain sanitary conditions.
- Report facts concerning accidents or emergencies to hospital personnel or law enforcement officials.
- Clean and wash rigs, ambulances, or equipment.
- Perform minor maintenance on emergency medical services vehicles, such as ambulances.
Skills and knowledge that matter most
Skills
- Service Orientation3.4/5
- Social Perceptiveness3.1/5
- Operation and Control3.1/5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.0/5
- Coordination3.0/5
- Time Management2.9/5
- Operations Monitoring2.9/5
- Instructing2.8/5
Knowledge
- English Language4.3/5
- Customer and Personal Service4.3/5
- Transportation4.0/5
- Public Safety and Security3.8/5
- Medicine and Dentistry3.8/5
- Education and Training3.5/5
Importance rated by people working in the job (1 = not important, 5 = extremely important).
Education and preparation
Preparation level 2 of 5 — Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma; some previous work experience or training helps.
Typical entry education (BLS): High school diploma or equivalent.
Who this job suits
Mostly Realistic
Hands-on work with tools, machines, plants or animals
Social
Helping, teaching and caring for people
Conventional
Organising data, details and procedures
Based on the Holland (RIASEC) interest profile for this occupation.