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EMTs
Job Numbers and Growth
Across the US there are 201,000 EMTs. This occupation has an unemployment level that is very low.
Part-Time Work and Self-Employment
Employees may end up working less than full time; 11% of those in the career did so in 2008.
Training and Education
Finding jobs is easier for EMTs with a postsecondary vocational award. Recent government surveys (2008) show that 14% of workers have received at least a 4 year degree. Employees who attended college, but do not have a degree make up 68% of the total. A high school diploma was all the education obtained by 18% of EMTs. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career.
Area Job Conditions
The fewest jobs (per capita) are found in Topeka (Kansas), Salem (Oregon), and Tacoma (Washington), and the most jobs are found in Ocean City (New Jersey), Johnstown (Pennsylvania), and Anderson (South Carolina).
The earnings potential (not adjusted for cost of living) is highest in Tacoma (Washington), Olympia (Washington), and Bremerton (Washington). However, the potential is lowest in Cedar Rapids (Iowa), Jackson (Mississippi), and Anderson (Indiana).
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EMTs: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area
The table below shows data for EMTs, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for EMTs are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for EMTs are starred 
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| State | Area | Positions | Typical Pay | Popularity in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Birmingham | 840 | $33,180 | 1.3 |
| Alabama | Decatur | 100 | $24,560 | 1.6 |
| Alabama | Dothan | 50 | $27,560 | 0.7 |
| Alabama | Mobile | 290 | $23,040 | 1.3 |
| Alabama | Tuscaloosa | 290 | $26,300 | 2.8 |
| Arizona | Flagstaff | 110 | $26,290 | 1.8 |
| Arizona | Phoenix | 2,100 | $28,840 | 0.9 |
| Arizona | Prescott | 330 | $27,040 | 4.7 |
| Arkansas | Fayetteville | 200 | $30,750 | 0.8 |
| Arkansas | Fort Smith | 200 | $27,120 | 1.4 |
| Arkansas | Jonesboro | 190 | $26,120 | 3.5 |
| Arkansas | Little Rock | 140 | $24,550 | 0.3 |
| California | Bakersfield | 190 | $32,270 | 0.6 |
| California | El Centro | 70 | $24,230 | 1.2 |
| California | Madera | 60 | $45,950 | 1.5 |
| California | Oakland | 890 | $26,710 | 0.7 |
| California | Riverside | 1,900 | $30,660 | 1.2 |
| California | Sacramento | 500 | $34,470 | 0.4 |
| California | Salinas | 240 | $40,110 | 1.3 |
| California | San Diego | 1,160 | $32,140 | 0.7 |
| California | San Francisco | 390 | $53,630 | 0.3 |
| California | Santa Ana | 1,130 | $31,620 | 0.6 |
| California | Visalia | 130 | $23,660 | 0.8 |
| Colorado | Boulder | 100 | $34,420 | 0.5 |
| Colorado | Colorado Springs | 560 | $33,850 | 1.8 |
| Colorado | Denver | 1,490 | $37,810 | 0.9 |
| Colorado | Fort Collins | 120 | $42,030 | 0.8 |
| Colorado | Grand Junction | 50 | $29,450 | 0.8 |
| Colorado | Greeley | 180 | $42,270 | 2.1 |
| Colorado | Pueblo | 80 | $36,470 | 1.3 |
| Connecticut | Bridgeport | 350 | $41,030 | 0.6 |
| Connecticut | Hartford | 630 | $34,690 | 0.9 |
| Connecticut | New Haven | 410 | $43,090 | 1.2 |
| Connecticut | Norwich | 260 | $29,320 | 1.7 |
| Delaware | Wilmington | 400 | $43,390 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | Washington | 2,410 | $45,040 | 0.8 |
| Florida | Deltona | 380 | $39,750 | 2 |
| Florida | Fort Lauderdale | 1,290 | $29,570 | 1.4 |
| Florida | Fort Walton Beach | 170 | $26,710 | 1.9 |
| Florida | Gainesville | 80 | $23,120 | 0.6 |
| Florida | Jacksonville | 530 | $30,490 | 0.7 |
| Florida | Miami | 890 | $29,410 | 0.7 |
| Florida | Ocala | 220 | $30,870 | 2 |
| Florida | Orlando | 1,190 | $33,070 | 0.9 |
| Florida | Palm Bay | 90 | $32,260 | 0.4 |
| Florida | Pensacola | 180 | $38,140 | 1 |
| Florida | Port St Lucie | 60 | $33,010 | 0.4 |
| Florida | Punta Gorda | 80 | $28,490 | 1.9 |
| Florida | Sarasota | 290 | $29,590 | 0.9 |
| Florida | Tallahassee | 200 | $24,580 | 1 |
| Florida | Tampa | 1,270 | $32,120 | 0.8 |
| Florida | West Palm Beach | 290 | $38,620 | 0.4 |
| Georgia | Albany | 170 | $33,590 | 2.5 |
| Georgia | Athens | 160 | $27,240 | 1.8 |
| Georgia | Atlanta | 3,810 | $34,140 | 1.3 |
| Georgia | Augusta | 580 | $30,070 | 2.3 |
| Georgia | Columbus | 70 | $25,010 | 0.5 |
| Georgia | Dalton | 120 | $30,630 | 1.3 |
| Georgia | Gainesville | 200 | $30,560 | 2.5 |
| Georgia | Macon | 200 | $26,500 | 1.7 |
| Georgia | Savannah | 110 | $27,100 | 0.6 |
| Georgia | Valdosta | 80 | $26,470 | 1.3 |
| Hawaii | Honolulu | 270 | $48,780 | 0.5 |
| Idaho | Idaho Falls | 90 | $30,260 | 1.7 |
| Idaho | Pocatello | 60 | $32,970 | 1.9 |
| Illinois | Bloomington | 40 | $22,680 | 0.5 |
| Illinois | Chicago | 6,860 | $42,130 | 1.4 |
| Illinois | Kankakee | 80 | $35,010 | 2 |
| Illinois | Rockford | 120 | $26,790 | 0.6 |
| Illinois | Springfield | 220 | $26,870 | 1.8 |
| Indiana | Anderson | 70 | $17,950 | 1.6 |
| Indiana | Bloomington | 160 | $26,070 | 2 |
| Indiana | Elkhart | 100 | $29,250 | 0.6 |
| Indiana | Evansville | 270 | $30,370 | 1.3 |
| Indiana | Fort Wayne | 320 | $26,130 | 1.2 |
| Indiana | Gary | 720 | $30,500 | 2.1 |
| Indiana | Indianapolis | 1,380 | $31,290 | 1.2 |
| Indiana | Kokomo | 60 | $32,720 | 1.6 |
| Indiana | Lafayette | 170 | $31,590 | 1.9 |
| Indiana | Michigan City | 80 | $28,140 | 1.7 |
| Indiana | Muncie | 100 | $27,580 | 2 |
| Indiana | South Bend | 120 | $26,850 | 0.7 |
| Indiana | Terre Haute | 180 | $26,920 | 2.3 |
| Iowa | Cedar Rapids | 210 | $21,700 | 1.3 |
| Iowa | Davenport | 70 | $26,940 | 0.3 |
| Iowa | Des Moines | 250 | $33,510 | 0.6 |
| Iowa | Dubuque | 70 | $25,260 | 1.2 |
| Iowa | Waterloo | 100 | $26,890 | 1 |
| Kansas | Topeka | 40 | $30,010 | 0.3 |
| Kansas | Wichita | 340 | $32,900 | 0.9 |
| Kentucky | Lexington | 240 | $28,510 | 0.8 |
| Kentucky | Louisville | 1,210 | $29,320 | 1.5 |
| Louisiana | Alexandria | 80 | $25,230 | 1.2 |
| Louisiana | Baton Rouge | 180 | $36,490 | 0.4 |
| Louisiana | Houma | 120 | $28,610 | 1.1 |
| Louisiana | Lake Charles | 170 | $27,810 | 1.7 |
| Louisiana | New Orleans | 610 | $31,990 | 0.9 |
| Louisiana | Shreveport | 220 | $24,330 | 1 |
| Maine | Lewiston | 60 | $29,640 | 1.1 |
| Maine | Portland | 210 | $31,400 | 0.8 |
| Maryland | Baltimore | 1,810 | $39,490 | 1.1 |
| Maryland | Cumberland | 50 | $22,710 | 1.3 |
| Maryland | Hagerstown | 250 | $27,080 | 2.1 |
| Maryland | Salisbury | 100 | $33,730 | 1.7 |
| Massachusetts | Barnstable Town | 240 | $47,240 | 2 |
| Massachusetts | Boston | 2,560 | $39,040 | 1.2 |
| Massachusetts | Haverhill | 90 | $35,770 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | Leominster | 170 | $31,980 | 3.1 |
| Massachusetts | Lowell | 260 | $44,120 | 1.8 |
| Massachusetts | New Bedford | 110 | $35,080 | 1.5 |
| Massachusetts | Springfield | 400 | $36,140 | 1.1 |
| Massachusetts | Worcester | 440 | $36,670 | 1.4 |
| Michigan | Detroit | 980 | $31,830 | 1.1 |
| Michigan | Flint | 300 | $27,860 | 1.8 |
| Michigan | Grand Rapids | 340 | $26,890 | 0.7 |
| Michigan | Lansing | 300 | $34,780 | 1.3 |
| Michigan | Warren | 1,770 | $30,960 | 1.2 |
| Minnesota | Duluth | 150 | $25,420 | 1 |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis | 1,690 | $35,880 | 0.7 |
| Minnesota | Rochester | 290 | $33,370 | 2.7 |
| Mississippi | Jackson | 140 | $22,830 | 0.4 |
| Missouri | Columbia | 210 | $32,390 | 2.2 |
| Missouri | Jefferson City | 330 | $31,390 | 4.2 |
| Missouri | Joplin | 260 | $24,630 | 2.8 |
| Missouri | Kansas City | 1,630 | $35,620 | 1.2 |
| Missouri | St Louis | 2,740 | $41,400 | 1.6 |
| Montana | Billings | 140 | $31,730 | 1.5 |
| Nevada | Las Vegas | 740 | $34,080 | 0.6 |
| New Hampshire | Manchester | 180 | $32,480 | 1.4 |
| New Hampshire | Nashua | 290 | $32,530 | 1.7 |
| New Hampshire | Rochester | 80 | $45,090 | 1.3 |
| New Jersey | Atlantic City | 460 | $30,330 | 2.6 |
| New Jersey | Camden | 1,090 | $32,250 | 1.6 |
| New Jersey | Edison | 2,360 | $33,570 | 1.8 |
| New Jersey | Newark | 1,610 | $34,510 | 1.2 |
| New Jersey | Ocean City | 290 | $30,260 | 6.4 |
| New Mexico | Albuquerque | 350 | $28,970 | 0.7 |
| New Mexico | Farmington | 70 | $44,200 | 1.2 |
| New Mexico | Las Cruces | 170 | $23,960 | 2.4 |
| New York | Albany | 580 | $30,650 | 1 |
| New York | Buffalo | 620 | $27,530 | 0.9 |
| New York | Glens Falls | 60 | $28,020 | 1 |
| New York | Ithaca | 50 | $31,540 | 1.1 |
| New York | Kingston | 60 | $32,120 | 0.9 |
| New York | Nassau | 1,380 | $39,440 | 0.9 |
| New York | New York | 8,880 | $41,100 | 1.3 |
| New York | Poughkeepsie | 570 | $34,720 | 1.9 |
| New York | Rochester | 680 | $30,040 | 1.1 |
| New York | Syracuse | 510 | $28,030 | 1.3 |
| New York | Utica | 150 | $34,920 | 1 |
| North Carolina | Asheville | 480 | $32,410 | 2.2 |
| North Carolina | Charlotte | 880 | $33,460 | 0.8 |
| North Carolina | Durham | 380 | $32,000 | 1.1 |
| North Carolina | Greensboro | 460 | $31,910 | 1 |
| North Carolina | Greenville | 120 | $30,360 | 1.5 |
| North Carolina | Hickory | 310 | $30,580 | 1.6 |
| North Carolina | Raleigh | 910 | $29,660 | 1.4 |
| North Carolina | Wilmington | 350 | $30,480 | 2 |
| North Carolina | Winston Salem | 290 | $33,250 | 1.1 |
| North Dakota | Fargo | 90 | $30,760 | 0.7 |
| Ohio | Akron | 820 | $28,970 | 1.9 |
| Ohio | Canton | 310 | $29,460 | 1.5 |
| Ohio | Cincinnati | 1,050 | $31,900 | 0.8 |
| Ohio | Cleveland | 1,680 | $30,830 | 1.2 |
| Ohio | Columbus | 940 | $28,820 | 0.8 |
| Ohio | Dayton | 510 | $26,800 | 1 |
| Ohio | Mansfield | 110 | $23,960 | 1.9 |
| Ohio | Toledo | 720 | $25,700 | 1.8 |
| Ohio | Youngstown | 580 | $25,980 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | Lawton | 80 | $20,950 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 510 | $27,760 | 0.7 |
| Oklahoma | Tulsa | 500 | $29,520 | 0.9 |
| Oregon | Eugene | 90 | $38,440 | 0.5 |
| Oregon | Portland | 1,210 | $47,550 | 0.9 |
| Oregon | Salem | 50 | $28,950 | 0.3 |
| Pennsylvania | Allentown | 960 | $29,390 | 2.3 |
| Pennsylvania | Erie | 300 | $23,100 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | Harrisburg | 770 | $28,560 | 1.9 |
| Pennsylvania | Johnstown | 380 | $20,580 | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | Lancaster | 510 | $30,500 | 1.7 |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 3,610 | $35,320 | 1.5 |
| Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | 2,730 | $29,190 | 1.9 |
| Pennsylvania | Reading | 310 | $35,730 | 1.5 |
| Pennsylvania | Scranton | 670 | $26,080 | 2.1 |
| Pennsylvania | State College | 80 | $26,010 | 1.3 |
| Pennsylvania | Williamsport | 130 | $28,710 | 2.3 |
| Pennsylvania | York | 420 | $24,690 | 1.9 |
| Rhode Island | Providence | 790 | $35,390 | 1.1 |
| South Carolina | Anderson | 340 | $24,980 | 5 |
| South Carolina | Charleston | 490 | $34,950 | 1.3 |
| South Carolina | Columbia | 680 | $32,120 | 1.5 |
| South Carolina | Florence | 180 | $33,760 | 1.8 |
| South Carolina | Greenville | 570 | $31,960 | 1.5 |
| South Carolina | Myrtle Beach | 70 | $30,610 | 0.5 |
| South Dakota | Rapid City | 120 | $26,660 | 1.7 |
| South Dakota | Sioux Falls | 110 | $25,170 | 0.7 |
| Tennessee | Chattanooga | 630 | $28,540 | 2.2 |
| Tennessee | Clarksville | 180 | $26,850 | 2.1 |
| Tennessee | Johnson City | 170 | $33,260 | 2 |
| Tennessee | Kingsport | 250 | $29,330 | 1.8 |
| Tennessee | Knoxville | 750 | $28,130 | 1.8 |
| Tennessee | Memphis | 960 | $39,880 | 1.2 |
| Tennessee | Morristown | 160 | $26,320 | 3.1 |
| Tennessee | Nashville | 1,240 | $34,800 | 1.3 |
| Texas | Abilene | 60 | $21,990 | 0.9 |
| Texas | Amarillo | 90 | $29,490 | 0.8 |
| Texas | Austin | 990 | $26,200 | 1 |
| Texas | Beaumont | 310 | $24,340 | 1.6 |
| Texas | College Station | 200 | $27,740 | 2.2 |
| Texas | Corpus Christi | 270 | $27,920 | 1.3 |
| Texas | Dallas | 1,000 | $32,630 | 0.4 |
| Texas | El Paso | 290 | $21,620 | 0.9 |
| Texas | Fort Worth | 890 | $32,360 | 0.8 |
| Texas | Houston | 3,610 | $31,200 | 1.1 |
| Texas | Killeen | 130 | $29,530 | 0.9 |
| Texas | Lubbock | 200 | $23,780 | 1.4 |
| Texas | Mcallen | 860 | $28,330 | 3.2 |
| Texas | Midland | 40 | $25,840 | 0.5 |
| Texas | Odessa | 40 | $35,130 | 0.6 |
| Texas | San Antonio | 1,140 | $30,140 | 1.1 |
| Texas | Tyler | 250 | $34,240 | 2.4 |
| Utah | Logan | 50 | $30,900 | 1 |
| Utah | Ogden | 190 | $31,490 | 0.8 |
| Utah | Provo | 170 | $23,780 | 0.8 |
| Utah | Salt Lake City | 970 | $33,380 | 1.2 |
| Utah | St George | 40 | $35,340 | 0.7 |
| Vermont | Burlington | 160 | $29,640 | 1.2 |
| Virginia | Charlottesville | 130 | $31,130 | 1.2 |
| Virginia | Lynchburg | 90 | $29,730 | 0.8 |
| Virginia | Richmond | 650 | $36,090 | 0.9 |
| Virginia | Roanoke | 480 | $31,050 | 2.5 |
| Virginia | Virginia Beach | 730 | $34,820 | 0.8 |
| Virginia | Winchester | 40 | $20,320 | 0.7 |
| Washington | Bremerton | 130 | $52,400 | 1.3 |
| Washington | Kennewick | 80 | $35,000 | 0.8 |
| Washington | Olympia | 80 | $56,540 | 0.7 |
| Washington | Seattle | 1,790 | $37,550 | 1 |
| Washington | Tacoma | 90 | $68,620 | 0.3 |
| West Virginia | Charleston | 350 | $24,630 | 2 |
| West Virginia | Huntington | 370 | $30,170 | 2.7 |
| West Virginia | Parkersburg | 130 | $21,690 | 1.6 |
| West Virginia | Weirton | 170 | $25,970 | 3.7 |
| West Virginia | Wheeling | 130 | $24,250 | 1.8 |
| Wisconsin | Appleton | 60 | $29,130 | 0.4 |
| Wisconsin | Eau Claire | 110 | $26,520 | 1.2 |
| Wisconsin | Fond | 100 | $26,260 | 2.1 |
| Wisconsin | Green Bay | 150 | $33,050 | 0.7 |
| Wisconsin | Janesville | 90 | $34,920 | 1.2 |
| Wisconsin | La Crosse | 230 | $26,910 | 2.9 |
| Wisconsin | Madison | 340 | $25,380 | 0.8 |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 1,370 | $35,070 | 1.3 |
| Wisconsin | Oshkosh | 140 | $28,560 | 1.4 |
| Wisconsin | Racine | 140 | $46,260 | 1.6 |
| Wisconsin | Wausau | 140 | $28,800 | 1.8 |
| Wyoming | Cheyenne | 110 | $44,960 | 2.3 |
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