Ambulance Drivers & Attendants
Also called:
Ambulance Driver, EMS Driver (Emergency Medical Services Driver), Driver, Driver Medic
What they do:
Drive ambulance or assist ambulance driver in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons. Assist in lifting patients.
On the job, you would:
- Drive ambulances or assist ambulance drivers in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons.
- Remove and replace soiled linens or equipment to maintain sanitary conditions.
- Place patients on stretchers and load stretchers into ambulances, usually with assistance from other attendants.
Business
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Arts and Humanities
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- looking for ways to help people
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Attention
- do two or more things at the same time
Hand and Finger Use
- keep your arm or hand steady
- hold or move items with your hands
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Concern for Others
- Self Control
- Stress Tolerance
- Cooperation
- Attention to Detail
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You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
Word processing software
Map creation software
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high school diploma
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$23,440
per year, on average
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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