Ambulance Drivers & Attendants
Ambulance Driver, Driver, EMS Driver (Emergency Medical Services Driver), First Responder
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:
- 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.
Knowledge
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Business
- customer service
- management
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Health
- medicine and dentistry
Skills
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Social
- looking for ways to help people
- understanding people's reactions
Abilities
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Attention
- do two or more things at the same time
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Controlled Movement
- use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down
- change when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving
Hand and Finger Use
- hold or move items with your hands
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Adaptability
- Empathy
- Stress Tolerance
- Self-Control
- Cooperation
- Integrity
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel Hot Technology
Helpdesk or call center software
- Computer aided dispatch software
Electronic mail software
- Microsoft Outlook Hot Technology
Education
Education: (rated 1 of 4)
certificate after high school or
high school diploma/GED
usually needed
high school diploma/GED
usually needed
Job Outlook
Below Average
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
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