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Paramedics

Paramedics provide first aid and life support treatment in emergency situations and transport sick and injured people who require skilled treatment.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£ 24,462
£ 39,383
£ 58,030

New workers start around £24,462. Normal pay is £39,383 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £58,030.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 22,591 vacancies for this type of job

2.64%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Briefs other medical staff when handing over the patient, and completes patient report forms describing the patient.

  • Transports and accompanies patients who either require or potentially require skilled treatment whilst travelling.

  • Resuscitates and/or stabilises patient using relevant techniques, equipment and drugs.

  • Assesses the nature of injuries, provides first aid treatment and ascertains appropriate method of conveying patient.

  • Drives ambulance or accompanies driver to respond to calls for assistance at accidents, emergencies and other incidents.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Emergency Medicine

  • Emergency Departments

  • Primary Care

  • Nursing

  • Auditing

  • Trauma Care

  • Ambulances

  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

  • Urgent Care

  • Mental Health

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Teaching

  • Management

  • Communications

  • Research

  • Leadership

  • Mentorship

  • Planning

  • Customer Service

  • Decision Making

  • Enthusiasm

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

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