Paramedics

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2020 Workforce

107k

Average Age

36.7

Average Salary

$57,215

Average Male Salary

$59,834

Average Female Salary

$50,618

About

Paramedics are most often employed by the Other health care services industry. The average yearly wage for Paramedics was $57,215 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Paramedics are Clarksville City PUMA, TN, Manhattan City PUMA, KS, and Berkeley, Jefferson, Mineral, Hampshire & Morgan Counties PUMA, WV. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Paramedics are Hope Mills & Spring Lake Towns PUMA, NC, Ponce & Jayuya Municipios PUMA, PR, and Pennyrile Area Development District (South) PUMA, KY.

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Employment and salary information for the Paramedics workforce. Paramedics workforce in 2020 was 106,753 people, of which 28.4% were women and 71.6% were men. Paramedics are paid most in Redding City PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Hope Mills & Spring Lake Towns PUMA, NC.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

76,412

Male Workforce

± 6.78k

30,341

Female Workforce

± 4.28k

The Paramedics workforce in 2020 was 106,753 people (28.4% women and 71.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 11.5% between 2018 (95,785) and 2020 (106,753).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Paramedics.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($133,430), Minnesota ($84,983), and Massachusetts ($73,364).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$57,215

AVERAGE WAGE

#206 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Paramedics earned an average of $57,215, $1,261 more than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Paramedics in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.326

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Paramedics had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.326, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Paramedics (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Paramedics compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Paramedics and on wages for those in the field. Other health care services is the industry that employs the most Paramedics, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Paramedics, by average wage, is Offices of physicians ($124,729).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

107k

2020 Workforce

± 8,019

4.86%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 10.3%

This graphic shows the share of Paramedics employed by various industries. Other health care services employs the largest share of Paramedics at 58.1%, followed by General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 21.7% and Justice, public order, & safety activities with 20.2%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Paramedics in the US. The workforce of Paramedics in 2020 was 106,753 people, with 28.4% woman, and 71.6% men. The average age of male Paramedics in the workforce is 37 and of female Paramedics is 35.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Paramedics is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Paramedics in 2020 was 106,753 people, with 28.4% woman, and 71.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (22,341 people), 30 to 34 years (18,591 people), and 35 to 39 years (13,335 people). Among them they concentrated 51% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 11.4% of Paramedics workers were Hispanic and 88.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (72.2%), Puerto Rican (20.2)%, and Cuban (7.62)%

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Races

In 2020, 83.8% of the Paramedics workforce were White, of which 27.7% were women and 72.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (6.6%) and Two or More Races (3.18%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Paramedics from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Paramedics is Health but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Science Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Paramedics in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Health (3,928 people), Biology (3,562 people), and Business (2,942 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Paramedics workers were Some college (45,447 people), Associates Degree (26,884 people), and Bachelors Degree (19,522 people).

The graphic shows the Paramedics workforce by gender and educational level.