Occupation AtlasAmbulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
O*NET · 53-3011.00
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Drive ambulance or assist ambulance driver in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons. Assist in lifting patients.
Also called Ambulance Attendant · Ambulance Driver · Chair Car Driver · CPR Ambulance Driver · CPR Ambulance Driver (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Ambulance Driver) · Driver · Driver Medic · ECA
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ECA (Emergency Care Attendant) · Emergency Medical Vehicle Operator · Emergency Vehicle Operator · EMS Driver · EMS Driver (Emergency Medical Services Driver) · EMS First Responder · EMS First Responder (Emergency Medical Services First Responder) · EMS Medic · EMS Medic (Emergency Medical Services Medic) · First Responder · Hospital Carrier · Medi-Van Driver · Medical Transport Driver · Medical Transportation Driver · Medical Van Driver (Medi-Van Driver) · Mobile Health Vehicle Operator · Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Driver · Patient Carrier · Transport Medic · Wheelchair Van Operator First Responder
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Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RSCRealistic · Social · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.45
- S Social4.73
- C Conventional3.57
- I Investigative2.45
- E Enterprising1.53
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Education and experience
The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.
- Related work experience
- None (48%)
- On-site or in-plant training
- Up to and including 1 month (51%)
- On-the-job training
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month (47%)
Typically associated skills
All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.
- Critical ThinkingbasicImportance 3.5Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- Active ListeningbasicImportance 3.5Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- SpeakingbasicImportance 3.4Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- Service OrientationImportance 3.4Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
- Reading ComprehensionbasicImportance 3.3Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
- Active LearningbasicImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
- Operation and ControlImportance 3.1Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper
- MonitoringbasicImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
- Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Decide how scheduling a break will affect work flow
- CoordinationImportance 3.0Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic
- Time ManagementImportance 2.9Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Keep a monthly calendar of appointments
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- Operations MonitoringImportance 2.9Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
- WritingbasicImportance 2.8Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Write down a guest's order at a restaurant
- Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Lay out tools to complete a job
- InstructingImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Instruct a new employee in the use of a timekeeping system
- PersuasionImportance 2.6Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
- NegotiationImportance 2.5Level 2.6Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
- Learning StrategiesbasicImportance 2.5Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Learn a different method of completing a task from a coworker
- Equipment MaintenanceImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Add oil to an engine as indicated by a warning light
- Systems AnalysisImportance 2.1Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a job
- Management of Personnel ResourcesImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
- TroubleshootingImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
- MathematicsbasicImportance 2.0Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
- RepairingImportance 1.9Level 1.6Level 2 looks like: Tighten a screw to get a door to close properly
- Management of Material ResourcesImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
- Quality Control AnalysisImportance 1.9Level 1.3Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
- Equipment SelectionImportance 1.9Level 1.0Level 2 looks like: Select a tool to adjust a loose part on a bicycle
- Systems EvaluationImportance 1.8Level 1.5Level 2 looks like: Determine why estimates for the time to complete a task are overly optimistic
- SciencebasicImportance 1.6Level 0.8
- Operations AnalysisImportance 1.5Level 0.5
- Management of Financial ResourcesImportance 1.3Level —
- ProgrammingImportance 1.1Level —
- Technology DesignImportance 1.1Level —
- InstallationImportance 1.0Level —
Tasks
11 coreWhat people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).
- Place patients on stretchers, and load stretchers into ambulances, usually with assistance from other attendants.Importance 4.8
- Drive ambulances or assist ambulance drivers in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons.Importance 4.7
- Accompany and assist emergency medical technicians on calls.Importance 4.7
- Earn and maintain appropriate certifications.Importance 4.7
- Replace supplies and disposable items on ambulances.Importance 4.7
- Remove and replace soiled linens or equipment to maintain sanitary conditions.Importance 4.6
- Administer first aid, such as bandaging, splinting, or administering oxygen.Importance 4.6
- Report facts concerning accidents or emergencies to hospital personnel or law enforcement officials.Importance 4.5
- Clean and wash rigs, ambulances, or equipment.Importance 4.0
- Perform minor maintenance on emergency medical services vehicles, such as ambulances.Importance 3.9
- Restrain or shackle violent patients.Importance 3.8
Knowledge
Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.
- English LanguageImportance 4.4Level 4.3Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
- Customer and Personal ServiceImportance 4.3Level 5.8
- TransportationImportance 4.0Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Drive a semi-truck through a busy city
- Medicine and DentistryImportance 3.8Level 3.9Level 4 looks like: Fill a tooth cavity
- Public Safety and SecurityImportance 3.8Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Inspect a building site for safety violations
- Education and TrainingImportance 3.5Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
- PsychologyImportance 3.4Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
- TelecommunicationsImportance 3.4Level 2.2Level 1 looks like: Send an email
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- Administration and ManagementImportance 3.1Level 2.7
- Computers and ElectronicsImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
- BiologyImportance 3.0Level 2.6
- GeographyImportance 3.0Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
- Communications and MediaImportance 2.9Level 2.9
- Sociology and AnthropologyImportance 2.9Level 2.7
- Therapy and CounselingImportance 2.9Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Provide job counseling to the unemployed
- Law and GovernmentImportance 2.8Level 2.7
- MathematicsImportance 2.8Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Add two numbers
- AdministrativeImportance 2.4Level 2.7
- Personnel and Human ResourcesImportance 2.4Level 2.0Level 1 looks like: Fill out a medical claim form
- PhysicsImportance 2.3Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
- ChemistryImportance 2.1Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Use a common household bug spray
- MechanicalImportance 2.1Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
- Engineering and TechnologyImportance 2.0Level 1.2Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
- Foreign LanguageImportance 1.9Level 1.4Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
- Economics and AccountingImportance 1.7Level 1.1Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
- Philosophy and TheologyImportance 1.7Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
- Production and ProcessingImportance 1.7Level 1.0Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
- Sales and MarketingImportance 1.5Level —
- DesignImportance 1.3Level —
- Building and ConstructionImportance 1.2Level —
- History and ArcheologyImportance 1.2Level —
- Fine ArtsImportance 1.1Level —
- Food ProductionImportance 1.1Level —
Abilities
Enduring capacities the work calls for.
- Oral ComprehensionImportance 4.1Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
- Problem SensitivityImportance 4.1Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
- Oral ExpressionImportance 4.0Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
- Near VisionImportance 3.4Level 3.5Level 2 looks like: Read indicators on the dashboard of a car
- Deductive ReasoningImportance 3.3Level 3.4Level 2 looks like: Know that a stalled car can coast downhill
- Multilimb CoordinationImportance 3.3Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Operate a forklift truck in a warehouse
- Reaction TimeImportance 3.3Level 3.5Level 4 looks like: Press a button to stop operation when a warning light goes off
- Speech ClarityImportance 3.3Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
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- Static StrengthImportance 3.3Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Pull a 40-pound sack of fertilizer across the lawn
- Arm-Hand SteadinessImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Thread a needle
- Far VisionImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Read the slides on a presentation from across a room
- Finger DexterityImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
- Manual DexterityImportance 3.1Level 2.9
- Perceptual SpeedImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
- Rate ControlImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Keep up with a car that changes speed
- Response OrientationImportance 3.1Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Use either the brake or gas pedal when your vehicle is skidding
- Selective AttentionImportance 3.1Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Watch security monitors for intruders throughout the night shift
- Spatial OrientationImportance 3.1Level 2.9Level 3 looks like: Find your way through a dark room without hitting anything
- Speech RecognitionImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Recognize the voice of a coworker
- Time SharingImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
- Trunk StrengthImportance 3.1Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
- Category FlexibilityImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
- Control PrecisionImportance 3.0Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Adjust farm tractor controls
- Depth PerceptionImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
- Flexibility of ClosureImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
- Inductive ReasoningImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Decide what to wear based on the weather report
- Information OrderingImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
- Speed of ClosureImportance 3.0Level 2.9Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
- Written ComprehensionImportance 3.0Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Understand signs on the highway
- Extent FlexibilityImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
- VisualizationImportance 2.9Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
- Written ExpressionImportance 2.9Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
- Auditory AttentionImportance 2.8Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
- Gross Body CoordinationImportance 2.8Level 2.9Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
- Fluency of IdeasImportance 2.6Level 2.8Level 2 looks like: Name four different uses for a screwdriver
- Hearing SensitivityImportance 2.6Level 2.1Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
- Visual Color DiscriminationImportance 2.6Level 2.3Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
- Peripheral VisionImportance 2.5Level 2.3Level 2 looks like: Keep in step while marching in a band
- Dynamic StrengthImportance 2.4Level 2.4Level 2 looks like: Use pruning shears to trim a bush
- Glare SensitivityImportance 2.3Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Drive on a familiar road on a cloudy day
- Gross Body EquilibriumImportance 2.3Level 1.9Level 2 looks like: Stand on a ladder
- Speed of Limb MovementImportance 2.3Level 2.5Level 2 looks like: Saw through a thin piece of wood
- StaminaImportance 2.3Level 2.1Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
- MemorizationImportance 2.1Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Remember the number on your bus to be sure you get back on the right one
- Sound LocalizationImportance 2.1Level 1.5Level 2 looks like: Listen to a sound system to determine which speaker is working
- Explosive StrengthImportance 2.0Level 1.5Level 2 looks like: Hit a nail with a hammer
- Mathematical ReasoningImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Determine how much 20 oranges will cost when they are priced at 5 for 4 dollars
- Night VisionImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Read street signs at dusk (just after sunset)
- Number FacilityImportance 2.0Level 1.6Level 1 looks like: Add 2 and 7
- OriginalityImportance 2.0Level 2.0Level 2 looks like: Use a credit card to open a locked door
- Wrist-Finger SpeedImportance 1.8Level 1.1Level 2 looks like: Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
- Dynamic FlexibilityImportance 1.3Level —
Work activities
Kinds of activity the work is made of.
- Assisting and Caring for OthersImportance 4.8Level 6.7Level 7 looks like: Care for seriously injured persons in an emergency room
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsImportance 4.5Level 5.3Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or SurroundingsImportance 4.5Level 6.1Level 7 looks like: Check the status of a patient in critical medical care
- Updating and Using Relevant KnowledgeImportance 4.5Level 6.0Level 7 looks like: Learn information related to a complex and rapidly changing technology
- Performing General Physical ActivitiesImportance 4.4Level 5.4Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
- Communicating with People Outside the OrganizationImportance 4.3Level 5.0Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
- Documenting/Recording InformationImportance 4.3Level 4.5Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
- Handling and Moving ObjectsImportance 4.3Level 5.5Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
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- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal RelationshipsImportance 4.2Level 5.2Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentImportance 4.2Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Drive an 18-wheel tractor-trailer
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesImportance 4.1Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
- Developing and Building TeamsImportance 4.0Level 3.8Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialsImportance 4.0Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
- Getting InformationImportance 3.9Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for OthersImportance 3.9Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
- Performing for or Working Directly with the PublicImportance 3.9Level 4.4Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
- Processing InformationImportance 3.9Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
- Training and Teaching OthersImportance 3.9Level 4.2Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with StandardsImportance 3.8Level 3.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing WorkImportance 3.8Level 4.6Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
- Coaching and Developing OthersImportance 3.7Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of OthersImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
- Making Decisions and Solving ProblemsImportance 3.6Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
- Working with ComputersImportance 3.6Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
- Providing Consultation and Advice to OthersImportance 3.4Level 3.4Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
- Analyzing Data or InformationImportance 3.3Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating SubordinatesImportance 3.3Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with OthersImportance 3.3Level 4.0Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
- Thinking CreativelyImportance 3.3Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
- Developing Objectives and StrategiesImportance 3.2Level 3.2Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
- Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or InformationImportance 3.2Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or PeopleImportance 3.2Level 3.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
- Scheduling Work and ActivitiesImportance 3.2Level 3.6Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
- Performing Administrative ActivitiesImportance 3.1Level 2.9
- Staffing Organizational UnitsImportance 3.0Level 2.6
- Controlling Machines and ProcessesImportance 2.9Level 2.7
- Monitoring and Controlling ResourcesImportance 2.7Level 3.3Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentImportance 2.7Level 2.4Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
- Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and EquipmentImportance 2.3Level 2.6
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic EquipmentImportance 2.2Level 1.8Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
- Selling or Influencing OthersImportance 1.9Level 1.9Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
Work context
The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.
Technology
6 toolsSoftware used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.
Hot (4)
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
Other tools (2)
- Computer aided dispatch software
- Mapping software
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