Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians

SOC Code: 53-3011

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicianss remove and replace soiled linens or equipment to maintain sanitary conditions. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 79.1/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Service Orientation, Critical Thinking, Active Listening.

AI-Proof Score: 79.1 — High
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Median Salary

$34,330

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Job Growth

-1.3%

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Training Time

Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)

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Job Zone

Zone 2 / 5

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Training Cost

~$5,000

Key Skills

  • •Service Orientation
  • •Critical Thinking
  • •Active Listening
  • •Social Perceptiveness
  • •Active Learning
  • •Speaking
  • •Reading Comprehension

Common Tasks

  • ✓Remove and replace soiled linens or equipment to maintain sanitary conditions.
  • ✓Drive ambulances or assist ambulance drivers in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons.
  • ✓Report facts concerning accidents or emergencies to hospital personnel or law enforcement officials.
  • ✓Place patients on stretchers, and load stretchers into ambulances, usually with assistance from other attendants.
  • ✓Accompany and assist emergency medical technicians on calls.

Why AI-Proof?

  • ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
  • ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
  • ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
  • ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation