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Paramedic / EMT Career Market Report 2026

968 active jobs. 103 companies. Median salary $51K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

968
Active Job Openings
103
Companies Hiring
$51K
Median Salary (US)
56%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Paramedic / EMT market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 56% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $51K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $48K to $69K.

Patient Care is the most-demanded skill at 70%

ACLS / BLS demand rose +20.3pp — fastest-growing skill

joinparachute leads hiring with 223 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Entry-Level → Junior (+$0K, +0%)

Salary increase: +$0K · Sample: Entry-Level → Junior

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior12$50K$50K$53K
Entry-Level4$21K$50K$51K

What jumps out

Entry-Level → Junior: +$0K (0%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States121$51KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site1.3%
Remote0.1%
Hybrid0.0%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Patient Care
70%
ACLS / BLS
64%
CPR / First Aid
44%
Pediatrics
26%
Pharmacy
22%
IV Therapy
21%
Vital Signs
17%
EMR / EHR
12%
HIPAA
12%
Medication Administration
12%
Geriatrics
12%
Critical Care
10%

Skills on the Rise

ACLS / BLS ↑+20.3ppPatient Care ↑+13.7ppEMR / EHR ↑+11.9ppCPR / First Aid ↑+11.8ppVital Signs ↑+9.3pp

Declining in Demand

Customer Service ↓-25.6ppCritical Thinking ↓-11.3ppHazmat ↓-8.4pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
joinparachute22323.0%
Takeda11011.4%
Carilionclinic525.4%
Convenientmd272.8%
Nghs232.4%
qualitycorrectional222.3%
Lvhn202.1%
Bhs202.1%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States440
Albania4
India4
Lebanon3
Iraq3
United Kingdom2
Belgium1
Canada1

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree85.4%461
Master's Degree6.7%36
Bachelor's Degree0.4%2
PhD / Doctorate0.2%1

Certifications

ACLS Certification (18%)BLS Certification (5%)CPR Certified (3%)

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