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Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Transportation and Material Moving · SOC 53-3011
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$35,450
Median Annual Salary
Bright ↗
O*NET Outlook
2,700
Proj. Annual Openings
12,630
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-2.5%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 53-3011 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 53/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $35,450
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 2,700
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -1.3%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 3,376 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Critical ThinkingService OrientationActive ListeningReading ComprehensionSpeaking
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure0.2%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
17.6%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI9.1%
AI ability · AIOE43.8%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne25%
Top Skills
1.Critical Thinking
2.Service Orientation
3.Active Listening
4.Reading Comprehension
5.Speaking
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Drive ambulance or assist ambulance driver in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons. Assist in lifting patients.
Common titles: Ambulance Attendant, Ambulance Driver, Chair Car Driver, CPR Ambulance Driver (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Ambulance Driver), Driver, Driver Medic
Representative 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.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Clean vehicles or vehicle components.
- •Drive passenger vehicles.
- •Notify others of emergencies, problems, or hazards.
- •Provide first aid or rescue assistance in emergencies.
- •Stock medical or patient care supplies.
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Office software · hotMicrosoft Outlook · hotComputer aided dispatch softwareMapping software
Related Occupations
Emergency Medical Technicians · BrightParamedics · BrightOrderliesNursing Assistants · BrightHome Health Aides · Bright
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
0.8%
Avg AI Exposure
6
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Multi-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 53-3011: 2019 — employment: 14,740, median wage: $25,890; 2020 — employment: 14,120, median wage: $27,930; 2021 — employment: 11,710, median wage: $29,120; 2022 — employment: 9,910, median wage: $30,380; 2023 — employment: 11,520, median wage: $32,580; 2025 — employment: 12,630, median wage: $35,450.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 20% Bright |
| Median Salary | $35,450 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |