Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians - 53-3011.00

Drive ambulance or assist ambulance driver in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons. Assist in lifting patients.

Sample of reported job titles: Ambulance Attendant, Ambulance Driver, Chair Car Driver, CPR Ambulance Driver (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Ambulance Driver), Driver, Driver Medic, Emergency Care Attendant (ECA), EMS Driver (Emergency Medical Services Driver), First Responder, Medical Van Driver (Medi-Van Driver)

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.
• Replace supplies and disposable items on ambulances.
• Perform minor maintenance on emergency medical services vehicles, such as ambulances.
• Clean and wash rigs, ambulances, or equipment.
• Earn and maintain appropriate certifications.
• Administer first aid, such as bandaging, splinting, or administering oxygen.
• Restrain or shackle violent patients.

Technology Skills

• Map creation software - Mapping software
• Spreadsheet software - Microsoft Excel
• Word processing software - Microsoft Word

Tools Used

• Ambulances
• Blood pressure recording units - Blood pressure recorders
• Desktop computers
• Emergency response litters or stretchers or accessories - Patient stretchers
• Goggles - Safety goggles
• Gurneys or scissor lifts - Gurneys
• Medical acoustic stethoscope or accessory - Mechanical stethoscopes
• Medical staff isolation or surgical masks - Protective face shields
• Orthopedic splint systems - Rigid splints
• Oxygen therapy delivery system products accessories or its supplies - Oxygen administration equipment
• Patient stabilization or fall prevention devices or accessories - Patient restraints
• Personal computers
• Protective gloves
• Special purpose telephones - Multi-line telephone systems
• Two way radios
• Wheelchairs

Knowledge

• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
• Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
• Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

Skills

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Abilities

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Far Vision - The ability to see details at a distance.
• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Multilimb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
• Reaction Time - The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
• Response Orientation - The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part.
• Spatial Orientation - The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Static Strength - The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
• Time Sharing - The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Category Flexibility - The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Depth Perception - The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
• Flexibility of Closure - The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Perceptual Speed - The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
• Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
• Trunk Strength - The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.

Interests

• Interest code: RS
  • Realistic - Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
  • Social - Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Work Context

• Responsible for Others' Health and Safety - 81% responded “Very high responsibility.”
• Contact With Others - 66% responded “Constant contact with others.”
• Physical Proximity - 63% responded “Very close (near touching).”
• Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results - 26% responded “Important results.”
• Importance of Being Exact or Accurate - 22% responded “Very important.”
• Face-to-Face Discussions - 24% responded “Once a week or more but not every day.”
• Frequency of Decision Making - 22% responded “Once a week or more but not every day.”
• Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets - 55% responded “Every day.”
• Outdoors, Exposed to Weather - 20% responded “Once a month or more but not every week.”
• Work With Work Group or Team - 21% responded “Very important.”
• In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment - 18% responded “Once a week or more but not every day.”
• Structured versus Unstructured Work - 24% responded “Limited freedom.”
• Deal With External Customers - 56% responded “Extremely important.”
• Freedom to Make Decisions - 20% responded “Limited freedom.”
• Consequence of Error - 39% responded “Extremely serious.”
• Telephone - 29% responded “Once a week or more but not every day.”
• Exposed to Disease or Infections - 53% responded “Every day.”
• Importance of Repeating Same Tasks - 23% responded “Very important.”
• Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls - 39% responded “Continually or almost continually.”
• Coordinate or Lead Others - 30% responded “Extremely important.”
• Time Pressure - 20% responded “Once a year or more but not every month.”
• Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People - 37% responded “Once a month or more but not every week.”
• Exposed to Contaminants - 45% responded “Every day.”
• Outdoors, Under Cover - 24% responded “Once a year or more but not every month.”
• Electronic Mail - 31% responded “Every day.”
• Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body - 29% responded “Less than half the time.”
• Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions - 40% responded “Every day.”
• Very Hot or Cold Temperatures - 36% responded “Once a month or more but not every week.”
• Responsibility for Outcomes and Results - 32% responded “Limited responsibility.”
• Spend Time Sitting - 51% responded “About half the time.”
• Duration of Typical Work Week - 37% responded “40 hours.”
• Letters and Memos - 22% responded “Once a year or more but not every month.”
• Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable - 43% responded “Once a week or more but not every day.”
• Level of Competition - 28% responded “Extremely competitive.”
• Spend Time Standing - 51% responded “About half the time.”
• Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions - 35% responded “Less than half the time.”

Education

Percentage of Respondents	Education Level Required
56%	High school diploma or equivalent
23%	Some college, no degree
20%	Post-secondary certificate

Work Styles

• Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
• Self Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
• Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.
• Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
• Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
• Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
• Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
• Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
• Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
• Leadership - Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
• Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
• Social Orientation - Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
• Analytical Thinking - Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
• Innovation - Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.

Work Values

• Relationships - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
• Support - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
• Independence - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

Wages & Trends

• Median wages (2017)
  • $11.66 hourly, $24,260 annual
• Employment (2016)
  • 17,000 employees
• Projected growth (2016-2026)
  • Much faster than average (15% or higher)
• Projected job openings (2016-2026)
  • 3,100