Paramedics | Career profile

Paramedics provide first aid and life support treatment in emergency situations and transport sick and injured people who require skilled treatment.

Wages

New workers

AVERAGE

Experienced

£26,562

£46,470

£68,571

New workers start around £26,562. Normal pay is £46,470 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £68,571.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 28,922 vacancies for this type of job

6.94%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

Briefs other medical staff when handing over the patient, and completes patient report forms describing the patient’s condition and any treatment provided.
Transports and accompanies patients who either require or potentially require skilled treatment whilst travelling.
Resuscitates and/or stabilises patient using relevant techniques, equipment and drugs.
Assesses the nature of injuries, provides first aid treatment and ascertains appropriate method of conveying patient.
Drives ambulance or accompanies driver to respond to calls for assistance at accidents, emergencies and other incidents.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

Primary Care
Triage
Emergency Medicine
Patient Treatment
Ambulances
Clinical Assessments
Clinical Practices
Auditing
Chronic Diseases
Emergency Response

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

Communication
Management
Mentorship
Decision Making
Planning
Investigation
Research
First Aid
Compassion
Customer Service

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

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Nottingham Trent University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Nottingham · 13/09/2024

Tariff points: 120/128

University of Bedfordshire

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Bedford · 09/2024

Tariff points: 120/120

University of East Anglia UEA

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Norwich · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Birmingham Newman University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Birmingham · 21/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Nelson and Colne College Group

FdA · 2 Years · Full-time · Accrington · 09/2024

Tariff points: 96/96

University of Huddersfield

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Huddersfield · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 128/128

University of Sunderland

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Sunderland · 22/04/2025

Tariff points: 120/120

Anglia Ruskin University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Chelmsford · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

University of Wolverhampton

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Wolverhampton · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

St George's, University of London

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · London · 01/09/2024

Tariff points: 81/128

University of Worcester

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Worcester · 09/2024

Tariff points: 120/120

Wrexham University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Wrexham · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

University of Portsmouth

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Portsmouth · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 120/128

Glasgow Caledonian University

BSc · 3 Years · Full-time · Glasgow · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 102/112

Coventry University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Coventry · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

University of Suffolk

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Ipswich · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Keele University

MSci · 5 Years · Full-time including foundation year · Keele · 09/2024

Tariff points: 104/104

Bristol, University of the West of England

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Bristol · 03/02/2025

Tariff points: 128/128

University of Plymouth

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Plymouth · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/144

University of the West of Scotland

BSc · 3 Years · Full-time · Hamilton · 09/2024

Tariff points: 120/120

Canterbury Christ Church University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Chatham · 09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

University of Bradford

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Bradford · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 128/128

University of Cumbria

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Lancaster · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/120

Staffordshire University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Stafford · 09/2024

Tariff points: 112/120

Sheffield Hallam University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Sheffield · 09/2024

Tariff points: 128/128

De Montfort University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Leicester · 09/2024

Tariff points: 128/128

University of Hertfordshire

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Hatfield · 09/2024

Tariff points: 120/128

University of Lincoln

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Lincoln · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 104/104

Bournemouth University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Poole · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/128

Buckinghamshire New University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · High Wycombe · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/136

University of Central Lancashire

BSc · 3 Years · Full-time · Preston · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 120/120

University of Surrey

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Guildford · 09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Liverpool John Moores University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Liverpool · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 120/128

Swansea University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Swansea · 09/09/2024

Tariff points: 120/120

University of Brighton

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Brighton · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

Teesside University, Middlesbrough

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Middlesbrough · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/128

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

BSc · 3 Years · Full-time · Edinburgh · 09/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

University of Gloucestershire

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Gloucester · 01/2025

Tariff points: 112/112

Birmingham City University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Birmingham · 09/2024

Tariff points: 120/120

University of West London

MSc (PG) · 2 Years · Full-time · London · 01/2025

Tariff points: N/A

University College Birmingham

BSc · 3 Years · Full-time · Birmingham · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/120

University of Stirling

BSc · 3 Years · Full-time · Stirling · 09/09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

York St John University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · York · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 120/120

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