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Emergency Medical Technicians: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
1
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$44,470
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
180,510
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, Emergency Medical Technician (competency-based)
- State medians
- $66,410 in Hawaii to $27,610 in Puerto Rico (53 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency Medical Technician | 0730 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Competency-Based (V2): 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Hybrid (V2): 2,000 to 4,000 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 2,000 hours |
What emergency medical technicians earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | $66,410 | $31.93 | 560 |
| Alaska | $57,440 | $27.61 | 310 |
| New Jersey | $53,610 | $25.78 | 6,120 |
| Washington | $52,690 | $25.33 | 2,940 |
| Rhode Island | $51,290 | $24.66 | 430 |
| Connecticut | $50,640 | $24.35 | 2,190 |
| Massachusetts | $50,230 | $24.15 | 4,550 |
| Oregon | $49,270 | $23.69 | 1,970 |
| New York | $48,400 | $23.27 | 14,840 |
| Maryland | $48,100 | $23.12 | 3,400 |
| Minnesota | $48,090 | $23.12 | 3,160 |
| Wyoming | $47,070 | $22.63 | 400 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $47,040 | $22.62 | 40 |
| Delaware | $46,790 | $22.49 | 950 |
| New Hampshire | $46,790 | $22.50 | 1,010 |
| District of Columbia | $46,650 | $22.43 | 370 |
| California | $46,380 | $22.30 | 21,880 |
| Maine | $46,340 | $22.28 | 1,110 |
| Colorado | $45,750 | $22.00 | 3,060 |
| Vermont | $45,600 | $21.93 | 790 |
| Georgia | $45,550 | $21.90 | 6,260 |
| Virginia | $45,420 | $21.84 | 4,490 |
| North Carolina | $44,250 | $21.27 | 6,680 |
| Pennsylvania | $43,310 | $20.82 | 10,160 |
| Wisconsin | $43,060 | $20.70 | 3,930 |
| Indiana | $42,740 | $20.55 | 4,160 |
| Illinois | $42,260 | $20.32 | 7,840 |
| Missouri | $42,160 | $20.27 | 2,800 |
| Nebraska | $41,710 | $20.05 | 540 |
| Iowa | $40,660 | $19.55 | 1,510 |
| South Carolina | $40,370 | $19.41 | 4,010 |
| Tennessee | $40,330 | $19.39 | 3,860 |
| Ohio | $40,220 | $19.34 | 5,560 |
| Florida | $39,870 | $19.17 | 6,060 |
| Michigan | $39,870 | $19.17 | 4,230 |
| North Dakota | $39,670 | $19.07 | 760 |
| Arizona | $39,500 | $18.99 | 3,970 |
| Utah | $38,930 | $18.72 | 1,280 |
| Idaho | $38,840 | $18.67 | 780 |
| Alabama | $37,810 | $18.18 | 2,020 |
| Nevada | $37,560 | $18.06 | 1,530 |
| New Mexico | $37,550 | $18.05 | 1,260 |
| Texas | $37,260 | $17.91 | 12,770 |
| Kentucky | $36,800 | $17.69 | 2,770 |
| South Dakota | $36,800 | $17.69 | 600 |
| Mississippi | $36,630 | $17.61 | 1,390 |
| Arkansas | $36,230 | $17.42 | 1,120 |
| Montana | $36,140 | $17.38 | 860 |
| Louisiana | $35,870 | $17.25 | 2,450 |
| Kansas | $35,780 | $17.20 | 1,510 |
| West Virginia | $34,360 | $16.52 | 900 |
| Oklahoma | $34,170 | $16.43 | 2,410 |
| Puerto Rico | $27,610 | $13.27 | 650 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations · EMT and Paramedic Classes at schools and training centers
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.