Emergency Medical
Technicians and Paramedics

Total Employed

% of Total U.S.


United States

114,400

100.0%

Chicago, IL PMSA

5,310

4.6%

New York, NY PMSA

5,200

4.5%

Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA

3,830

3.3%

Pittsburgh, PA MSA

3,370

2.9%

Boston, MA-NH PMSA

3,240

2.8%

Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA

3,040

2.7%

Houston, TX PMSA

2,740

2.4%

Atlanta, GA MSA

2,660

2.3%

St. Louis, MO-IL MSA

2,190

1.9%

Oakland, CA PMSA

2,150

1.9%

Orange County, CA PMSA

2,010

1.8%

Baltimore, MD PMSA

1,950

1.7%

Detroit, MI PMSA

1,910

1.7%

Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA

1,530

1.3%

Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA

1,500

1.3%

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA

1,360

1.2%

San Diego, CA MSA

1,350

1.2%

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA

1,340

1.2%

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN PMSA

1,310

1.1%

Denver, CO PMSA

1,280

1.1%

Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA

1,190

1.0%

San Francisco, CA PMSA

1,130

1.0%

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA

1,120

1.0%

Kansas City, MO-KS MSA

1,100

1.0%

Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA

1,040

0.9%


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Survey, 2002