Paramedics, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here
  • paramedic
  • responder
  • rescue worker
  • first responder
  • flight paramedic
  • medical technician
  • healthcare specialist
  • critical care paramedic
  • paramedic specialist ps
  • critical care flight paramedic
  • emt emergency medical technician
  • er paramedic emergency room paramedic
  • ed paramedic emergency department paramedic
  • emt paramedic emergency medical technician paramedic
SOC code
29-2043.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
14 activities
Activities an agent can take on
3
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · ParamedicsSOC 29-2043.00
85% · agentMostly automatable
80% · agentMostly automatable
75% · agentMostly automatable
15% · you keepBarely automatable
Medical equipment operationWhat can do this →
10% · you keepBarely automatable
8% · you keepBarely automatable
The team3 agents · 2 need no setup
Documentation agent
eClinicalWorks EHR software · Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel
Needs eClinicalWorks EHR software
Training content agent
Microsoft PowerPoint · Microsoft Word · Epocrates
● No integration needed
Patient assessment agent
PEPID EMS · Medical Wizards ER Suite · Microsoft Excel
● No integration needed
You keep this
Administer medications and perform medical proceduresOperate life-saving medical equipment in emergenciesProvide direct patient care and emotional supportMake critical medical decisions in emergency situations

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Patient documentation and reporting85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Medical knowledge maintenance and training80% · research and retrieval work · mostly automatable
Patient data analysis and assessment75% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 14 detailed work activities O*NET records for Paramedics, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.