Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Drive ambulance or assist ambulance driver in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons. Assist in lifting patients.
- Tasks
- 11 tasks11 core
- Family
- Transportation & Material MovingOne of its 57 occupations
- Code
- 53-3011.00SOC 2018: 53-3011
What the work is made of
All 11 are core tasks, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the job
- Task 1. Remove and replace soiled linens or equipment to maintain sanitary conditions.Core taskTask 8607Rated by 56 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 2. Drive ambulances or assist ambulance drivers in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons.Core taskTask 8606Rated by 57 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 3. Report facts concerning accidents or emergencies to hospital personnel or law enforcement officials.Core taskTask 8612Rated by 57 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 4. Place patients on stretchers, and load stretchers into ambulances, usually with assistance from other attendants.Core taskTask 8608Rated by 58 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 5. Accompany and assist emergency medical technicians on calls.Core taskTask 8609Rated by 57 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 6. Replace supplies and disposable items on ambulances.Core taskTask 8611Rated by 57 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 7. Perform minor maintenance on emergency medical services vehicles, such as ambulances.Core taskTask 21028Rated by 56 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 8. Clean and wash rigs, ambulances, or equipment.Core taskTask 21029Rated by 58 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 9. Earn and maintain appropriate certifications.Core taskTask 8610Rated by 55 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 10. Administer first aid, such as bandaging, splinting, or administering oxygen.Core taskTask 8613Rated by 57 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 11. Restrain or shackle violent patients.Core taskTask 8614Rated by 56 people who do the job, July 2017
Where this comes from
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 53-3011
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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