Also called: Fire Medic
A firefighter who is also a paramedic, responding to fires and the far more common medical calls.
Works 24-hour shifts at the station: cooks dinner with the crew, then runs calls all night, a car crash, a diabetic emergency, a kitchen fire. Most 911 calls fire departments answer are medical.
Estimate; paramedic pay premium on top of firefighter pay.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 2 years after high school. Fire academy plus paramedic certification (about 1-2 years combined).
Ways in: Certification, 2-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Paramedicine, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Science.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. Drones and dispatch AI help size up scenes; firefighting, rescue and patient care stay physical human work.
Classes: Biology, Physical education, Chemistry, Health science CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 33-2011.
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