Also called: SWAT Medic, TEMS Paramedic
A paramedic embedded with police SWAT teams to treat injuries during dangerous operations.
Trains with the SWAT team, wears body armor, and waits just behind the entry team during a high-risk warrant. Treats a gunshot wound in the hot zone before an ambulance could ever get there.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 4 years after high school. Paramedic license plus tactical medicine training (TECC); often also a police officer.
Ways in: Certification, Military, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Paramedicine, Emergency Medical Services, Criminal Justice.
Growing about average. Small specialty.
Low risk for 10 years. Drones may scout scenes, but treating injuries during SWAT operations is human-only combat-style medicine.
Classes: Biology, Physical education, Anatomy & physiology, JROTC.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-2043.
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