Also called: Ambulance Driver (non-EMT), Wheelchair Van Driver, NEMT Driver
Drives patients to dialysis, doctor appointments, and hospital transfers in wheelchair vans or basic ambulances.
A medical transport driver picks up a patient in a wheelchair, secures the chair with straps, helps them into the clinic, and comes back after their appointment.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Driver's license, CPR training, and company training.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Shrinking (about -2% over 10 years). BLS 2025-35 projection band for SOC 53-3011: Decline (-1% or lower).
Low risk for 10 years. Helping patients in and out and to appointments keeps a person on board even if vans someday drive themselves.
Age 21+. One way to start: Apply to non-emergency medical transport companies; they give you CPR and passenger training
Classes: Health, Driver's education.
Official data: O*NET occupation 53-3011.
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