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Ambulance Officers and Paramedics

Ambulance Officers and Paramedics provide emergency health care and transport for injured, sick, infirm and aged persons to medical facilities.

HealthANZSCO 4111
$2,852/wkMedian full-time pay
27kPeople employed
+23% ▲Growth to 2035
90%Work full time
36Median age
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 4111.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.

attending accidents, emergencies and requests for medical assistanceassessing health of patients, determining need for assistance, and assessing specialised needs and factors affecting patients' conditionsperforming therapies and administering drugs according to protocolresuscitating and defibrillating patients and operating life-support equipmenttransporting accident victims to medical facilitiestransporting sick and disabled persons to and from medical facilities for specialised treatment and rehabilitation
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 4111 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 6,300 more people in ambulance officers and paramedics by 2035 ▲

The field grew 3.1% in the year to February 2026, adding about 800 workers. Most of the jobs are in NSW and VIC, with QLD third.

Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 4111.More about our sources: How we check our facts
28.2k2025
31.3k2030 PROJ.
34.5k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

7 in ten people here have a degree. You can still get in without one.

26% came through a VET qualification. These are the nationally recognised courses mapped to this occupation, with the number of registered training providers that offer each one.

Source: JSA · training.gov.auEducation split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 4111. Qualification mapping and provider counts: training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, October 2026. Listed providers are current registered training providers (private providers and TAFE institutes).More about our sources: How we check our facts

Nationally recognised training · most offered first

HLT51020Diploma

Diploma of Emergency Health Care

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See 20 providers
HLT41120Certificate IV

Certificate IV in Health Care

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See 19 providers
HLT31120Certificate III

Certificate III in Non-Emergency Patient Transport

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See 11 providers
See all 5 mapped courses
HLT51020Diploma of Emergency Health Care · 20 providers
HLT41120Certificate IV in Health Care · 19 providers
HLT31120Certificate III in Non-Emergency Patient Transport · 11 providers
HLT31220Certificate III in Basic Health Care · 9 providers
11289NATGraduate Certificate in Enhanced Assessment and Critical Reasoning (Queensland Ambulance Service) · 0 providers

Providers are shown in A-Z order on each course page. A listing is not a recommendation.

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Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26State chart shows people employed, not current job ads. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 4111.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW9.2k
VIC5.6k
QLD4.4k
SA1.9k
WA1.6k
TAS0.7k
NT0.3k
ACT0.2k