AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 53-3011.00

Will AI replace Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians?

Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians: AI does not yet handle any of the role's 11 tasks; most of the work is hands-on, and the part AI can address mostly needs an efficient-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 11 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians, from most to least exposed. None reaches 60, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Restrain or shackle violent patients. 35 Estimated Efficient 3.4
Remove and replace soiled linens or equipment to maintain sanitary conditions. 20 Estimated Efficient 4.6
Earn and maintain appropriate certifications. 20 Estimated Efficient 3.9
Report facts concerning accidents or emergencies to hospital personnel or law enforcement officials. 15 Estimated No tier 4.3
Place patients on stretchers, and load stretchers into ambulances, usually with assistance from other attendants. 15 Estimated No tier 4.3
Accompany and assist emergency medical technicians on calls. 15 Estimated No tier 4.2
Replace supplies and disposable items on ambulances. 15 Estimated No tier 4.1
Perform minor maintenance on emergency medical services vehicles, such as ambulances. 15 Estimated No tier 4.0
Clean and wash rigs, ambulances, or equipment. 15 Estimated No tier 4.0
Administer first aid, such as bandaging, splinting, or administering oxygen. 15 Estimated No tier 3.9
Drive ambulances or assist ambulance drivers in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons. 8 Estimated No tier 4.5

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 11 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 11 of 11. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.

The model tier this role needs

An efficient-tier model or lower covers 26% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 26% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 74% is hands-on.

Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.

Wages, employment and outlook

US employment
12,630
Median annual wage
$35,450
Middle half of earners
$30,750 to $38,410
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
-1.3%

Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.

Adjacent roles

The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.

Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.

Questions about Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians and AI

Will AI replace Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians?

Not on current evidence. None of the 11 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation reaches a task exposure of 60, the level at which JobRoute counts a task as handled by AI, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 17 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears.

What is the AI exposure of Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians?

17 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 11 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 11 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians tasks can AI already do?

None reaches 60 yet. The most exposed task is: Restrain or shackle violent patients, at 35 out of 100.

What AI model tier does this role need?

An efficient-tier model or lower covers 26% of the role's importance-weighted task work, and 74% is hands-on work that no model tier covers. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.

How many people work as Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians, and what do they earn?

12,630 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $35,450 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of -1.3% from 2024 to 2034.

How to cite

Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.

JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/ambulance-drivers-and-attendants-except-emergency-medical-technicians

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