California EMT and Paramedics: Schools and Careers

Career Information for EMT And Paramedics in California

Fast Facts for EMT And Paramedics in California

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Madera, Salinas, and El Centro
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Francisco, Sacramento, and Bakersfield
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Riverside, San Diego, and Santa Ana

Salaries for EMT And Paramedics in California

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Francisco, Madera, and Salinas. (See table at bottom of page)

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California Emergency Medical Technician Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
Allan Hancock College	Santa Maria	Associate	13,176
American River College	Sacramento	Associate	33,821
Antelope Valley College	Lancaster	Associate	13,312
Antelope Valley Medical College	Lancaster	Associate	834
Bakersfield College	Bakersfield	Associate	17,405
Barstow Community College	Barstow	Associate	2,906
Butte College	Oroville	Associate	12,228
Cabrillo College	Aptos	Associate	15,114
Cerritos College	Norwalk	Associate	22,273
Cerro Coso Community College	Ridgecrest	Associate	4,577
Citrus College	Glendora	Associate	11,467
City College of San Francisco	San Francisco	Associate	46,411
College of Marin	Kentfield	Associate	6,476
College of the Canyons	Santa Clarita	Associate	17,499
College of the Desert	Palm Desert	Associate	8,597
College of the Sequoias	Visalia	Associate	11,697
College of the Siskiyous	Weed	Associate	2,782
Columbia College Sonora	Sonora	Associate	2,734
Contra Costa College	San Pablo	Associate	7,147
Copper Mountain Community College	Joshua Tree	Associate	1,673
Cosumnes River College	Sacramento	Associate	12,967
Crafton Hills College	Yucaipa	Associate	5,382
Cuesta College	San Luis Obispo	Associate	10,920
East Los Angeles College	Monterey Park	Associate	28,889
El Camino College	Torrance	Associate	24,895
Foothill College	Los Altos Hills	Associate	18,132
Fresno City College	Fresno	Associate	21,624
Glendale Community College Glendale	Glendale	Associate	16,827
Imperial Valley College	Imperial	Associate	8,682
Lake Tahoe Community College	South Lake Tahoe	Associate	2,576
Las Positas College	Livermore	Associate	8,024
Loma Linda University	Loma Linda	Doctorate & First Professional	4,022
Long Beach City College	Long Beach	Associate	25,536
Los Medanos College	Pittsburg	Associate	8,360
Mendocino College	Ukiah	Associate	4,347
Merced College	Merced	Associate	10,890
Merritt College	Oakland	Associate	6,944
Modesto Junior College	Modesto	Associate	18,546
Monterey Peninsula College	Monterey	Associate	9,238
Moorpark College	Moorpark	Associate	14,495
Mount Jacinto College	San Jacinto	Associate	14,197
Mt San Antonio College	Walnut	Associate	29,842
Napa Valley College	Napa	Associate	7,169
Orange Coast College	Costa Mesa	Associate	24,424
Palo Verde College	Blythe	Associate	3,831
Palomar College	San Marcos	Associate	27,222
Pasadena City College	Pasadena	Associate	26,672
Rio Hondo College	Whittier	Associate	21,041
Riverside Community College	Riverside	Associate	30,961
Saddleback College	Mission Viejo	Associate	18,371
San Joaquin Delta College	Stockton	Associate	18,668
Santa Ana College	Santa Ana	Associate	33,514
Santa Barbara City College	Santa Barbara	Associate	21,632
Santa Rosa Junior College	Santa Rosa	Associate	25,626
Sierra College	Rocklin	Associate	18,859
Skyline College	San Bruno	Associate	8,359
Solano Community College	Fairfield	Associate	11,163
Taft College	Taft	Associate	9,328
Ventura College	Ventura	Associate	12,603
Victor Valley College	Victorville	Associate	10,149
Yuba College	Marysville	Associate	9,904

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for EMT And Paramedics

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
EMT and Paramedics

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for EMT and Paramedics relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.

Metro Area	Jobs	Salary (2008)	Relative Popularity
CALIFORNIA
Madera	60	$45,950	1.5
Salinas	240	$40,110	1.3
El Centro	70	$24,230	1.2
Riverside	1,900	$30,660	1.2
Visalia	130	$23,660	0.8
San Diego	1,160	$32,140	0.7
Oakland	890	$26,710	0.7
Santa Ana	1,130	$31,620	0.6
Bakersfield	190	$32,270	0.6
Sacramento	500	$34,470	0.4
San Francisco	390	$53,630	0.3

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