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Career Information for EMT And Paramedics in Florida

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Fast Facts for EMT And Paramedics in Florida

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Deltona, Ocala, and Fort Walton Beach
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Palm Bay, Port St. Lucie, and West Palm Beach
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, and Orlando

Salaries for EMT And Paramedics in Florida

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Deltona, West Palm Beach, and Pensacola. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for EMT And Paramedics in Florida are listed below.

Selected Emergency Medical Technician Schools in Florida

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Fortis College
Miami, Mulberry

Looking to prepare for your dream career? Fortis College can give you the skills and training you need to succeed in the fast-growing and high-demand healthcare field.

  • Programs: Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic, Emergency Medical Technician, Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic, Paramedic
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Coursework, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Keiser Career College
Greenacres, Hialeah, Jacksonville, New Port Richey, St. Petersburg, Tampa

Keiser Career College offers associate and diploma programs in medical technology, nursing, massage therapy and more. Six campuses throughout Florida.

  • Programs: Emergency Medical Services, EMT-B - Paramedic, Paramedic
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

More Florida Emergency Medical Technician Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Brevard Community CollegeCocoaAssociate14,496
Broward CollegeFort LauderdaleAssociate31,730
Central Florida Community CollegeOcalaAssociate6,210
Chipola CollegeMariannaBachelor2,144
City College CasselberryCasselberryAssociate104
City College Fort LauderdaleFort LauderdaleBachelor427
City College MiamiMiamiBachelor278
Daytona State CollegeDaytona BeachBachelor13,675
Edison State CollegeFort MyersBachelor11,369
Florida Community College at JacksonvilleJacksonvilleBachelor24,939
Florida Keys Community CollegeKey WestAssociate1,012
Gulf Coast Community CollegePanama CityAssociate5,758
Health Opportunity Technical CenterMiami GardensAssociate101
Hillsborough Community CollegeTampaAssociate22,621
Indian River State CollegeFort PierceBachelor14,932
Lake City Community CollegeLake CityAssociate2,849
Lake-Sumter Community CollegeLeesburgAssociate3,904
Miami Dade CollegeMiamiBachelor54,094
North Florida Community CollegeMadisonAssociate1,291
Northwest Florida State CollegeNicevilleBachelor7,043
Palm Beach Community CollegeLake WorthAssociate22,881
Pasco-Hernando Community CollegeNew Port RicheyAssociate8,065
Pensacola Junior CollegePensacolaAssociate10,728
Polk Community CollegeWinter HavenAssociate7,757
Saint Johns River Community CollegePalatkaAssociate5,111
Santa Fe CollegeGainesvilleAssociate14,824
Seminole Community CollegeSanfordAssociate12,745
South Florida Community CollegeAvon ParkAssociate2,787
St Petersburg CollegeClearwaterBachelor25,450
Tallahassee Community CollegeTallahasseeAssociate13,776
Valencia Community CollegeOrlandoAssociate32,870

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for EMT And Paramedics

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Florida. 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 AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

FLORIDA

   
Deltona380$39,7502
Ocala220$30,8702
Fort Walton Beach170$26,7101.9
Punta Gorda80$28,4901.9
Fort Lauderdale1,290$29,5701.4
Tallahassee200$24,5801
Pensacola180$38,1401
Orlando1,190$33,0700.9
Sarasota290$29,5900.9
Tampa1,270$32,1200.8
Miami890$29,4100.7
Jacksonville530$30,4900.7
Gainesville80$23,1200.6
West Palm Beach290$38,6200.4
Port St. Lucie60$33,0100.4
Palm Bay90$32,2600.4
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