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Louisiana EMT and Paramedics: Schools and Careers

Career Information for EMT And Paramedics in Louisiana

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Fast Facts for EMT And Paramedics in Louisiana

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Lake Charles, Alexandria, and Houma
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Shreveport
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: New Orleans, Shreveport, and Baton Rouge

Salaries for EMT And Paramedics in Louisiana

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Houma. (See table at bottom of page)

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Louisiana Emergency Medical Technician Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier CityAssociate4,986
Delgado Community CollegeNew OrleansAssociate13,210
L E Fletcher Technical Community CollegeHoumaAssociate1,296
Louisiana Technical College-Alexandria CampusAlexandriaAssociate504
Louisiana Technical College-Delta-Ouachita CampusWest MonroeAssociate758
Louisiana Technical College-Hammond Area Branch CampusHammondAssociate344
Louisiana Technical College-Lafayette CampusLafayetteAssociate969
Louisiana Technical College-Lafourche CampusThibodauxAssociate424
Louisiana Technical College-Northeast LA Branch CampusWinnsboroAssociate263
Louisiana Technical College-Shelby Jackson CampusFerridayAssociate213
Louisiana Technical College-Sullivan CampusBogalusaAssociate1,080
Nicholls State UniversityThibodauxMasters6,864
Nunez Community CollegeChalmetteAssociate1,442
South Louisiana Community CollegeLafayetteAssociate2,944
Southern University at ShreveportShreveportAssociate2,337

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for EMT And Paramedics

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Louisiana. 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

LOUISIANA

   
Lake Charles170$27,8101.7
Alexandria80$25,2301.2
Houma120$28,6101.1
Shreveport220$24,3301
New Orleans610$31,9900.9
Baton Rouge180$36,4900.4
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