Also called: Ambulance Drivers
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants build service orientation, operation and control and social perceptiveness skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Orderlies (85%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orderlies | 85% | $38,290 | +8% | None |
| 2 | Paramedics | 84% | $60,600 | +71% | Certificate or associate |
| 3 | Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | 83% | $33,580 | −5% | None |
| 4 | Physical Therapist Aides | 76% | $35,240 | −1% | None |
| 5 | Nursing Assistants | 75% | $42,260 | +19% | Certificate or associate |
| 6 | Firefighters | 75% | $59,280 | +67% | None |
| 7 | Animal Control Workers | 73% | $45,660 | +29% | None |
| 8 | Parking Enforcement Workers | 72% | $46,730 | +32% | None |
| 9 | Public Safety Telecommunicators | 71% | $53,040 | +50% | None |
| 10 | Subway and Streetcar Operators | 71% | $86,380 | +144% | None |
Compared with Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians, median $35,450. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as ambulance drivers and attendants (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
85% skill match · $38,290 · +8% pay
Social Perceptiveness
84% skill match · $60,600 · +71% pay
Coordination · Social Perceptiveness · Complex Problem Solving
83% skill match · $33,580 · −5% pay
Social Perceptiveness · Systems Evaluation · Complex Problem Solving
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Orderlies (85% skill match, median $38,290), Paramedics (84% skill match, median $60,600) and Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers (83% skill match, median $33,580), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 20 pay more than ambulance drivers and attendants at the median. The biggest increases: Subway and Streetcar Operators (+144%, $86,380), Respiratory Therapists (+132%, $82,280) and Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians (+110%, $74,310).
18 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.