Transportation · SOC 53-3011
Physically demanding patient transport work with real-time medical assist duties sits far from AI's current reach.
Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
Timeline: Autonomous ambulances remain a distant prospect given regulatory and ethical hurdles; this role is essentially unchanged by AI through at least 2035.
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AI job-risk card
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians is resilient on AIFear. Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
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Our AI Fear Score for Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians is 18/100 (Resilient). Hands-on, interpersonal or high-stakes work AI struggles to replace.
18 out of 100, based on an AI-model review of this occupation's O*NET tasks against what current AI can actually do.
Most exposed: Reporting accident facts to hospital and law enforcement. Harder to automate: Driving ambulance safely under time pressure, Loading and securing patients on stretchers, Maintaining sanitary conditions in vehicle, Assisting EMTs with hands-on patient care.
Lean into Emergency vehicle operation, Patient handling and transfer, Basic medical assistance, Stress and crisis management. Consider roles such as Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Patient transport coordinator or Fire department paramedic.
Tasks, skills and AI-exposure for this role were reviewed by an AI model against its O*NET task profile (curated roles use published research anchors). Pay and employment, where shown, are U.S. BLS OEWS (May 2024) figures. This is an estimate, not a prediction about any individual's job. Compare all occupations.