Occupation 6132 · Caring, leisure and other service occupations
Ambulance staff transport sick, injured and convalescent persons and give first aid treatment in emergencies and check ambulance vehicles are roadworthy, cleaned and have all the necessary equipment.
Academic qualifications are not normally required. Entry requirements vary between ambulance services. Entrants must normally have possessed a full clean driving licence for one to two years and have health clearance. Entrants undertake a minimum of 2 weeks training in first aid and patient care. Successful trainees are then attached to an ambulance station where they work under the guidance of a trained supervisor for a probationary period before working unsupervised.
Ambulance care assistant · Ambulance driver · Ambulance service preparation operative · Ambulance technician · Emergency medical technician
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6132 : Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | None | None | 2026-03 | 27,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6132 : Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | None | None | 2026-03 | 29,400.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6132 : Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | None | None | 2026-03 | 31,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6132 : Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate is less than 500 |
| 6132 : Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | None | None | 2026-03 | 2,100.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6132 : Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | None | None | 2026-03 | 31,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 6132 : Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | None | None | 2026-03 | 2,200.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 6132 : Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | None | 2,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 6132 : Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | None | 4,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 6132 : Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | None | 2,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 6132 : Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | None | 4,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 6132 : Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | None | 500.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 6132 : Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 6132 : Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | None | 2,100.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 6132 : Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | None | 3,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 6132 : Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | None | 3,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 6132 : Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | None | 2,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 6132 : Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | None | 3,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 6132 : Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | None | 3,900.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 11 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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