Top skills for Paramedic jobs
Based on 505 active Paramedic postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Paramedic postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Life Support39%
- Supervision25%
- Emergency Medical Services18%
- Critical Care18%
- Emergency Services18%
- Job Descriptions18%
- FCC Regulations17%
- Waxing17%
- Nursing16%
- Health Care14%
- Vital Signs14%
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)13%
- Medical Management12%
- Trauma Life Support (ATLS)12%
- Resuscitation11%
- Emergency Care11%
- Neonatal9%
- Phlebotomy8%
- Critical Thinking8%
- Cardiac Monitoring8%
- Splints7%
- Drug Administration7%
- Suctioning7%
- Finger Dexterity7%
- Oxygen Therapy7%
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