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ANZSCO 411112Updated 2026-01-29

Intensive Care Ambulance Paramedic

National shortage level: Strong

Snapshot

Median pay: AUD 140k
Weekly earnings: AUD 2690
Salary range: AUD 126k-AUD 154k
Job ads trend: Not listed
Time to hire: Varies
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State distribution

44.2%
VIC
24.3%
NSW
12.5%
QLD

Education mix

47.5%
bachelor degree
26.2%
Post graduate
19.2%
advanced diploma/ diploma

Role overview

Intensive Care Ambulance Paramedics provide intensive pre-hospital health care to injured, sick, infirm and aged persons and emergency transport to medical facilities.

What you do
  • Attends accidents, emergencies and requests for medical assistance and provides pre-hospital care.
  • Assesses health of patients, assesses need for assistance, specialised needs and factors affecting patients' conditions.
  • Performs therapies and administers drugs according to protocol.

Core skills

    Credentials & pathway

    • Recommended level: bachelor degree (47.5%)

    Recent job ads

    No ads listed yet.

    Tasks

    • Assesses health of patients, assesses need for assistance, specialised needs and factors affecting patients' conditions.
    • Attends accidents, emergencies and requests for medical assistance and provides pre-hospital care.
    • Attends events where accidents and other health emergencies may occur.

    Earnings

    Weekly median: AUD 2690
    Annual median: AUD 140k
    Range: AUD 126k-AUD 154k