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Nationally Certified EMS Clinicians by State
Nationally Certified EMS Clinicians by Certification
EMR
15,285 (2.6%)
EMT
396,136 (67%)
AEMT
29,582 (5%)
Paramedic
149,863 (25.4%)
Total
590,866
Nationally Certified EMS Clinicians data updated daily
Key Terms
- “Nationally Certified EMS Clinicians” is defined as the unique number of individuals, by state, who hold a current National Registry certification.
Use of Data
The data provided on this page is also available in a variety of National Registry publications, including Annual Reports
or in manuscripts released by the National Registry's
Research Team . Unless otherwise specified, the data is updated daily.
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2011 Annual Certification Report
Total Certified
EMR
8,887
EMT
234,897
AEMT
84
Paramedic
81,446
First Time Certified
EMR
2,572
EMT
56,708
AEMT
63
Paramedic
10,918
Tested
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
3,748
EMT
77,218
AEMT
140
Paramedic
13,474
Percent Passing
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
69%
EMT
72%
AEMT
59%
Paramedic
76%
Tested
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
293
Paramedic
13,250
Percent Passing
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
96%
Paramedic
94%
2012 Annual Certification Report
Total Certified
EMR
8,684
EMT
231,874
AEMT
1,409
Paramedic
85,508
First Time Certified
EMR
2,695
EMT
53,705
AEMT
1,330
Paramedic
11,056
Tested
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
3,844
EMT
71,973
AEMT
2,141
Paramedic
13,890
Percent Passing
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
70%
EMT
73%
AEMT
65%
Paramedic
76%
Tested
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
2,301
Paramedic
13,629
Percent Passing
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
95%
Paramedic
94%
2013 Annual Certification Report
Total Certified
EMR
8,898
EMT
233,155
AEMT
4,343
Paramedic
88,779
First Time Certified
EMR
3,036
EMT
57,281
AEMT
3,147
Paramedic
11,027
Tested
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
4,180
EMT
76,369
AEMT
4,829
Paramedic
13,590
Percent Passing
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
73%
EMT
74%
AEMT
67%
Paramedic
77%
Tested
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
4,109
Paramedic
13,029
Percent Passing
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
95%
Paramedic
94%
2014 Annual Certification Report
Total Certified
EMR
9,118
EMT
237,835
AEMT
7,370
Paramedic
92,379
First Time Certified
EMR
3,089
EMT
58,303
AEMT
3,744
Paramedic
10,816
Tested
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
4,401
EMT
79,796
AEMT
5,744
Paramedic
13,058
Percent Passing
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
71%
EMT
72%
AEMT
66%
Paramedic
78%
Tested
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
4,697
Paramedic
12,475
Percent Passing
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
94%
Paramedic
94%
2015 Annual Certification Report
Total Certified
EMR
10,099
EMT
242,491
AEMT
9,964
Paramedic
95,281
First Time Certified
EMR
3,350
EMT
59,557
AEMT
4,228
Paramedic
10,528
Tested
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
4,945
EMT
83,413
AEMT
6,520
Paramedic
12,579
Percent Passing
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
68%
EMT
71%
AEMT
65%
Paramedic
79%
Tested
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
5,485
Paramedic
12,151
Percent Passing
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
95%
Paramedic
95%
2016 Annual Certification Report
Total Certified
EMR
10,678
EMT
253,436
AEMT
12,322
Paramedic
97,627
First Time Certified
EMR
3,539
EMT
64,675
AEMT
4,448
Paramedic
10,726
Tested
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
5,403
EMT
87,884
AEMT
6,824
Paramedic
13,447
Percent Passing
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
67%
EMT
73%
AEMT
64%
Paramedic
76%
Tested
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
5,703
Paramedic
12,831
Percent Passing
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
95%
Paramedic
96%
2017 Annual Certification Report
Total Certified
EMR
10,194
EMT
266,472
AEMT
14,154
Paramedic
100,989
First Time Certified
EMR
3,496
EMT
65,386
AEMT
4,268
Paramedic
10,856
Tested
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
5,080
EMT
88,008
AEMT
6,718
Paramedic
13,067
Percent Passing
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
69%
EMT
74%
AEMT
64%
Paramedic
80%
Tested
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
5,944
Paramedic
12,046
Percent Passing
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
95%
Paramedic
94%
2018 Annual Certification Report
Total Certified
EMR
10,308
EMT
275,692
AEMT
16,038
Paramedic
104,901
First Time Certified
EMR
3,739
EMT
68,002
AEMT
4,349
Paramedic
11,404
Tested
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
5,414
EMT
91,931
AEMT
6,587
Paramedic
13,883
Percent Passing
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
71%
EMT
74%
AEMT
66%
Paramedic
80%
Tested
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
5,892
Paramedic
13,499
Percent Passing
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
95%
Paramedic
94%
2019 Annual Certification Report
Total Certified
EMR
10,401
EMT
292,369
AEMT
17,949
Paramedic
110,061
First Time Certified
EMR
3,724
EMT
73,404
AEMT
4,509
Paramedic
11,570
Tested
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
5,436
EMT
99,044
AEMT
6,800
Paramedic
15,416
Percent Passing
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
68%
EMT
73%
AEMT
67%
Paramedic
79%
Tested
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
6,371
Paramedic
13,598
Percent Passing
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
96%
Paramedic
94%
2020 Annual Certification Report
Total Certified
EMR
9,060
EMT
293,891
AEMT
18,449
Paramedic
111,953
First Time Certified
EMR
2,084
EMT
58,969
AEMT
3,626
Paramedic
9,415
Tested
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
3,125
EMT
84,633
AEMT
6,232
Paramedic
14,297
Percent Passing
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
71%
EMT
71%
AEMT
66%
Paramedic
76%
Tested
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
4,667
Paramedic
11,001
Percent Passing
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
97%
Paramedic
94%
2021 Annual Certification Report
Total Certified
EMR
9,211
EMT
309,356
AEMT
20,380
Paramedic
118,380
First Time Certified
EMR
3,486
EMT
73,928
AEMT
5,078
Paramedic
12,870
Tested
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
5,011
EMT
102,186
AEMT
7,556
Paramedic
16,843
Percent Passing
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
70%
EMT
71%
AEMT
65%
Paramedic
76%
Tested
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
6,844
Paramedic
15,077
Percent Passing
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
99%
Paramedic
97%
2022 Annual Certification Report
Total Certified
EMR
12,195
EMT
327,779
AEMT
22,349
Paramedic
124,494
First Time Certified
EMR
5,845
EMT
74,432
AEMT
5,275
Paramedic
13,099
Tested
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
8,756
EMT
99,495
AEMT
8,367
Paramedic
17,821
Percent Passing
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
68%
EMT
73%
AEMT
64%
Paramedic
77%
Tested
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
6,944
Paramedic
14,756
Percent Passing
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
98%
Paramedic
98%
2023 Annual Certification Report
Total Certified
EMR
14,445
EMT
340,686
AEMT
24,240
Paramedic
130,644
First Time Certified
EMR
5,564
EMT
79,029
AEMT
5,611
Paramedic
14,106
Tested
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
8,222
EMT
104,303
AEMT
8,767
Paramedic
19,163
Percent Passing
(Cognitive Exam)
EMR
69%
EMT
74%
AEMT
65%
Paramedic
79%
Tested
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
7,856
Paramedic
16,512
Percent Passing
(Psychomotor Exam)
AEMT
99%
Paramedic
98%
2024 Annual Certification Report
Total Certified
EMR
15,122
EMT
361,432
AEMT
26,637
Paramedic
138,737
First Time Certified
EMR
4,637
EMT
87,213
AEMT
6,658
Paramedic
17,033
Tested
(Certification Examination)
EMR
6,909
EMT
115,685
AEMT
9,443
Paramedic
20,180
Percent Passing
(Certification Examination)
EMR
69%
EMT
74%
AEMT
67%
Paramedic
79%
Tested
(Psychomotor Examination)
AEMT
3,835
Paramedic
6,286
Percent Passing
(Psychomotor Examination)
AEMT
99%
Paramedic
99%