7 curated pathways for Florida, reordered by your answers. Ranking is guidance only.
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Florida Department of Health — EMT/Paramedic Certification
Review the Florida Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) pathway details, confirm your NREMT/CPR with FL DOH, and verify current application steps before applying.
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Licensed occupation in Florida.
Curated from 2026-09-10 research. Not re-checked on 2026-09-26.
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Time (may be estimate): Challenge path: roughly 2–8 weeks depending on fingerprinting and exam scheduling (estimate).
No annual mean or annual median was in the BLS OEWS snapshot retrieved on 2026-09-27 for this selection. Missing or suppressed values were left blank.
No FL state license; practice framework under s. 458.3485 (physician supervision). Optional cert from NCCA-accredited or board-approved programs.
Time (may be estimate): Employment-only: weeks (estimate). National cert: weeks–months depending on eligibility path (estimate).
No annual mean or annual median was in the BLS OEWS snapshot retrieved on 2026-09-27 for this selection. Missing or suppressed values were left blank.
Not licensed as clinical laboratory personnel in Florida (phlebotomists excluded from definition).
Time (may be estimate): Weeks–a few months (estimate).
No annual mean or annual median was in the BLS OEWS snapshot retrieved on 2026-09-27 for this selection. Missing or suppressed values were left blank.
Time (may be estimate): Often ~12–18 months clock-hour PN after credits (estimate; program-dependent).
Annual median (Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses) $61,770. BLS OEWS 2025, series OEUS120000000000029206113. Checked 2026-09-27. Source year 2025. Annual mean (Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses) $62,150. BLS OEWS 2025, series OEUS120000000000029206104. Checked 2026-09-27. Source year 2025.
Licensed occupation in Florida.
Florida Department of Health — EMT/Paramedic Certification
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Time (may be estimate): If already NRP: days–weeks application (estimate). If starting from EMT-level 68W: commonly 6–18+ months program (estimate; program-dependent).
Annual median (Paramedics) $60,140. BLS OEWS 2025, series OEUS120000000000029204313. Checked 2026-09-27. Source year 2025. Annual mean (Paramedics) $63,300. BLS OEWS 2025, series OEUS120000000000029204304. Checked 2026-09-27. Source year 2025.
Licensed occupation in Florida.
Time (may be estimate): ADN ~2 years; BSN ~4 years typical (estimate; accelerated/bridge variants exist).
No annual mean or annual median was in the BLS OEWS snapshot retrieved on 2026-09-27 for this selection. Missing or suppressed values were left blank.
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Annual median (Emergency Medical Technicians) $39,870. BLS OEWS 2025, series OEUS120000000000029204213. Checked 2026-09-27. Source year 2025.
29-2042.00 does not appear on the Army 68W row in military_crosswalk/milx0724.csv. The 2015 enhanced-analysis workbook lists retired code 29-2041.00 Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics instead. This gap is recorded for review and is not imported as a 68W match.
BLS OEWS (opens in the browser)Checked 2026-09-27. Source year 2025.
Annual mean (Emergency Medical Technicians) $44,130. BLS OEWS 2025, series OEUS120000000000029204204. Checked 2026-09-27. Source year 2025.
29-2042.00 does not appear on the Army 68W row in military_crosswalk/milx0724.csv. The 2015 enhanced-analysis workbook lists retired code 29-2041.00 Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics instead. This gap is recorded for review and is not imported as a 68W match.
BLS OEWS (opens in the browser)Checked 2026-09-27. Source year 2025.
Needs expert review. Sign-off not recorded.
Licensed occupation in Florida.
29-2042.00 does not appear on the Army 68W row in military_crosswalk/milx0724.csv. The 2015 enhanced-analysis workbook lists retired code 29-2041.00 Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics instead. This gap is recorded for review and is not imported as a 68W match.
This line is evidence that the file lists a license. It is not a determination that military training meets the license.
Checked 2026-09-27. Source date 20200225. Sign-off not recorded.
Not imported. The VA page for this role could not be found when it was checked on 2026-09-27, so no duties, pay, or eligibility are shown.
Not imported. HTTP 404 Not Found. https://vacareers.va.gov/ returned HTTP 200 and the saved HTML did not contain Intermediate Care Technician. No duties, pay, or eligibility were copied.
Attempted VA page (opens in the browser)Retrieved 2026-09-27. Needs expert review. Sign-off not recorded.
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Occupation classification only. Not a license, not military equivalency. Retrieved 2026-09-26.
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29-2042.00 Emergency Medical Technicians. 29-2042.00 does not appear on the Army 68W row in military_crosswalk/milx0724.csv. The 2015 enhanced-analysis workbook lists retired code 29-2041.00 Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics instead. This gap is recorded for review and is not imported as a 68W match.
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