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Administer emergency medical treatment

Work activity · O*NET

Administer emergency medical treatment is an intermediate work activity in the O*NET database — a concrete task that recurs across many occupations , grouped under Assisting and Caring for Others. 37 occupations report doing it as part of their work.

What it involves

The most common detailed activities O*NET records under this category, ranked by how many occupation tasks map to each.

  • Treat medical emergencies
  • Implement advanced life support techniques
  • Administer first aid
  • Provide first aid or rescue assistance in emergencies

How AI is applied to this activity

Microsoft's "Working with AI" study mapped real Bing Copilot conversations to O*NET work activities. The figures below are their measurements for this activity — they describe how AI is used today in one assistant's data, not a forecast that the activity will be automated.

AI completes it successfully 100.0% When Copilot attempts this activity, how often it finishes the task
Scope AI handles 50.0% How much of the activity AI carries within a conversation
Positive user feedback 25.0% Share of interactions users rated positively
How often AI is applied here 7th pct Percentile across all measured activities by how often AI performs them

Source: Microsoft "Working with AI" (working-with-ai). A high completion rate means AI can assist the activity in isolation — it does not mean an occupation that performs it is being automated, since every job blends many activities.

Detailed work activities

The more granular units of work O*NET groups under this activity, ordered by how many occupations perform them.

Occupations that perform this activity

Ranked by how many of the occupation's tasks map to this activity.

Occupation Tasks
Paramedics 6
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians 3
Anesthesiologist Assistants 3
Firefighters 3
Nurse Anesthetists 3
Respiratory Therapists 3
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 2
Emergency Medical Technicians 2
Emergency Medicine Physicians 2
Acute Care Nurses 1
Anesthesiologists 1
Cardiologists 1
Critical Care Nurses 1
Exercise Physiologists 1
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 1
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 1
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 1
Flight Attendants 1
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 1
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants 1
Mental Health Counselors 1
Midwives 1
Music Therapists 1
Nannies 1
Nurse Midwives 1
Nurse Practitioners 1
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1
Park Naturalists 1
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 1
Recreation Workers 1
Registered Nurses 1
Residential Advisors 1
Security Guards 1
Surgical Assistants 1
Tour Guides and Escorts 1
Travel Guides 1
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 1
Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 30 occupations in occupations that perform Administer emergency medical treatment.. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Surgical Assistants Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians Emergency Medical Technicians First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers Respiratory Therapists Anesthesiologist Assistants Security Guards First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers Nurse Anesthetists Flight Attendants Exercise Physiologists Recreation Workers Midwives Nurse Practitioners AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that perform Administer emergency medical treatment., by AI task-overlap and median pay

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

Cite this page
Plain

Singulariki. "Administer emergency medical treatment." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/activities/administer-emergency-medical-treatment

APA

Singulariki. (2026). Administer emergency medical treatment. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/activities/administer-emergency-medical-treatment

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-administer-emergency-medical-treatment,
  title  = {Administer emergency medical treatment},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/activities/administer-emergency-medical-treatment}
}

Citations name the underlying public dataset releases — they reflect what this page is built from, not just the URL.