Emergency room technician jobs in Rhode Island
5 open emergency room technician jobs in Rhode Island at 2 employers. BLS measures a median of $24.66 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Emergency Medical Technicians in Rhode Island) for emergency medical technicians here.
- 10th percentile$18.92/hr
- 25th percentile$21.37/hr
- Median$24.66/hr
- 75th percentile$27.17/hr
- 90th percentile$29.40/hr
- People employed in it430
Emergency Medical Technicians (SOC 29-2042), all industries, Rhode Island: the hourly wages BLS measured people employed in it earn, not read from open jobs. The US median is $21.38 an hour. 5th highest of the 52 states and territories BLS publishes a median for. Measured and published by BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Emergency Medical Technicians, Rhode Island).
Newest emergency room technician jobs in Rhode Island
Checked 9 Nov 2026, 07:47 UTC
$20.01–$29.21/hr
$20.95–$30.62/hr
$18.13–$29.90/hr

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Where the emergency room technician jobs are in Rhode Island
Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.
What emergency room technicians earn in Rhode Island
The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.
Posted on open jobs in Rhode Island
Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).
Measured by BLS in Rhode Island, May 2025
$24.66/hr ($51,290 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Emergency Medical Technicians in Rhode Island)
Median for emergency medical technicians, against $21.38 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Emergency Medical Technicians, national) for the whole US; 430 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Emergency Medical Technicians in Rhode Island) employed in Rhode Island.
| BLS occupation | 10th pct | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | 90th pct | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Medical Technicians (29-2042) | $18.92 (source: BLS OEWS, Emergency Medical Technicians) | $21.37 (source: BLS OEWS, Emergency Medical Technicians) | $24.66 (source: BLS OEWS, Emergency Medical Technicians) | $27.17 (source: BLS OEWS, Emergency Medical Technicians) | $29.40 (source: BLS OEWS, Emergency Medical Technicians) | 430 (source: BLS OEWS, Emergency Medical Technicians) |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (29-2099) | $22.97 (source: BLS OEWS, Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other) | $23.16 (source: BLS OEWS, Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other) | $27.79 (source: BLS OEWS, Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other) | $37.15 (source: BLS OEWS, Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other) | $51.10 (source: BLS OEWS, Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other) | 530 (source: BLS OEWS, Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other) |
By metro area
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$22.75/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA) · 710 (source: BLS OEWS, Providence-Warwick, RI-MA) employed
BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Emergency Medical Technicians; areas that cross a state line list every state.
What CNA and patient care technician jobs in Rhode Island offer
Counted from each job's own posting, the same reading as the lists across the state.
Hiring immediately: 7 jobs
- Certified Nursing Assistant at Senior Helpers...career helping seniors. Senior Helpers of Southeast Michigan is urgently hiring caregivers . If you have...
- CNA,HHA at Senior Helpers...Newport, Narragansett, South Kingstown, North Smithfield and more. Immediate openings for CNA shifts –...
- Licensed Nursing Assistant at Senior Helpers...and nearby communities. $21–$24 per Hour | Flexible Hours | Immediate Openings Senior Helpers is...
Pay weekly: 6 jobs
- Join Our Team: CNA Position Available in South and East Bay County at BAYADA Home Health Care...offers CNAs the following benefits Pay rates between $24-$30/hour Weekly pay BAYADA Perks at Work...
- - Certified Nursing Assistant / CNA at Griswold Home Care...also offer great benefits including PTO (paid time off), overtime, weekly paydays, and opportunities...
- - Certified Nursing Assistant / CNA at Griswold Home Care for Kent and Washington Counties...also offer great benefits including PTO (paid time off), overtime, weekly paydays, and opportunities...
Daily pay: 6 jobs
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Elwyn...Paid Time Off Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefit Packages Earned Wage Access/On-Demand Pay Paid...
- Certified Nursing Assistant, CNA at Genesis HealthCare...medically-enrolled employees and their immediate family members *On-Demand Pay Program that allows for...
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Marquis Health Consulting Services...PIB (Waive Benefits, PTOs, and Holidays - Full-time employees only) Daily Pay! At Spring Grove...
Bilingual: 1 job
- Certified Nursing Assistant at Right at Home WarwickBilingual. ...driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle Nice to Haves Bilingual or multilingual...
No experience needed: 1 job
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Westerly Hospital at Yale New Haven Health...Med/Surg Unit Geriatric Psych Inpatient Emergency Department No experience required! Part-time and...
No certification at hire: 4 jobs
- Nursing Assistant- Behavioral Emergency Response Team at Brown University HealthCertification in facility approved de-escalation and restraint education, or obtained within 3 months of hire
- Nursing Assistant-BERT at Brown University HealthCertification in facility approved de-escalation and restraint education, or obtained within 3 months of hire
- In-Home CNA at Right at Home Boston SouthwestCNA license highly preferred
Sign-on bonus: 10 jobs
- Part Time Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Berkshire Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center$750 sign-on bonus
- Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - $2,500 Sign-On Bonus! at Continuum Hospice$2,500 sign-on bonus
- Certified Medication Technician (CMT) at Dawn Hill Home for Rehab and Nursing$2,000 sign-on bonus
Float pool: 1 job
- Nursing Assistant Float - 32Hr Day Shift at Yale New Haven Health
Employers hiring emergency room technicians in Rhode Island
Brown University Health3 open in Rhode Island
Care New England2 open in Rhode Island
What the job takes
EMT or nursing assistant certification; some hospitals hire nursing or paramedic students.
Certification
National Registry certification (EMT)
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians; licensed by the state EMS office. Many hospitals ask for EMT or CNA certification
Emergency room technician jobs in Rhode Island: common questions
How much do emergency room technicians make in Rhode Island?
Too few open emergency room technician jobs in Rhode Island post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $24.66/hr ($51,290 a year) for emergency medical technicians in Rhode Island (May 2025), against $21.38 nationally, 5th highest of 52 states and territories.
Where in Rhode Island are the most emergency room technician jobs?
Warwick (2) and Providence (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.
Who is hiring emergency room technicians in Rhode Island?
By open jobs on this board: Brown University Health (3) and Care New England (2). In all, 2 employers have emergency room technician jobs open in Rhode Island.
Are emergency room technicians in demand in Rhode Island?
5 emergency room technician jobs are open in Rhode Island today at 2 employers on this board, about 12 for every 1,000 emergency room technicians employed there (BLS counts 430, May 2025). Across the US, BLS projects employment of emergency medical technicians to grow 5.8% over 2025-2035.
Which CNA and patient care technician jobs in Rhode Island are hiring immediately?
7 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: Certified Nursing Assistant at Senior Helpers (...career helping seniors. Senior Helpers of Southeast Michigan is urgently hiring caregivers . If you have...); CNA,HHA at Senior Helpers (...Newport, Narragansett, South Kingstown, North Smithfield and more. Immediate openings for CNA shifts –...); Licensed Nursing Assistant at Senior Helpers (...and nearby communities. $21–$24 per Hour | Flexible Hours | Immediate Openings Senior Helpers is...). Every such job in Rhode Island.
Which CNA and patient care technician jobs in Rhode Island pay weekly?
6 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: Join Our Team: CNA Position Available in South and East Bay County at BAYADA Home Health Care (...offers CNAs the following benefits Pay rates between $24-$30/hour Weekly pay BAYADA Perks at Work...); - Certified Nursing Assistant / CNA at Griswold Home Care (...also offer great benefits including PTO (paid time off), overtime, weekly paydays, and opportunities...); - Certified Nursing Assistant / CNA at Griswold Home Care for Kent and Washington Counties (...also offer great benefits including PTO (paid time off), overtime, weekly paydays, and opportunities...). Every such job in Rhode Island.
Which CNA and patient care technician jobs in Rhode Island offer daily pay?
6 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Elwyn (...Paid Time Off Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefit Packages Earned Wage Access/On-Demand Pay Paid...); Certified Nursing Assistant, CNA at Genesis HealthCare (...medically-enrolled employees and their immediate family members *On-Demand Pay Program that allows for...); Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Marquis Health Consulting Services (...PIB (Waive Benefits, PTOs, and Holidays - Full-time employees only) Daily Pay! At Spring Grove...). Every such job in Rhode Island.
Which CNA and patient care technician jobs in Rhode Island want bilingual staff?
1 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here says so in its own posting: Certified Nursing Assistant at Right at Home Warwick (Bilingual. ...driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle Nice to Haves Bilingual or multilingual...).
Which CNA and patient care technician jobs in Rhode Island hire with no experience?
1 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here says so in its own posting: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Westerly Hospital at Yale New Haven Health (...Med/Surg Unit Geriatric Psych Inpatient Emergency Department No experience required! Part-time and...).
Which CNA and patient care technician jobs in Rhode Island hire before you are certified?
4 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: Nursing Assistant- Behavioral Emergency Response Team at Brown University Health (Certification in facility approved de-escalation and restraint education, or obtained within 3 months of hire); Nursing Assistant-BERT at Brown University Health (Certification in facility approved de-escalation and restraint education, or obtained within 3 months of hire); In-Home CNA at Right at Home Boston Southwest (CNA license highly preferred). Every such job in Rhode Island.
Which CNA and patient care technician jobs in Rhode Island offer a sign-on bonus?
10 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here say so in their own posting: Part Time Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) at Berkshire Place Nursing and Rehabilitation Center ($750 sign-on bonus); Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - $2,500 Sign-On Bonus! at Continuum Hospice ($2,500 sign-on bonus); Certified Medication Technician (CMT) at Dawn Hill Home for Rehab and Nursing ($2,000 sign-on bonus). Every such job in Rhode Island.
Which CNA and patient care technician jobs in Rhode Island are float pool jobs?
1 of the open CNA and patient care technician jobs here says so in its own posting: Nursing Assistant Float - 32Hr Day Shift at Yale New Haven Health.
What do you need to work as an emergency room technician in Rhode Island?
EMT or nursing assistant certification; some hospitals hire nursing or paramedic students. National Registry certification (EMT) (National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians; licensed by the state EMS office; many hospitals ask for EMT or CNA certification). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Rhode Island's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.
Which hospitals hiring emergency room technicians in Rhode Island have the best Medicare ratings?
Of the employers hiring emergency room technicians in Rhode Island, the hospitals Medicare rates highest (Jul 2026): Newport Hospital in Newport (Brown University Health, 4 of 5, 83% said nurses always communicated well), Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island in Providence (Care New England, 4 of 5, 81% said nurses always communicated well), The Miriam Hospital in Providence (Brown University Health, 4 of 5, 78% said nurses always communicated well) and Rhode Island Hospital in Providence (Brown University Health, 4 of 5, 77% said nurses always communicated well); Rhode Island's rated hospitals average 3.5 stars. Every Rhode Island hospital hiring here, by rating. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.
Which employers hiring emergency room technicians in Rhode Island have union contracts?
By the bargaining notices filed with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service from Jan 2024 to Sep 2026: Brown University Health, Committee of Interns & Residents/Service Employees International Union SEIU Local 1957 at Providence, RI (700 workers, bargaining a first contract); Brown University Health, Area Trades Council at Providence, RI (11 workers, contract up for renewal 31 Dec 2025). A union's unit may not include every job; ask the recruiter whether a job is in one. Healthcare union contracts.
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Emergency room technician jobs in other states
- Texas31
- Illinois29
- Pennsylvania29
- California26
- Massachusetts26
- South Carolina26
- Wisconsin22
- Florida21
- Virginia21
- New Jersey20
- Ohio20
- Georgia16
- Kentucky15
- Michigan15
- Connecticut14
- Maine13
- New York12
- Washington12
- New Hampshire11
- Oregon9
- Tennessee9
- Minnesota9
- Indiana8
- New Mexico8
Other CNAs & PCTs occupations in Rhode Island
Sources and method
- CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Rhode Island, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 9 Nov 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Emergency Medical Technicians (SOC 29-2042), every state, published 15 May 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (SOC 29-2099), every state, published 15 May 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Emergency Medical Technicians, national, published 15 May 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Emergency Medical Technicians by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
- National Registry certification (EMT): National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians; licensed by the state EMS office
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Emergency room technician jobs in Rhode Island. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/er-technician/rhode-island