Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) License Requirements Compared Across States

Every state below has been researched for Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) licensing and verified against an official source, and each links through to the full state page. Sort any column to find the cheapest, fastest, or lightest-continuing-education path.

States compared: 51
Training hours: 110–194
Upfront cost: $25–$254


Alabama	188 hrs	$104	$144	—	Every 1 year
Alaska	—	—	$25	—	Every 2 years
Arizona	130 hrs	$104	$104	24 hrs	Every 2 years
Arkansas	—	$104	$124	40 hrs	Every 2 years
California	170 hrs	$104	$104	24 hrs	Every 2 years
Colorado	—	$104	$104	36 hrs	Every 3 years
Connecticut	150 hrs	$104	$104	40 hrs	Every 2 years
Delaware	180 hrs	$104	$129	—	Every 2 years
District of Columbia	—	$104	$104	—	Every 2 years
Florida	—	$104	$139	30 hrs	Every 2 years
Georgia	—	$104	$179	40 hrs	Every 2 years
Hawaii	—	$104	$156	48 hrs	Every 2 years
Idaho	—	$104	$104	—	Every 3 years
Illinois	—	$124	$189	60 hrs	Every 4 years
Indiana	—	$104	$104	40 hrs	Every 2 years
Iowa	—	$104	$134	20 hrs	Every 2 years
Kansas	—	$104	$154	28 hrs	Every 2 years
Kentucky	—	$104	$134	24 hrs	Every 2 years
Louisiana	186 hrs	$104	$134	40 hrs	Every 2 years
Maine	—	$104	$125	40 hrs	Every 2 years
Maryland	165 hrs	$104	$104	24 hrs	Every 3 years
Massachusetts	—	$104	$254	30 hrs	Every 2 years
Michigan	194 hrs	$104	$144	30 hrs	Every 3 years
Minnesota	—	$104	$104	48 hrs	Every 2 years
Mississippi	—	$104	$144	—	Every 2 years
Missouri	—	$104	$104	100 hrs	Every 5 years
Montana	—	$104	$139	40 hrs	Every 2 years
Nebraska	—	$104	$104	20 hrs	Every 2 years
Nevada	—	$104	$149	24 hrs	Every 2 years
New Hampshire	—	$104	$104	40 hrs	Every 2 years
New Jersey	—	$80	$80	48 hrs	Every 3 years
New Mexico	—	$104	$169	40 hrs	Every 2 years
New York	150 hrs	$31	$31	—	Every 4 years
North Carolina	192 hrs	$172	$172	80 hrs	Every 4 years
North Dakota	110 hrs	$104	$104	40 hrs	Every 2 years
Ohio	150 hrs	$104	$104	40 hrs	Every 3 years
Oklahoma	154 hrs	$104	$189	40 hrs	Every 2 years
Oregon	160 hrs	$104	$214	24 hrs	Every 2 years
Pennsylvania	150 hrs	$104	$104	24 hrs	Every 3 years
Rhode Island	120 hrs	$104	$224	40 hrs	Every 2 years
South Carolina	—	$104	$104	—	Every 4 years
South Dakota	—	$104	$104	—	—
Tennessee	—	$104	$229	20 hrs	—
Texas	—	$104	$168	48 hrs	Every 4 years
Utah	—	$104	$149	40 hrs	Every 2 years
Vermont	110 hrs	$104	$104	40 hrs	Every 2 years
Virginia	154 hrs	$104	$104	40 hrs	Every 4 years
Washington	—	$104	$104	30 hrs	Every 3 years
West Virginia	—	$104	$141.5	—	Every 2 years
Wisconsin	—	$104	$104	40 hrs	Every 3 years
Wyoming	—	$104	$104	42 hrs	Every 2 years

Total upfront fees = application fee + license fee + exam fees, from each state's fee schedule. Exam fee total is exam fees only. "—" means the figure wasn't found or doesn't apply in that state.