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Our mission is to provide resources, support, feedback, and a community for those interested in emergency medical services (EMS). Discuss, ask, and answer questions about EMS education, certifications, licensure, jobs, physical & mental health, etc.

87k subscribers595 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)486 authors / mosince 2017

r/NewToEMS has 87k members (+28% over the last 12 months). It gets about 595 posts a month from 486 people. Top topics: EMT-Nursing, EMT Paramedic Career Path and EMT Jobs & Careers.

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Size and growth

How r/NewToEMS has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+28%in 12 months · +3.5% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 202687k
Growing87k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−13%vs Sep 2025 · +3.4% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026595
QuieterPeaked at 936 in May 2025
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/NewToEMS

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. EMT-Nursing14%
  2. EMT Paramedic Career Path9.3%
  3. EMT Jobs & Careers9.2%
  4. NREMT Exam Experience6.2%
  5. EMS Professionals4.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Skillstat
  2. Apple
  3. ScienceDirect
  4. USAJOBS
  5. CDC

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