First aid instructor
Also known as: educator in first aid, instructor in first aid principles, instructor in first aid, first aid trainer, instructor in first aid techniques, trainer in first aid
About this occupation
First aid instructors teach students immediate lifesaving emergency measures, such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the recovery position, and injury care. They provided practice materials such as a specialised manikin.
A specialisation of community health worker.
Essential skills and knowledge
- assist students with equipment
- provide advice on safety
- curriculum objectives
- resuscitation
- health, safety and hygiene legislation
- perform classroom management
- demonstrate when teaching
- compile course material
- develop course outline
- emergency cases
- teach first aid principles
- ensure equipment availability
Typical tasks and preparation
From the related US occupation profile Teachers and Instructors, All Other (O*NET 25-3099.00). Linked by an official crosswalk: related, not identical; details vary by country.
US median pay: US$66,140 a year (2025), 113,790 employed. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.