SubTrends

Averages 20 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 6 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (90%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
20 18%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
7 1%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
12 11%
Activity Rank #7,534 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#7,534 1,351
Top 10%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
6%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
18%

r/NewToEMS Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

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Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (36 chars)
Peak Day Friday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

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70%
10–99
29%
100–999
1%
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0%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 59%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 5
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 207

r/NewToEMS Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 8 PM
Mon 10 PM
Tue 6 PM
Wed 6 PM
Thu 1 PM
Fri 10 PM
Sat 11 PM

r/NewToEMS Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Career Advice191 (32.7%)9
School Advice87 (14.9%)5
Beginner Advice81 (13.9%)8
NREMT49 (8.4%)6
Educational32 (5.5%)6
Cert / License29 (5.0%)2
Testing / Exams22 (3.8%)5
:usa: United States21 (3.6%)4
Clinical Advice19 (3.3%)8
Gear / Equipment14 (2.4%)5

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

90%text posts

r/NewToEMS Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
emt
122 (20.6%)
913
ems
46 (7.8%)
811
school
36 (6.1%)
1117
paramedic
34 (5.7%)
914
advice
34 (5.7%)
911
job
30 (5.1%)
710
nremt
28 (4.7%)
610
help
20 (3.4%)
29
experience
19 (3.2%)
1415
question
16 (2.7%)
510

r/NewToEMS Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.

r/NewToEMS Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/NewToEMS Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/NewToEMS FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/NewToEMS?

Based on posting volume, r/NewToEMS is most active on Tuesdays around 6 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/NewToEMS?

r/NewToEMS averages 20 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/NewToEMS get?

Posts on r/NewToEMS average about 7 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/NewToEMS get most?

On r/NewToEMS, most posts are text posts (90%)