Here is the
North Carolina Office of EMS website
According to Wikipedia the emergency medical responder levels are:
Medical Responder
EMT-Basic
EMT-Intermediate
EMT-Paramedic
EMT-Advanced Practice Paramedic (Currently a pilot program in Wake County; the emergency scope of APPs is similar to a paramedic, but they do additional work in community preventative care)
For comparison New Jersey's levels are:
EMT-Basic
Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic* (MICP; also known as EMT-Paramedic)
Mobile Intensive Care Nurse (MICN)