Don't do this unless you want to be a firefighter. It's a major waste of time otherwise. I'm not trying to bash on or diminish the integrity of career medics. But I can guarantee you that any medic working for a private agency wouldn't tell you that they're underpaid. There is almost no mobility in this job unless you're trying to make it into the fire service. The major companies like AMR who have 911 contracts exploit the services of their work base. You get paid snack bar wages to do a job that alot of people do not have the fortitude to do. Right now San Diego emts get paid at the same rate as hired medics. What is the incentive to go to medic school? How can an employer justify paying someone who has over a year of training and credentials the same as someone who went to school for 2 and a half months? It's nonsense.
My advice: don't even consider a job in this field unless you intend to be a firefighter. it's a dead end otherwise.
My advice: don't even consider a job in this field unless you intend to be a firefighter. it's a dead end otherwise.