Firstly, I want to thank the members of this forum for making this site the great resource it is. Now, on to my questions. I will be returning to college in the fall of this year for mechanical engineering. My current job is really not suited to school due to its variable scheduling and minimum wage pay. It was suggested to me that I should consider working as an EMT. Before I changed my major to engineering I was going to go pre-med so I felt that this would be an excellent solution. However, in my experience, things that sound good are often far more difficult than they seem. I was told that I basically take and pass a 12 week course at my community college and pass my certification tests and then apply for a job. I'm confident I can pass both the course and the examinations when the time comes but I am not certain if this is all I need do or if I will even be able to find a job after doing so.
My questions are:
-what kind of shifts do EMT-B's work?
-what kind of pay do EMT-B's receive?
-how much schooling is required to become an EMT-B?
-how easy is it to find a job as an EMT-?
A few details, I Live in Spokane,WA. I would work for AMR most likely since that appears to be the company that services this area. I apologize for the vagueness of this post and the clear ignorance, I'm really new to the whole topic.
My questions are:
-what kind of shifts do EMT-B's work?
-what kind of pay do EMT-B's receive?
-how much schooling is required to become an EMT-B?
-how easy is it to find a job as an EMT-?
A few details, I Live in Spokane,WA. I would work for AMR most likely since that appears to be the company that services this area. I apologize for the vagueness of this post and the clear ignorance, I'm really new to the whole topic.