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Paramedics are guaranteed to see the absolute worst medical conditions, emergencies, and disasters. They're the front line for most of the messed up stuff in th
by jedimastert 7y ago
Paramedics are guaranteed to see the absolute worst medical conditions, emergencies, and disasters. They're the front line for most of the messed up stuff in the medical world.
Along with that, they are vastly underpaid, especially compared to other medical professionals, and have much more knowledge and training than you'd expect to boot.
It's rough.
- busterarm 7y agoI knew an NYC paramedic 10 years ago who was making $13/hr.
- jimmyswimmy 7y agoBy now he would top out at about 30/hr [1]. Not great for 5 years experience. It seems the sanitation worker... the trash man... gets to about 35/hr over the same period [2]. Both jobs involve heavy lifting and unpleasant odors, but the paramedic training is more demanding and it's hard to describe the daily mental pounding paramedics have to absorb. Paramedic is a fun job but tough. Hard to leave all of that at work. [1] https://www1.nyc.gov/site/fdny/jobs/career-paths/ems-salary-guide.page https://www1.nyc.gov/site/fdny/jobs/career-paths/ems-salary-... [2] https://www.villagevoice.com/2014/10/24/want-to-become-an-nyc-sanitation-worker-if-youre-lucky-itll-only-take-seven-years/ https://www.villagevoice.com/2014/10/24/want-to-become-an-ny... (not the most authoritative source but it was easy to find)
- Scoundreller 7y agoWhen a sanitation worker, you will work hard every hour. This could be seen as an advantage. I kinda dream of doing it for, say, 4 hours per week: get paid to work out. While a paramedic, you will work pretty hard most of the time on a big city service, but can work up to a more rural service where you can have a lot of downtime.
- JshWright 7y agoThat $30/hr is for FDNY EMS. Most paramedics in NYC don't work for FDNY, they work for various private companies, and get paid a lot less.