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By 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 sa
by jimmyswimmy 7y ago
By 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.