EMT Jobs

Those are the two halves of the industry, and new EMTs often start in the second. A 911 service responds to emergencies from a station or a post; transport companies move patients between hospitals, dialysis and nursing homes on a schedule. Transport is calmer, more predictable and easier to get hired into, and many use it to build the hours that a 911 service wants.

Yes, and it's often overlooked. The advanced EMT sits in between, adding intravenous access and a limited drug set to the basic scope for a fraction of the schooling a paramedic takes. Not every state or employer uses the level, so local hiring decides whether the level is worth the schooling.

Emergency departments hire them as technicians, and it's one of the more common moves out of the ambulance. The work is vitals, splinting, blood draws, EKGs and helping with procedures, at a fixed location with hospital hours and benefits. It also puts you in front of the people who hire for nursing and paramedic programs.