You have to differentiate between the level of EMT that the person is preparing for and the level of experience that they have in EMS i.e. If a person has no prior EMS experience and they want to be an EMT-B then they will find it very difficult, but if they are an EMT-B with 30 years of field experience, I don’t think you could ever get them to not like it. My experience with EMS is that the majority of people really enjoy what they do and would never go back.

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After all that let’s look at the average pay for an EMT in America. According to Payscale.com, the average EMT in America makes between $30,000 and $40,000 per year. The best city, according to payscale.com for an EMT to work in is Fresno California with an average salary of $54,000.

The worst city you can be an EMT in America if you’re looking for high pay is Payette Idaho an average of $27,000.

Now let’s put the cost and the salary together. So if you don’t include any entrance fees or pre-tests you will spend around $5000 for your EMT classes, which is not bad at all, but what about after school? If we say that an EMT will make $45,000 a year after EMT school, how to do the math?

So after you take all this into consideration an EMT makes around 50k a year. I know there are always expenses that may come up so it is possible you don’t have to spend all that money or you can spend a little more.

So if you’re looking to become an EMT the school graduation rate is pretty good, there are always expenses. I hope this helped you become a better-informed consumer.