EMS in michigan must suck...

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I heard some kid on here sayin a basic out west makes 22 bucks an hour! WHAT the hell is that all about?!

I make 10 an hour doing dialysis runs.
 
what company is he working for?....i want a piece of that lol!!
 
GoingLoud said:
I heard some kid on here sayin a basic out west makes 22 bucks an hour! WHAT the hell is that all about?!

I make 10 an hour doing dialysis runs.
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Don't know where out west you refer to...

where in michigan you working out of?
 
what like DMC or CMES?
 
I actually work for CEMS in their beaumont transport Division.

Red and black...send it back...
 
As discussed before...hourly wages are irrelevant.

Add up total compensation (benefits,etc) and then factor in cost of living.

Making 70K in California is crapola, making 70K in Mississippi is high rolling!

So if your friend is out west, ask how much houses or apartments cost, ask how much gas costs, food prices, taxes on purchases. You may realize that essentially you are making the same wage when all is said and done.
 
well you all must be doing really good because here in arkansas basics make 7.25 hr and medics make 9.00
 
akflightmedic said:
Making 70K in California is crapola, making 70K in Mississippi is high rolling!

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Agreed. Around here, St. Louis county pays very well, but farther away from the city you go the less and less you make. And the cheaper and cheaper it is to live. Moral of the story is to live where its cheap and land a job where the $$ is.
 
subliminal1284 said:
In the county I grew up in Florida they make like 15 an hour or more to start.
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How badly has the depression affected that area though? Detroit (and all of Michigan) has been hit hard. The major employers here were the big 3, and the companies that made things.... for the big 3. Many people lost their job and turned to what? EMS, because they could get a job in as little as a few weeks. With so many new EMTs being churned out, jobs are competitive, employers have their pick of the crop, and can pay their EMTs a lot less. Because, people need those jobs.

Paramedic... that's a different story.
 
Here's what you need to consider - Let's say that you're able to save 10% of your net pay, and the cost of living is in line with your salary to allow that. If you're living somewhere relatively inexpensive, say in the Carolinas, you might be making around 50 grand after OT and such. Say it's 34 G after tax. You can save $3400 after expenses. Now, if you're living in NY or somewhere similarly expensive, you might make 100,000/yr with OT. After taxes, you're left with around 65 grand. You'll save about $6500.

The yearly savings rate is almost double (in this hypothetical scenario) in the high income area as opposed to the low pay/low cost of living area.

The take home lesson is that if you live in a high cost area, and are working for a competitive wage, you'll save much more than you would if you work where the cost of living is cheap, with the salary reflective of that region. Especially since the housing market has underwent a much needed correction.

What's more, 10% of a dollar, or 10% of 100 dollars?
 
Keeven83 said:
Agreed. Around here, St. Louis county pays very well, but farther away from the city you go the less and less you make. And the cheaper and cheaper it is to live. Moral of the story is to live where its cheap and land a job where the $$ is.
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I did exactly that at Fairfax. The pay is phenominal, and 1500 square foot SFH's in clean, low crime family oriented neighborhoods in Stafford are going from the high 100,000's to low 2's. My drive to work is only 35-40 minutes each way. Chillin! It's NY money in an area that is dramatically cheaper to live.
 
Well at least you guys have careers in the pre-hospital field. I finished my basic back in June with several good prospects in my local area (SW lower Michigan). After applying to all of them I finally received a letter from one of them saying " if you don't hear from us in 45 days, give us a call back". So much for everyone needing basics. I guess if you're not volly fire down here you don't have a shot.
 
MichiganMedic10 said:
Well at least you guys have careers in the pre-hospital field. I finished my basic back in June with several good prospects in my local area (SW lower Michigan). After applying to all of them I finally received a letter from one of them saying " if you don't hear from us in 45 days, give us a call back". So much for everyone needing basics. I guess if you're not volly fire down here you don't have a shot.
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Who ever told you basics were in high demand lied. There are so many basics nationwide you could almost toss rocks blindly and hit one with every throw. Instead of sitting back waiting I hope you have already started your Paramedic education.
 
i dont know who told you emts were all over because the company i work for has a shortage of both emts and medic. there are alot of emts out there but our company doesnt just hire anybody you have to be good at what you do and you have to do quality work. our company uses ALS trucks with one medic and one emt on it so medics and emts are needed just as equally and thats most the part with the whole state.
 
medic417 said:
Who ever told you basics were in high demand lied. There are so many basics nationwide you could almost toss rocks blindly and hit one with every throw. Instead of sitting back waiting I hope you have already started your Paramedic education.
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Especially in California... the last time I looked. A lot of companies out here pay low wages for Basics because there are so darned many of them that there's going to be someone willing to take a job that pays barely above minimum wage and will work whatever shift you want them to work. I've seen Burger Flipping jobs that paid better per hour... While the pay is better for Paramedics, unless you're working tons of hours out here, it can be difficult to survive on that. Now if you get on with a Fire Department or Public Safety Department, that's where the money is.
 
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