Less people becoming emts?

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Is this true? I was under the impression there's TOO MANY emts. But recently I've heard the number of people going to emt school has dropped 40%? I recently got my license in August and now looking for work. Every place I applied called me the day after for an interview. I've been on about 4 interviews, was hired at but one left, went on another interview but they wanted emt experience which I didn't have, got offered a position at another company but wanted me to go to another location too far for me so I declined, and today I was offered a position at another company. I've been being told "We're in dire need of emts right now" and today the HR manager said something along the lines of "the business isn't good right now."
Like I said I was under of the impression that's there's plently of emts out there and that's why companies don't pay high etc, etc.
 
Hire turn over rate/not wanting to work for a cooperate company does not equal less people going to EMT school.
 
Entirely area and temporally dependent.
 
teedubbyaw said:
Hire turn over rate/not wanting to work for a cooperate company does not equal less people going to EMT school.
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Just what a medic told me. Like I said I thought there's always plenty of emts
 
Ewok Jerky said:
Entirely area and temporally dependent.
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Thought so. I guess I'm in a good area then since I need the job. All these companies around here I've talked to say they're hurting for emts.
 
Hopefully some emts are starting to refuse to work for crap wages
 
I did my EMT course with Fortis in Mulberry, FL...recently they have closed the campus. Reason? Not enough profit (read into it what you will).
 
Martyn said:
I did my EMT course with Fortis in Mulberry, FL...recently they have closed the campus. Reason? Not enough profit (read into it what you will).
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Correlation does not imply causation...

Fortis which is a national "tech/career institute" with 15+ campuses scattered across the US is a for profit business which along with several other scam colleges has recently had its fair share of finally being held accountable for its higher tuition rates, low job placement or graduates not passing their final certification exams.

In short...you get what you pay for.

However, to imply that their campus in Mulberry was scuttled due to low EMT turnout is dishonest. First, the town of Mulberry is what...4500 people at best? Officially they closed the campus to merge it in with the one at Largo, which while is a bit of a drive for Mulberrians, however it is a fiscally responsible move business wise.

This college is in business to turn a profit and they have done just that. It has absolutely nothing to do with low EMT student enrollment.
 
ya its very regional, the U.S. is huge. Some areas are giving sign on bonuses, relocation allowances and increased wages. Other areas don't even need paid staff because plenty of people do it as a hobby for free.
 
BTW...I was collecting a pt from a dialysis center and one of the intake advisors that worked at Fortis, Mulberry was also undergoing dialysis, it was him that told me they closed because of low enrollment. Admittedly it wasn't just the EMT courses with low enrollment, they did a variety of medical based courses as well as HVAC courses.
 
Where I live EMS is seen as a pretty decent job if you don't have a college degree or any better prospects. School is short and easy. The pay is higher than retail and you can often get a lot of OT. Many gravitate (by choice or necessity) to private services which have little to no standards. Of course it's not always much fun but neither is working at Burger King. I'd be surprised to see a large scale reduction in those wishing to be EMTs.
 
Where I am in Massachusetts all companies are lacking emts and medics. Low wage, crappy hrs and always busy.
 
Same here. The service I'm at is crying for qualified medics.
 
So you guys are basically saying: If you're looking for a job, now's the time to apply?
 
EMT2015 said:
So you guys are basically saying: If you're looking for a job, now's the time to apply?
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A) if you're qualified.
B) if you live in an area that needs EMT/medics.

If you're in Seattle and looking for a medic job, it may be hard.

If you're in Georgia and looking for a medic job, I can get you hired today.
 
DEmedic said:
If you're in Georgia and looking for a medic job, I can get you hired today.
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Man, if I was a medic and lived in Georgia, I would've totally taken you up on that. :(
 
EMT2015 said:
Man, if I was a medic and lived in Georgia, I would've totally taken you up on that. :(
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Hospital based service, good mix of 911 and IFT, decent (for GA) protocols and fairly decent pay. Also, the hospital has an awesome educational stipend, as long as you're a full time employee in good standing the hospital will PAY for your education. Wanna become an RN, RT or PA? You agree to stay a few years, they pay. How many EMS agencies do that?
 
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