Average Salary: $25,000- $37,500

Educational Requirements:

Students must have a high school diploma (in some areas GED certifies may be substituted) in order to become an emergency medical technician. Driver’s education, health, and science courses are strongly recommended and may be required before enrolling in some training programs.

Basic emergency medical technician training includes about 100-120 spent in the classroom and 10 hours in a hospital emergency room. Emergency medical technicians are required to pass state licensing or certification tests and participate in continuing education programs. Many emergency medical technicians earn associate degrees in their field.

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I think it'd be kinda cool to be a emergency medical technician, but I don't think I'd like to be one. It's a lot of pressure. A person's life depends on you. You have to be very careful but at the same time you have to be really quick and efficient about everything you do. A simple mistake could cost a persons life