Just got out of the Navy and have been struggling looking for a line of work that seemed as fulfilling as the service. Seeing all these badass jobs in EMS has me fired up. Thanks for relighting that fire man I really enjoyed this video

Cruise ships also employ Medics. One of my instructors was planning on doing that

In Toronto we have tactical paramedics. They don't get weapons, but they do get full body armour. They are full time, but they're regular paramedics on the street except for when they're on ETF (Emergency Task Force) calls. They're employed by Toronto Paramedic Services (the city). We also have a Heavy Urban Search And Rescue team, which is joint between paramedics and Toronto Fire Services, Chemical, Biological, Radioactive, and Nuclear trained paramedics, critical care paramedics, and others.

Special Agent / Paramedic has to be the coolest job title in the world. Thank you for this video!

I'm looking into getting into the medical side of careers and this was a hell of a video man! I love your EDC vids too! Keep on rockin'!

Im just here to give my praise to those of you in / choosing this career path, you guys are the greatest!

I'm taking emt training classes and I'm so looking forward to applying the knowledge and gaining experience, I just reread in the orange book that their are specialties you can do as emts/aemt/paramedics. Crazy coincidence I saw this video, you're the best man.

this guy knows his stuff very articulate thank you for ur time

The ERT role is my dream job. You might remember me saying I got my ACLS and PALS certs. Keep up the great work Sam.

Just came by your vids doing some of my own research. Lots of great information man 👍🏽 keep it up. Hope the best for you

Excellent suggestions, you mentioned a couple I hadn't thought about. Thanks for sharing!

A few comments about 68W, you can actually request additional training to get your EMT-P certification as a standard 68W. Or you can go to Special Operations Combat Medic school (SOCM), get your EMT-P there and become a Ranger Medic (what I am doing) or a Flight Medic for the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Night Stalkers). SF Medics (MOS 18D) are not 68W so that requires an MOS change, but ranger medic and flight medic do not.

The concept of Medic One was founded in Seattle. Every medic in Seattle is a Seattle Fireman. After 5 years of service as a fireman, you are eligible to become a medic. The Dept trains you as an EMT before you graduate drill school. SFD handles all BLS and ALS in the city. Private ambulance transports BLS patients. Pay is very high, work load is very high. Loved it for 33 years.

Can't thank you enough for making this. Going into my EMT/Fire Academy this year then directly into Paramedic school. I got really hyped when you brought up the Wildland Medic contracting. Subscribed!

This is probably one of the best video’s I’ve seen on the topic. Nicely done.

5:40 Another untraditional career path too is some security guard/ officer company also do EMT services. One of the company I work for we have non transport ems and the other company work for we have transport ems.

Just started my EMT up here in FoCo. Great channel brother!

You are speaking my language man! I'm really interested in overseas contract work and I'm always looking for cool new postings.

Обожаю твой контент, смотрю каждый раз и поражаюсь. С меня лайк)

WEMT´s...don´t forget us! and park medics...

I recently ordered some items off your eBay store. I didn’t realize you are a fellow coloradian! The order arrived early and well packed. Thank you for your excellent service! I’m very happy with the quality and applaud your professionalism! Thank you! -Miles

When I started I wanted to be a contractor overseas as a tactical medic then as time went on I thought tactical medic is good but stateside. Then after a season doing wildland fire I decided to chose this in the summer and 911 ambulance in the winter.

My 17 y/o son (youngest of the pack) expressed serious interest in this field couple years ago at HS Career Day....I just forwarded this video. Albeit be a rather short presentation it's still quite a bit of very useful information. Thank you for taking the time to put this together. Stay safe.

Man where was this info almost 10 yrs ago? Ty for sharing this stuff

Offshore medic is an incredible route. Just got a job this year offshore and it’s been fantastic pay and Im a big fan of the 2-on/2-off.

Thanks definitely looking into this bc I want to be an EMT and want to move up in the medical field

Up here in Canada we just dispatch regular paramedics with SWAT (normally ERT), but cities like Toronto have Tactical Paramedics who handle all the dangerous calls and stage with ERT

A great video for new recruits thanks for making it First Responders thanks for your service

This video sealed the deal. I’m excited

I'm a 68w,68c, And license LPN in multi-state compact. I work for Event Medics all over CONUS, I'm a Spartan race medic. Great job for people like me who love the outdoors.

I'm an EMT with TEMS training working for a private patrol operator. They're tapping me on the shoulder for executive protection. Your simple EMT basic creds will honestly buy you more outside of the ambulance world. Think creatively

I have worked a bevy of Paramedic jobs in my 6 years in EMS. Recently I got deployed to New Jersey through AMR/FEMA to help with COVID-19. The pay was amazing (9K for 16 days). I also have worked in event medicine for horse racing casinos. They pay was great there too. Now, I work for a mens health clinic that treats ED. I do physicals, collect vitals, gather history, and assist in the ED treatment. The pay is the best I have ever seen in the field. You just gotta look!

Currently transitioning from 68w to EMT-B. I have to laugh sometimes because some of the Paramedic level skills are so EASY. On the other hand, learning to navigate civilian side is a pain.

Low key throwin shade 🤣...gotta love the rivalry.

Epic channel dude! Thank you!

LOVE THESE VIDEOS MAN!!!!

I did not know a lot of this info , thank you I start emt school next month .

Full-time paramedic in WI, great video.

Excellent video. Very well done

I once saw a contract medic on a international CB trade show. They're really needed everywhere (even if it's just obligated by law).

Thank you for posting. Very helpful information

US Customs and Border Protection hires EMT's / Paramedics , pays well over six figures. It would be a secondary function as your primary function would be an agent or officer.

Great informative video, thanks!!!

Love how the video length is 20:19 as if Sam is trying to remind us of better times 😭😭

I don’t want to become an EMS worker, but I would like to get some more “advanced” medical/first aid training. Ultimately I would like to be an asset in case of an accident (car or otherwise), where I can stabilize/maintain the status quo of a patient just until first responders can arrive. What would be your recommendation for courses, classes, or certifications to work on putting under my belt in order to achieve that goal? Not looking to be a hero, just don’t like being helpless or make things worse. Thanks.

Swat experience, PSD or PSS experience and a EMT-P or EMT-A will also get you in with some overseas contracts, but expect to go to real great vacation locations like Afghanistan or Iraq. Rotations depend on the contract company and type of contract (DOD, DOS, OGA, CIA) pay is great for some of those, but physical requirements and weapons qualifications are required. Also be ready to wait a bit of time after you apply as a clearance, background check and approval from the client you will be working for through the contract company, just my experience.

Excellent video! Well done*****

Very informative!

In my county, medics at the fire station can try out for the Sheriff Department SWAT

Very Articulate! Thank you from a former MPLS SWAT Medic!

You can also go into healthcare technology with a EMT-P. I did this when I got married. Had to go out of the field. While it's a desk job you still get to do cool things to help grow the technology side of healthcare, like onsite training or full system swaps for hospitals.

For those of you who live in Las Vegas and are looking for a job in EMS or in an EMS related career most of the casinos downtown will hire you as a security EMT to provide either BLS or ALS care to guests at the casino.

Here in Florida if you wants to be a paramedic and make any kind of decent money you had to either become a Firefighter as well or go into the hospital setting if you didn’t want to be a firefighter. Now a lot of local departments are hiring people who are only paramedic certified to work with the stations to relieve some of the workloads from the FF/PMD. So basically you can make pretty decent money here in Florida being in EMS if that’s all you wanted to do!

Thanks so much man!

Firefighter/Paramedic who just got my FP-C in August😄 hardest exam and study process I’ve ever done but so worth it

I'm looking at your edc's it helps me thanks I'm EMR

There's also Security Guard Medics. I was an armed Security Guard/Medic for Lockheed Martin and made a decent chunk of change before I switched over to the DoD. In south FL, plenty of security companies will hire armed Security Guard/Medics for country clubs, affluent neighborhoods, government facilities, etc. and generally pay higher than the average ambulance company.

Also, you can move in to the medical device manufacturing. Medics work in marketing, research and development, and regulatory compliance.

Hair looks good longer!

I am really thinking about getting into EMS. I only recently became 18 years old, and it just seems like a huge jump. Putting another person's life in my hands just seems overwhelming. However I want to make a difference and this seems like a great Avenue.

Great vid man

very helpful video!

The National Parks Service also hires medics and EMTs. For the most part you have to be a law enforcement ranger, but some parks do have single role medic positions.

Very helpful and interesting

would love a part 2 with more ideas for jobs, maybe ones for people who are just starting school and have to get a part time job.

all great jobs. I work in a level 1 Hosp. We have some paramedics but basically since it is a magnet teaching hospital the Paramedics are glorified EMTs and they do not higher EMTS in the ER they only use them for hospital internal transporters. Saying that all the other hospitals in the city that is 8 hospitals ues EMT and some do and some do not use Paramedics. So the point is you need to pick and choose because not all are the same.

Great videos

My concern is exactly as you said, just getting stuck in a smaller department making barely enough to pay the bills ($30k/year) after a full year of paramedic training. I have no military experience but I've recertificated as EMT-B several times to retain the knowledge. I've never worked as an actual first responder payroll though so my experience is only through school. For someone like me has several years schooling experience with EMT training, is paramedic worth the schooling time if I don't plan on working on official state departments? I'm very very interested in wilderness and contract jobs. A sort of gig part-time paramedic. Is this common or possible or are the agencies hiring such personnel looking for full time department experience?

Whats your opinion on doing a live in program while getting your emt b and paramedic training/certifications? I'm looking at doing that obviously it's volunteer but no rent and being at the station running calls would help most people that do it work a parttime or full-time job.

Thanks for the info! Firefighter, got my paramedic and now going to Law Enforcement academy so I can switch over to the dark side. Hopefully I can tackle a SWAT medic position!

Border Patrol also hires paramedics!! Although there isn’t a ton of info on it apparently there is good money in it.

As a single resource fire line paramedic, who would be your medical director and would you need ALS accreditation for that LEMSA?

Not much of a career option but I was recently deployed as an EMT with the Red Cross. The experience as an EMT with the Red Cross will vary based on the deployment, but it is an interesting way to meet others in the EMS field.

I work at an Organ Procurement Organization using my EMT cert, then got specialized training on the job. This wasn't even an option I was able to find through google. I just happened to talk to the right people.

What 1/4 zip are you wearing? Looks pretty slick

Thank you!

Make a video of spinal cord injury! Thanks in advice.

Hey if you can answer this please do. To be in LASD Seb medic what would be the better route. Paramedic to sheriff swat or just sheriff to swat medic? Is that paramedic career necessary beforehand?

Hey quick question have you worked for amr or uc health in the springs? You look really formiliar. I live in denver but I use to work for uc health and PPCCs ems and nursing program.

National Park Service ems working it for about 2 years and best route i ever took also best SWAT medics are U.S park Police SWAT unit have full time swat medics

Would love to see your take on PJs or of any insights or experience working with them. I’m currently training for that pipeline.

I’ve been an EMT for a while now and I currently work as a COVID tester.

I worked as a paramedic supporting a geotechnical project in the middle of the jungle in Papua New Guinea; 28 days on, 28 days off. It paid well, USD$475 a day. Austere conditions living in the a camp in the jungle. No internet. But camp did have electricity and food was good. There are plenty of jobs for paramedics overseas if you don’t mind the travel, isolation, and sometimes austere conditions.

I’m currently in my paramedic training, and thinking about moving onto fire. Something that’s always peaked my interest tho is HAZMAT, ik some fire dept. train for this or as you said the FBI has teams. Gonna look more into it.

Join your local volunteer fire departments. It’s amazing the experience and training you get from it.

PARAMEDICS ARE GREAT FOR THE ER ROOM! 🤩

Right now I'm a basic just about to test for advanced, running IFT/BLS. I'm wanting to go fire, CC, fixed wing flight, or community paramedicine.

Creighton’s CCP course is great. You can take it online, absolutely a fantastic course.

Puddle jumper XD love that reference. Could a person even make it through EMT class if you cannot drive?

How hard is it to get into a fire department with EMT? Would you recommend going Paramedic to get in a department? (I’m also in Colorado)

In wv we have private companies that do 911 services as well as municipal and county ems. I worked on a bls truck doing 911 calls for a private company.

as an emt-B you can join the Army and be automatically promoted to specialist and work as a medic

Also besides just being a fire line medic there are some great and really well paying jobs on a REMS team in fire.

Thinking about the oil rig path ($100k a year+) Accepted to school class starts in fall

Hey, I really want to be a rescue medic in the mountains of Colorado. I currently hold my fire 1 and am 1 test away from having my paramedic. I am on my towns volunteer department but I don't know where to go next. Do you or anyone for that matter have an advice of where to start.

I’m a 68W currently serving and yeah it sucks having all those skills in your arsenal only to come back and be told you can’t use them because they’re now technically outside of your scope.

Go Opt 40 68W and be a Ranger medic and get your paramedic in the military and get a ton of experience.... Or go 18D in the guard.

In British Columbia Canada Construction sites are legally required To have full time medical EMT and Safety manager on site $ 30.00 an hour to start

what would you recommend to a guy that just got out of the USMC? I hopefully will get into the Lousiville Metro EMS and get my EMT cert with them, and hopefully soon after getting my paramedic stuff done with them too. Hearing all this is crazy to me, I had no idea there were this many opportunities.

If you’re cool with overseas contracts. Military contracting pays BIG money for paramedics with prior military medics.