r/Paramedics • u/Patient-Radio-1626 • 5d ago

what do you regret.?

Is it worth the $30/hr, if you had the opportunity to do something else, would you take it , what would you have done (like be a lawyer). i can't decide between this and being a lawyer. I love both things a lot. I wanna hear someone else's perspective.

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u/youy23 5d ago

You should have a backup plan. There’s a lot of medics that don’t have a backup plan but I can tell you there’s always a backup plan even if you don’t see it right now.

You may love doing EMS now but tack on 20 years and an injured back and a family that needs a roof over their head and picking up that overtime shift is going to really suck. It’s enough to make medics consider a more permanent backup plan.

I love EMS and don’t want to do anything else but I’m also young and able to do it. You can always do EMS on the side. I know a lawyer who also works as a full time firefighter.