The average EMT (ambulance worker) in the U.S. makes $17.05 per hour, about what a lot of retail pays nowadays. A third of EMTs quit in 2021 and the whole industry is struggling. EMTs say they can’t pay their bills on their income and are getting different jobs.

I've been hearing stories that ambulances in some places are taking much longer to reach people due to staffing shortages. Farnsworth actually makes slightly more than the national median average for EMTs which is $17.05 per hour. That translates into $35,470 per year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists it as one of the lowest-paying jobs in health care. Low pay was the primary reason roughly one-third of all EMTs quit in 2021. https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-faces-shortage-emts-nearly-000333902.html