One of the things I love about Mother’s Day here in the US is that story they run every year about “If mom got paid for what she did, she’d make $150,000 a year” because they include cook, maid, teacher, etc. Yet Father’s Day rolls around and no one adds on handy man, gardener, mechanic, roofer etc.
But wait, what if I took an average day in my firehouse and log what I did, then made a similar chart? Oh dear Gods am I underpaid.
Line Cook – $25,000/year – First thing in the morning is firing up breakfast and it’s never just for yourself.
Housekeeper – $21,000/year – Kitchen, dorm, bahrooms, floors and laundry all need to be done by 9 AM.
Bus Driver – $30,000 – Pre-trip inspection, maintain higher standards and drivers’ license. Not to mention the part about taking people where they want to go. This will cover Taxi Driver.
Event Planner – $43,000 – We need to shop for and feed 9 meaning a menu, cooking the meal, then offering entertainment for after.
Personal Trainer – $54,000 – Keeping the troops motivated to stay in shape takes effort. Not to mention climbing the 14 floors for the burnt popcorn.
Social Worker – $60,000 – Trying to help people who think they have no other options can be stressful.
Nurse – $69,000 – I am rendering advanced care without direct supervision from a physician, and this is the closest comparable field.
Lifeguard – $25,000 – Surf rescue dispatch.
Nanny – $23,000 – A school tour comes by.
Teacher – $57,000 – Gave a drill on the ALS bag to the companies.
Building Inspector – $33,000 – School exit drills and fire inspections fill out the afternoon.
Sleep therapist – $54,000 – Studying why I am still awake at 2:30 AM is taking longer than it should.
So add it up and it’s, well, a lot. But we’re not always doing all those things are we? We do a bit of this here and a bit of that there, so it all makes sense in the end.
EMT – $40,000
Paramedic – $60,000
Firefighter – $43,000
Firefighter/Paramedic – $59,000 (Someone explain that to me)
*All these figures are from Free Salary Search.com which bases the numbers by your IP address so these are all numbers where I am. Yours may vary, but they’ll likely vary all together.
Also on The Happy Medic…
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- A lot to do in 30 days – April 9, 2010
- Letters in the files are flying today – March 1, 2010
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$40 k!!!!!!! holy good grief where are you i need to work there!! my base is something like $26k in the northeast so its expensive to live here
$40 k!!!!!!! holy good grief where are you i need to work there!! my base is something like $26k in the northeast so its expensive to live here
$40 k!!!!!!! holy good grief where are you i need to work there!! my base is something like $26k in the northeast so its expensive to live here
You left out delivery man
WOW, is all I can say!!!! Where do these figures come from?? If I made that kind of money, I could survive much easier!!
Here are the 2009 gross earning stats for the field paramedics at the third-service agency in my community:
Range: $38,580 – $148,533
Mean: $109,435.36
Median: $116,788.70
78% (50/64) of the paramedics made $100K or more
By start date
June 1st 2009: 1, $40,011.77
September 24, 2008: 2, $83,876.38 and $79,876.98
September 14, 2007: 4, $105,871.19, $94,572.60, $81,969.21, $81,909.83
In the Bay Area most FF/PM are making $80,000 base.. almost all of them are making $100,000+ at the end of the year. Private paramedis making around $60,000-$86,000 base
Dang…I really need to move out west after I get done with Paramedic School!
Dang…I really need to move out west after I get done with Paramedic School!
I find it hard to believe a social worker makes that much money. I had a friend in that field and she only made $25K … maybe it was because she was right out of school. but still!
I find it hard to believe a social worker makes that much money. I had a friend in that field and she only made $25K … maybe it was because she was right out of school. but still!
Wow! most EMT-B's I know can make more flipping burgers than being an EMT. Paramedic's don't fare much better. EMT's make around 8 an hour and most medics make 12. Our local FD is hiring part time firefighters so they won't have to pay benefits and they are offering 9 an hour. I get paid for the year in cookies and pictures made by 5 year olds and hugs and high fives from the 2000 plus kids that I do fire prevention for. In my book that's a pretty good salary!
Wow! most EMT-B's I know can make more flipping burgers than being an EMT. Paramedic's don't fare much better. EMT's make around 8 an hour and most medics make 12. Our local FD is hiring part time firefighters so they won't have to pay benefits and they are offering 9 an hour. I get paid for the year in cookies and pictures made by 5 year olds and hugs and high fives from the 2000 plus kids that I do fire prevention for. In my book that's a pretty good salary!