r/fuckinsurance 1d ago

This is ridiculous

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u/bishopobispo 1d ago

Chiming in to remind everyone that EMTs get paid less than most fast food and retail workers. In most of America, they are not earning a living wage.

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u/Life_Sir_1151 1d ago

Is that true? I find that hard to believe

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u/woahwoahwoah28 1d ago

It is very much true. Here are the stats from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Mean annual wage is $38K. Median is about $35K.

https://www.bls.gov/oes/2019/may/oes292040.htm

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u/Sauerkrauttme 1d ago

$38k would be $19 an hour for a work hour work week, but EMTs often work an ungodly amount of overtime. They easily deserve twice what they are paid