Job Outlook
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment for EMTs and paramedics is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through 2016. Employment of emergency medical technicians and paramedics is expected to grow by 19 percent between 2006 and 2016. Job prospects should be good, particularly in cities and private ambulance services.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, www.bls.gov/oco/ocos101.htm.