Making a full time career in EMS is dead end. Like stated before, if you go on for Firefighter/Paramedic or Nursing you can have a good career. It is very tough to find people that have worked a full EMS career and are happy and not burnt out. Most of these private ambulance companies run you in to the ground. Especially the cities. You very rarely get out on time, constantly held over due to shortage on ambulances that management drops every day due to budget restraints. Good luck if you get to even sit down and start a run form, let alone finish one. With the new MEDS program for run forms, every call is 10 to 12 pages. I hope you plan on using EMS as only a stepping stone. Good Luck