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Step 1
Decide what kind of ambulance technician you want to become. An Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B) takes a few months of schooling. A paramedic (EMT-P) can take more than a year of education. In fact, it can sometimes take up to two years.
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Step 2
Develop and strengthen your people skills. Make sure you are not afraid of blood or other bodily fluids.
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Step 3
Get informed on what it takes to perform the job you desire. Taking vital signs, giving oxygen, and performing a few other simple life-saving tasks is the job of an ambulance technician or EMT-B. A paramedic can perform invasive procedures, start IV's, give medications, and read heart rhythms.
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Step 4
Find an EMT class in your area. Whether you want to stick with being a basic ambulance technician, or move on to paramedic school, you will still have to start out as an EMT-B. Local hospitals, community colleges and fire departments are good places to find EMT classes.
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Step 5
Apply at the organization or company where you wish to work. After graduating from EMT class and passing your state's licensing exam, you are eligible to work on a private ambulance service, a hospital-based service, or even some fire department ambulances (depending on where you live). You may have to apply to be a firefighter in order to work on a fire department ambulance.
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Step 6
Make sure you keep your driving record clean. You also need to be sure to avoid a criminal record. Most ambulance companies and fire departments check your background.
