NickH
Uber Driver
It's always about the money.
What is the best air ambulance company to work for?
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It's always about the money.
Got to deal with all the racism sent the white mans way there. But hey, they're guaranteed business for you, and with generally the same medical problems.
badtransam97
Well-Known Member
Any chance these companies count any helicopter EMS time? Wouldn't mind possibly swapping over to fixed wing sometime. All their mins don't really specify if it's all FW time or if RW would count for something.
deadstick
Well-Known Member
Two pilot ops. FO works more days on a hitch than the CA. Many people get their start in EMS there, but move on.
scooter2525
Very well Member
50-70 is the range ive seen.
dhood84
Well-Known Member
Jim is the CP now. Good guy and things are starting to come around. Pay increases are now in the scale for FO's and they just opened a new base in GCK (FW, RW and Ground). PM if anyone is looking for a spot and I will get your info over to him.
Derek
z987k
Well-Known Member
Pay in the lower 48 was high 40s for a 7 on 7 off 7on 7 long call. In ak it was 65 for the same schedule.
It's not the worst place to work but if you have other options look into them first.
NickH
Uber Driver
I think 55-60 would be the average. Starting pay based on no overtime and the 20/10 schedule is 78K for EAM on The Reservation. It would be possible to pick up shifts and make over 100K even in your first year. This might put into perspective the difficulties in living there.
Boris Badenov
This is no laughing matter.
Under the old contract, Methods starting pay would be right at 60k. I think they have a new one since I left, not sure. Work over was often available, and added up pretty fast. I think I grossed something like 74 on year 3 pay with maybe two weeks of work over. If you work out in the boonies, they generally have a "hard to fill" stipend. Usually 5k, although I think in extreme cases more.
jergar999
Yoke Pumper!
The new contract has folks starting from 61-63k, and they just added a Phoenix opening to the one already listed for Rock Springs, WY.
But you might have to fly a King Air all over the country like I am this week
jergar999
Yoke Pumper!
They had two until a few years ago when they consolidated Deer Valley and Mesa into one fixed wing. Just listed today:
https://rn21.ultipro.com/AIR1006/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*2D98AB45F671F822
Boris Badenov
This is no laughing matter.
Yeah I'd be awfully surprised if that Phoenix spot didn't go internal to someone who was displaced when they dropped the other Phoenix base initially.
jergar999
Yoke Pumper!
That was my thought also, but weirder things have happened. I would take it myself if I weren't stuck in the Great White Tundra for six more years.
Boris Badenov
This is no laughing matter.
Not that I'm aware of. Much like other forms of unsched 135, it's sort of hard to provide reciprocity...
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