Employment for this occupation is expected to grow about as fast or faster than the average occupation for the next few years.

Ambulance services typically do not advertise for workers. Graduates from college programs tend to send in unsolicited applications. Large urban centres run "centralized testing" for new hires where one application will be used to screen you for up to 5 or 6 Paramedic Services.  As a general rule, workers are initially hired on a temporary basis and from there are moved to regular part-time and then to full-time positions, as vacancies become available. Many Primary Care Paramedics are upgrading their qualifications immediately after graduating College to become an Advanced Care Paramedic; this greatly increases your job prospects not only in Ontario but also across Canada.

Paramedic wages vary from service to service.  A Primary Care Paramedic, the level obtained after graduation from college, typically is paid an hourly wage of between $21 & $29 per hour (2003) with annual wage increases, which have typically outperformed inflation over the past 5 years.  Advanced & Critical Care Paramedics are paid more for their additional training & responsibilities.