I got into it because I heard that all the chicks on ambulances were sluts, and would even sleep with ol' fat homely paramedics...THAT is what I was counting on to get me through...
That plan turned out to have several significant problems with it, so now I use exotic locations to get me through...Not exactly the same, well, ok, not in any way the same, but it aint bad!
As you've seen said here, it can be a livable wage depending on where you live and what you consider 'livable.'
Dwayne