We find EMS contracts that pay you more
A members-only contract board for EMTs, paramedics and firefighter-medics.
- Pulled from employers' own hiring systems
- Contracts nationwide and abroad
- 20+ new listings added daily
1,000+ EMTs found new contracts through us 
Our members are living proof that it works
- 500+Employers checked daily
- +$7,500Average annual pay jump
- 8 wkMedian time to signed offer
- 40h+Saved every month
The contracts most medics never see
They sit in employers' own hiring systems — not where you're looking. We pull them out daily. Here's one, live:
Every listing
- Carefully curated
- Employer named
- Apply direct
- Refreshed daily
Doing it solo is dozens and dozens of employer sites, tab after tab, scrolling past everything that isn't for you. This is one board in your pocket — check it between calls or on a transfer, and your next contract is waiting, not gone.
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The latest contracts on the board
Medical Care Transportation Technician - Paramedic
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Critical Care Paramedic
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EMT/Paramedic
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Flight Paramedic
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Flight Paramedic
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Flight Paramedic
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Real medics, real results
Find out what our members had to say about Early Responders
Used to work BLS, now I'm on a Wildland Fire medic crew making $400 a day
Took this same quiz back in March. Eight weeks later I'm working a Scottsdale Stadium event medical gig at $34/hr weekends only. Bumped my pay 43% without quitting my day shift.
Things are legit. Finish medic school next month, might as well start it off making $45 an hour. They sent a direct deposit form with the email and it's a 30 day minimum. Found a $500 a month air bnb and I'll be taking home over $10,000 in a month
Private ambulance life got me nowhere. Then I found your site, landed a sweet $55/hour gig in the Bahamas, and now I'm sipping piña coladas with a tan! My bank account AND my soul are thanking you.
First travel contract was $45/hr + per diem + housing. Six years on the truck and I had no idea these rates existed until ER surfaced them. Five weeks from signup to first day on contract.
Took a cruise ship contract, 6 weeks all over the world. Going home for the holidays and coming back to a promotion as a lead to travel more parts of the world! ❤️
Got my first contract over a year ago through your job board, which opened up new opportunities and fantastic opportunities. I was just in Hawaii for two months for work, and I just landed the $50 EMT position on the us boarders y'all posted. Thanks so much ❤️
Wanted out of 911 burnout. Two months later I'm doing 6-month cruise rotations at $4,500/mo + housing & meals. Saving more than I did with 80-hour weeks at home.
Early Responders saved me from a dead-end job. Now making $500/day doing telehealth. Hilton rewards and all! EMS management is still a pain, but this is so much better. ❤️
Almost ate a bullet working for shit services getting paid trash wage. Now I'm pulling $467/d giving vaccines. CEO has agreement with a 4* hotel, lux and free nights plus earning honor points.
All BS aside guys, EMS management sucks, thanks for fighting for us. ❤️
I was able to parlay my contract experience to get on a full time municipal EMS service. Great salary, great retirement and 100% paid health insurance. They are immediately going to send me to class for multiple instructor certifications as well as give me a position as an educator within the department; all of which come with pay bonuses. Thank you guys for helping me navigate my career path. Keep up the good work!
Hey y'all just wanted to say thank you. Because of your job board I was able to hop on a contract in New Orleans, and because of the articles on the website I just got hired onto a dept. I really appreciate not being stuck in private anymore lol so thank you!
Same here. Made way more working gigs here than I did on the ambulance and ER I was working at. Anyone looking for more money and opportunities should get on here.
Emt-b, joined the army became a Ranger SOCM medic and now do contracts worldwide. $$$
Made it to my dream Fire dept, all thanks to Early Responders!
I also had another interview last week and it went extraordinarily well because I was able to milk my experience working the ER on this deployment into the interview. They loved it. Not sure if I'll get hired, but it undoubtedly helped. Huge difference from the interviews I had done before Thank you guys for everything you do! I've bought off the site already and I'll keep supporting y'all forever.
I'm flying planes all the time because of you.
Two weeks in, the pay is amazing, and everything about it has been great!
Can't thank you guys enough! Also, thanks for my husband John for showing me the job board, thank you both for your hard work!!
Not as many of options as just EMT-B as before now that covid jobs are dwindling. But medics and nurses can find some good ones if you're willing to travel to far places
You already know this part
Exhausted by endless shifts
Twelve-hour tours that turn into sixteen, and days off that get eaten by the schedule.
Drowning in bills despite the overtime
Picking up every hour you can and still watching it go straight back out.
Watching others advance while you're stuck
The people working the better contracts were not better medics. They saw the postings.
Passion for the work fading fast
Burnout is not a character flaw. It is what happens when the job takes more than it gives back.
Early Responders is where the better-paid work is already posted
We were on the truck too. We built the board we needed.
Why members stay
One place to look
Contract work is scattered across federal boards, agencies and specialist sites. It arrives here already gathered.
The rate, before you click
Pay is printed on the listing. Where the employer never stated one, the listing says that too.
Checked before it goes live
Every listing is reviewed for first-responder relevance and pay quality. No clerical filler, no recycled reposts.
New contracts come to you
Set a keyword alert and pick the cadence — daily, weekly, fortnightly or monthly.
The work this board is for
Not one more list of 911 openings. These are the contracts that pay differently.
Local heroes
Community EMS and fire close to home — the good services, and the ones paying above the county rate.
Globe-trotting contracts
Cruise rotations, offshore hitches and international work, where housing and meals usually come with the rate.
Seasonal adventures
Wildland fire season, disaster response and the federal seasonal boards, where a few months can carry a year.
VIP care
Concierge, private duty and event medicine. Fewer calls, higher pay, and a schedule you can plan around.
How it goes
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Pick a plan
One card charge on the plans page. Two minutes, and you're in.
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Open the board
Access is immediate. Employer named, rate printed, apply link on every listing.
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Set an alert
Keywords and a cadence — daily, weekly, fortnightly or monthly. New contracts come to you.
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Apply direct
You apply on the employer’s own site, in your own words. We take no cut and no fee, and nobody is told you looked.
707 contracts are open right now
Every one of them is checked, with the rate on the listing. The only thing between you and the employer's name is the login.
Frequently asked questions
Including the ones with an awkward answer. If yours is not here, a person replies.
What is Early Responders?
A paid, members-only job board for EMTs, paramedics and firefighter-medics. We pull high-paying contract, travel, seasonal and non-traditional first-responder work from across the industry, filter it for relevance and pay, and check every listing before a member sees it.
It was started by people who worked on the truck, which is the only reason the filtering is any good.
Who is it for?
Working EMTs, paramedics and firefighter-medics — most usefully those with enough time in to move into better-paid work and no idea where it gets advertised. Flight and critical care, event medicine, offshore and industrial, cruise and international, wildland and disaster seasons, private duty, telehealth and remote.
Police and law-enforcement roles are out of scope. Keeping the category narrow is what makes the board worth opening.
Where do the jobs come from?
From across the industry — federal boards, hiring agencies, industry sources and other boards. We aggregate them, filter for first-responder relevance and pay quality, and verify each listing before it goes live.
We do not claim these roles exist nowhere else. The value is that they are gathered, filtered and checked in one place, which is the part nobody does for you.
Do you apply for me, or place me in a job?
No, on both. We are a discovery layer, not a staffing agency, a recruiter or an employer. We do not place, employ or represent anyone, and we take no cut of what you earn.
You apply on the employer’s own site. We link you straight there.
Is there a free version or a trial?
No. Membership is paid only — no free tier, no trial. The board is the product, so there is no half of it to give away.
What does it cost?
Three plans — monthly, quarterly and annual — all with the same access. The numbers are on the plans page, one click before checkout.
Can I cancel?
Yes, any time. Cancel auto-renewal in your account settings, or email info@earlyresponders.com and we will do it for you. There is nothing to phone up about and nobody will try to talk you out of it.
How often are new jobs added?
Every day. Listings are added continuously and checked before they go live, so what you open in the morning is current.
Can new jobs come to me instead?
Yes. Set keyword alerts and pick the cadence — daily, weekly, fortnightly or monthly. Most members run one broad alert and one narrow one.
Why are employer names hidden until I join?
Because assembling and checking this list is the work you are paying for, and a public page with every employer on it is that work given away. Members see the employer, the full description and the apply link. Everyone else sees the role, the location and the pay.
Does it work on a phone?
That is what it was built for. The board is meant to be read in the front of a rig between calls, not at a desk.
How do I get in touch?
Email info@earlyresponders.com, or use the contact form. A person answers.
Got your questions answered?
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