Am I cooked?

I’m looking to get my EMT cert, but I’m in LA. Is it even worth it? Also I’m a girl, and it just seems like LA only hires firefighter/paramedics for anything besides IFT. I don’t want to be a firefighter 😭I’m literally 6 months from nursing apps but I want to try EMT and am scared I’m throwing my money away because I’m not some giant buff potential firefighter/paramedic so no place will hire me.