Respiratory Therapy Technician Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

A count of all the respiratory therapy technicians in the US adds up to about 19,000 positions. The jobless rate for workers is rated as very low. Approximately 2% of employees were not able to obtain work in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Employees are most common (per capita) in Kankakee (Illinois), Boise (Idaho), and Florence (South Carolina), and least common in Minneapolis (Minnesota), Santa Ana (California), and San Diego (California).

Bethesda (Maryland), Las Vegas (Nevada), and Camden (New Jersey) offer the highest pay for this career, and Phoenix (Arizona), Amarillo (Texas), and Little Rock (Arkansas) offer the lowest salaries.

Training and Education

An associate degree is suggested for those who want to pursue this career. About 16% of employees have earned a degree. Those that started college, but did not earn a bachelor's degree, represent about 57% of respiratory therapy technicians. Workers with a high school education, but no college education, are about 27% of the total. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Government stats show that 21% of respiratory therapy technicians are working part-time.

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Respiratory Therapy Technicians Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of respiratory therapy technicians compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for respiratory therapy technicians.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Birmingham	$41,000	140
Mobile	$40,000	100
Montgomery	$36,000	50

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Phoenix	$35,000	80

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Little Rock	$30,000	80

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Riverside	$53,000	50
Santa Ana	$59,000	40
San Diego	$53,000	30

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Bridgeport	$44,000	40

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$53,000	190

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Miami	$41,000	230
Fort Lauderdale	$43,000	220
Jacksonville	$44,000	110
West Palm Beach	$42,000	90
Orlando	$41,000	70
Pensacola	$40,000	40
Sarasota	$43,000	30

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Atlanta	$47,000	220

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise		230

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Chicago	$44,000	370
Kankakee	$44,000	40

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Indianapolis	$51,000	190
Gary	$46,000	80
Evansville	$44,000	40

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$35,000	40

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Louisville	$39,000	110
Lexington	$45,000	40

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New Orleans	$42,000	110
Lafayette	$42,000	50
Shreveport	$38,000	40
Baton Rouge	$39,000	40
Alexandria	$39,000	30

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$58,000	320
Bethesda	$76,000	80

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boston	$45,000	90
Springfield	$38,000	30

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Detroit	$42,000	60
Warren	$43,000	50

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Minneapolis	$57,000	50

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Jackson	$40,000	30

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
St Louis	$39,000	210
Kansas City	$33,000	160

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$64,000	160

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Newark	$56,000	160
Edison	$59,000	120
Camden	$61,000	60

New Mexico

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Albuquerque	$43,000	40

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New York	$58,000	360
Nassau	$51,000	80
Buffalo	$49,000	40

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Charlotte	$37,000	40

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Cincinnati	$42,000	180
Columbus	$39,000	40
Cleveland	$40,000	40
Youngstown	$41,000	30

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Oklahoma City	$34,000	80
Tulsa	$38,000	50

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Philadelphia	$47,000	170
Pittsburgh	$35,000	100
Allentown	$47,000	60
Scranton	$42,000	30

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Florence	$43,000	50

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Memphis	$37,000	170
Nashville	$44,000	90
Knoxville	$37,000	60

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Houston	$43,000	710
Dallas	$46,000	320
Fort Worth	$45,000	300
San Antonio	$44,000	220
Corpus Christi	$36,000	80
Amarillo	$30,000	30

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Tacoma	$47,000	70

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