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Professional Respiratory Therapists
Job Numbers and Growth
There are about 102,000 for professional respiratory therapists in the US. For this occupation the level of unemployment is relatively very low.
Part-Time Work and Self-Employment
Of those surveyed, 15% of employees work part-time. Approximately 1% of professional respiratory therapists work for themselves.
Training and Education
Prior to starting this profession, consider obtaining an associate degree. Government data shows that 28% of employees have a bachelor's degree or higher. Those who have gone to college, but don't have a degree make up 71% of professional respiratory therapists. For 1% of workers a high-school education was all they required. 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.
Area Job Conditions
The cities with the most employees jobs, compared to the population, are Kokomo (Indiana), Cumberland (Maryland), and Lima (Ohio). Fewer are found in Raleigh (North Carolina), Fayetteville (Arkansas), and Fargo (North Dakota).
Professional respiratory therapists earn higher incomes in Salinas (California), San Jose (California), and Bethesda (Maryland), and lower incomes in Dalton (Georgia), Joplin (Missouri), and Jackson (Tennessee).
Professional Respiratory Therapists: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area
The table below shows data for Professional Respiratory Therapists, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Professional Respiratory Therapists are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for Professional Respiratory Therapists are starred 
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| State | Area | Positions | Typical Pay | Popularity in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Birmingham | 490 | $46,790 | 1.3 |
| Alabama | Gadsden | 40 | $44,220 | 1.9 |
| Alabama | Mobile | 150 | $48,330 | 1.2 |
| Alabama | Montgomery | 120 | $47,190 | 1 |
| Alaska | Anchorage | 130 | $61,440 | 1.1 |
| Arizona | Kingman | 80 | $54,180 | 2.4 |
| Arizona | Phoenix | 1,890 | $46,300 | 1.4 |
| Arizona | Tucson | 310 | $41,350 | 1.2 |
| Arizona | Yuma | 50 | $50,980 | 1.3 |
| Arkansas | Fayetteville | 60 | $44,930 | 0.4 |
| Arkansas | Fort Smith | 70 | $44,530 | 0.9 |
| Arkansas | Jonesboro | 40 | $41,650 | 1.3 |
| Arkansas | Little Rock | 510 | $51,290 | 2.1 |
| California | Bakersfield | 230 | $48,940 | 1.2 |
| California | Fresno | 270 | $63,830 | 1.1 |
| California | Merced | 40 | $64,790 | 1.1 |
| California | Modesto | 300 | $63,130 | 2.6 |
| California | Napa | 50 | $64,280 | 1.2 |
| California | Oakland | 600 | $74,050 | 0.8 |
| California | Oxnard | 140 | $62,020 | 0.7 |
| California | Redding | 50 | $52,300 | 1.1 |
| California | Riverside | 1,320 | $60,300 | 1.4 |
| California | Sacramento | 630 | $64,720 | 1 |
| California | Salinas | 70 | $76,810 | 0.6 |
| California | San Diego | 870 | $65,360 | 0.9 |
| California | San Francisco | 470 | $65,040 | 0.6 |
| California | San Jose | 590 | $78,350 | 0.9 |
| California | Santa Ana | 1,230 | $65,460 | 1.1 |
| California | Santa Barbara | 70 | $66,440 | 0.6 |
| California | Santa Rosa | 120 | $68,140 | 0.9 |
| California | Stockton | 180 | $63,520 | 1.2 |
| California | Visalia | 160 | $62,920 | 1.7 |
| Colorado | Boulder | 100 | $52,540 | 0.9 |
| Colorado | Denver | 880 | $52,670 | 1 |
| Colorado | Fort Collins | 80 | $52,730 | 1 |
| Connecticut | Bridgeport | 240 | $61,250 | 0.8 |
| Connecticut | Hartford | 370 | $58,590 | 0.9 |
| Connecticut | New Haven | 210 | $62,230 | 1 |
| Connecticut | Norwich | 90 | $61,360 | 1 |
| Delaware | Wilmington | 290 | $58,840 | 1.2 |
| District of Columbia | Washington | 1,110 | $59,810 | 0.6 |
| Florida | Cape Coral | 270 | $53,280 | 1.8 |
| Florida | Deltona | 210 | $49,300 | 1.9 |
| Florida | Fort Lauderdale | 600 | $53,240 | 1.1 |
| Florida | Fort Walton Beach | 40 | $44,760 | 0.8 |
| Florida | Gainesville | 200 | $46,220 | 2.5 |
| Florida | Jacksonville | 490 | $47,280 | 1.1 |
| Florida | Miami | 960 | $51,560 | 1.3 |
| Florida | Naples | 90 | $52,850 | 1.1 |
| Florida | Ocala | 80 | $47,080 | 1.2 |
| Florida | Orlando | 870 | $50,070 | 1.1 |
| Florida | Palm Bay | 160 | $42,450 | 1.1 |
| Florida | Pensacola | 150 | $44,060 | 1.4 |
| Florida | Port St Lucie | 70 | $50,100 | 0.8 |
| Florida | Punta Gorda | 80 | $49,640 | 3.2 |
| Florida | Sarasota | 190 | $48,110 | 1 |
| Florida | Sebastian | 50 | $54,020 | 1.6 |
| Florida | Tallahassee | 110 | $48,010 | 1 |
| Florida | Tampa | 1,020 | $45,300 | 1.1 |
| Florida | West Palm Beach | 290 | $50,620 | 0.7 |
| Georgia | Atlanta | 1,610 | $52,190 | 0.9 |
| Georgia | Augusta | 320 | $48,290 | 2.2 |
| Georgia | Columbus | 100 | $51,280 | 1.3 |
| Georgia | Dalton | 40 | $40,050 | 0.8 |
| Georgia | Macon | 210 | $48,500 | 3.1 |
| Georgia | Rome | 70 | $42,880 | 3.1 |
| Georgia | Valdosta | 40 | $46,660 | 1.1 |
| Hawaii | Honolulu | 290 | $57,660 | 0.9 |
| Idaho | Boise | 320 | $44,420 | 1.7 |
| Illinois | Champaign | 60 | $49,850 | 0.9 |
| Illinois | Chicago | 2,790 | $54,320 | 1 |
| Illinois | Kankakee | 50 | $45,160 | 2.1 |
| Illinois | Peoria | 180 | $46,920 | 1.5 |
| Illinois | Rockford | 140 | $55,990 | 1.3 |
| Indiana | Bloomington | 70 | $51,990 | 1.5 |
| Indiana | Evansville | 200 | $46,490 | 1.6 |
| Indiana | Fort Wayne | 230 | $48,320 | 1.5 |
| Indiana | Gary | 360 | $51,260 | 1.8 |
| Indiana | Indianapolis | 980 | $52,600 | 1.5 |
| Indiana | Kokomo | 90 | $49,800 | 4.1 |
| Indiana | Lafayette | 80 | $48,060 | 1.6 |
| Indiana | Michigan City | 50 | $52,380 | 1.8 |
| Indiana | South Bend | 80 | $49,460 | 0.8 |
| Indiana | Terre Haute | 50 | $50,340 | 1.1 |
| Iowa | Cedar Rapids | 80 | $44,960 | 0.9 |
| Iowa | Davenport | 150 | $48,390 | 1.2 |
| Iowa | Des Moines | 150 | $45,210 | 0.6 |
| Iowa | Waterloo | 50 | $42,480 | 0.9 |
| Kansas | Topeka | 90 | $45,800 | 1.2 |
| Kansas | Wichita | 260 | $47,850 | 1.2 |
| Kentucky | Bowling Green | 90 | $47,800 | 2.4 |
| Kentucky | Lexington | 320 | $46,130 | 1.8 |
| Kentucky | Louisville | 630 | $46,400 | 1.4 |
| Kentucky | Owensboro | 40 | $41,910 | 1.3 |
| Louisiana | Alexandria | 90 | $47,100 | 2.3 |
| Louisiana | Baton Rouge | 280 | $48,450 | 1 |
| Louisiana | Houma | 60 | $42,150 | 0.9 |
| Louisiana | Lafayette | 150 | $49,610 | 1.5 |
| Louisiana | Lake Charles | 110 | $46,650 | 1.9 |
| Louisiana | Monroe | 120 | $44,630 | 2.3 |
| Louisiana | New Orleans | 590 | $48,850 | 1.6 |
| Louisiana | Shreveport | 250 | $47,180 | 2 |
| Maine | Bangor | 90 | $54,430 | 2.1 |
| Maine | Lewiston | 50 | $49,850 | 1.6 |
| Maine | Portland | 140 | $51,590 | 1 |
| Maryland | Baltimore | 990 | $61,110 | 1 |
| Maryland | Bethesda | 210 | $71,640 | 0.5 |
| Maryland | Cumberland | 80 | $43,370 | 3.6 |
| Maryland | Hagerstown | 80 | $50,250 | 1.2 |
| Maryland | Salisbury | 50 | $70,960 | 1.5 |
| Massachusetts | Barnstable Town | 60 | $62,630 | 0.9 |
| Massachusetts | Boston | 1,180 | $62,790 | 0.9 |
| Massachusetts | Framingham | 70 | $62,940 | 0.6 |
| Massachusetts | Haverhill | 60 | $58,300 | 1.2 |
| Massachusetts | Lowell | 40 | $56,940 | 0.5 |
| Massachusetts | Springfield | 190 | $56,940 | 0.9 |
| Massachusetts | Worcester | 270 | $60,530 | 1.5 |
| Michigan | Ann Arbor | 180 | $56,540 | 1.5 |
| Michigan | Battle Creek | 70 | $51,910 | 2.3 |
| Michigan | Detroit | 790 | $51,110 | 1.5 |
| Michigan | Flint | 230 | $51,520 | 2.4 |
| Michigan | Grand Rapids | 360 | $49,660 | 1.3 |
| Michigan | Kalamazoo | 140 | $53,320 | 1.5 |
| Michigan | Lansing | 140 | $52,680 | 1 |
| Michigan | Saginaw | 180 | $50,560 | 3.5 |
| Michigan | Warren | 1,080 | $52,170 | 1.3 |
| Minnesota | Duluth | 60 | $53,800 | 0.7 |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis | 770 | $58,680 | 0.6 |
| Mississippi | Gulfport | 100 | $40,950 | 1.3 |
| Mississippi | Hattiesburg | 90 | $43,240 | 2.4 |
| Mississippi | Jackson | 420 | $57,120 | 2.3 |
| Mississippi | Pascagoula | 70 | $44,250 | 2.3 |
| Missouri | Columbia | 190 | $48,820 | 3.5 |
| Missouri | Joplin | 110 | $37,170 | 2.1 |
| Missouri | Kansas City | 950 | $47,770 | 1.3 |
| Missouri | St Louis | 1,310 | $49,270 | 1.3 |
| Nebraska | Omaha | 490 | $50,130 | 1.4 |
| Nevada | Las Vegas | 440 | $64,400 | 0.6 |
| New Hampshire | Nashua | 80 | $50,060 | 0.8 |
| New Jersey | Atlantic City | 120 | $63,260 | 1.2 |
| New Jersey | Camden | 320 | $63,980 | 0.8 |
| New Jersey | Edison | 590 | $65,810 | 0.8 |
| New Jersey | Newark | 590 | $62,260 | 0.8 |
| New Jersey | Trenton | 100 | $66,770 | 0.7 |
| New Mexico | Las Cruces | 30 | $46,720 | 0.8 |
| New York | Albany | 290 | $53,350 | 0.9 |
| New York | Binghamton | 60 | $62,320 | 0.8 |
| New York | Buffalo | 360 | $51,880 | 0.9 |
| New York | Nassau | 1,010 | $65,270 | 1.1 |
| New York | New York | 3,100 | $65,880 | 0.8 |
| New York | Poughkeepsie | 190 | $68,880 | 1.1 |
| New York | Rochester | 280 | $50,560 | 0.8 |
| New York | Syracuse | 250 | $48,620 | 1.1 |
| New York | Utica | 140 | $46,750 | 1.6 |
| North Carolina | Asheville | 210 | $48,260 | 1.7 |
| North Carolina | Charlotte | 530 | $50,620 | 0.8 |
| North Carolina | Durham | 270 | $52,150 | 1.4 |
| North Carolina | Greensboro | 330 | $53,150 | 1.2 |
| North Carolina | Greenville | 70 | $42,490 | 1.5 |
| North Carolina | Hickory | 110 | $50,140 | 1 |
| North Carolina | Raleigh | 170 | $50,030 | 0.5 |
| North Carolina | Rocky Mount | 50 | $48,180 | 1.3 |
| North Carolina | Winston Salem | 310 | $52,610 | 2 |
| North Dakota | Fargo | 30 | $46,790 | 0.4 |
| Ohio | Akron | 370 | $46,620 | 1.5 |
| Ohio | Canton | 230 | $46,820 | 1.9 |
| Ohio | Cincinnati | 810 | $48,730 | 1.1 |
| Ohio | Cleveland | 970 | $51,190 | 1.2 |
| Ohio | Columbus | 670 | $50,480 | 1 |
| Ohio | Dayton | 530 | $49,120 | 1.9 |
| Ohio | Lima | 120 | $45,590 | 3.6 |
| Ohio | Mansfield | 80 | $44,420 | 2.4 |
| Ohio | Springfield | 70 | $44,050 | 2.3 |
| Ohio | Toledo | 450 | $50,510 | 2 |
| Ohio | Youngstown | 210 | $50,420 | 1.3 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 460 | $44,710 | 1.1 |
| Oklahoma | Tulsa | 400 | $49,050 | 1.3 |
| Oregon | Portland | 560 | $57,620 | 0.7 |
| Pennsylvania | Allentown | 210 | $56,680 | 0.9 |
| Pennsylvania | Erie | 90 | $47,380 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | Harrisburg | 220 | $53,190 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | Johnstown | 70 | $47,250 | 1.9 |
| Pennsylvania | Lancaster | 140 | $54,480 | 0.8 |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 1,430 | $58,280 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | 1,330 | $47,730 | 1.6 |
| Pennsylvania | Reading | 120 | $44,690 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | Scranton | 170 | $49,140 | 0.9 |
| Rhode Island | Providence | 480 | $55,750 | 1.2 |
| South Carolina | Charleston | 480 | $52,920 | 2.3 |
| South Carolina | Columbia | 370 | $47,360 | 1.5 |
| South Carolina | Florence | 70 | $50,490 | 1.2 |
| South Carolina | Greenville | 290 | $46,060 | 1.3 |
| South Dakota | Sioux Falls | 120 | $48,390 | 1.2 |
| Tennessee | Chattanooga | 170 | $51,070 | 1 |
| Tennessee | Clarksville | 30 | $42,560 | 0.6 |
| Tennessee | Jackson | 120 | $35,900 | 3.2 |
| Tennessee | Johnson City | 120 | $40,650 | 2.4 |
| Tennessee | Kingsport | 130 | $43,720 | 1.7 |
| Tennessee | Knoxville | 300 | $41,970 | 1.2 |
| Tennessee | Memphis | 520 | $46,040 | 1.1 |
| Tennessee | Nashville | 700 | $49,380 | 1.2 |
| Texas | Austin | 660 | $51,100 | 1.2 |
| Texas | Beaumont | 160 | $47,910 | 1.5 |
| Texas | Brownsville | 150 | $51,680 | 1.8 |
| Texas | College Station | 50 | $49,780 | 1 |
| Texas | Corpus Christi | 170 | $49,890 | 1.4 |
| Texas | Dallas | 1,440 | $51,780 | 0.9 |
| Texas | El Paso | 220 | $46,770 | 1.2 |
| Texas | Fort Worth | 590 | $50,370 | 0.9 |
| Texas | Houston | 1,880 | $51,100 | 1 |
| Texas | Longview | 90 | $47,730 | 1.4 |
| Texas | Lubbock | 150 | $45,730 | 1.8 |
| Texas | Mcallen | 200 | $59,010 | 1.3 |
| Texas | Odessa | 120 | $44,010 | 3.3 |
| Texas | San Angelo | 50 | $47,110 | 2 |
| Texas | San Antonio | 830 | $47,100 | 1.3 |
| Texas | Sherman | 40 | $44,350 | 1.6 |
| Texas | Texarkana | 80 | $46,520 | 2.3 |
| Texas | Tyler | 120 | $46,330 | 2 |
| Texas | Victoria | 80 | $47,900 | 2.7 |
| Utah | Ogden | 100 | $51,520 | 0.7 |
| Utah | Provo | 120 | $51,700 | 1 |
| Utah | Salt Lake City | 360 | $54,140 | 0.8 |
| Vermont | Burlington | 80 | $52,200 | 1.1 |
| Virginia | Blacksburg | 40 | $46,620 | 1 |
| Virginia | Lynchburg | 100 | $47,230 | 1.5 |
| Virginia | Richmond | 430 | $51,600 | 1 |
| Virginia | Roanoke | 150 | $46,110 | 1.4 |
| Virginia | Virginia Beach | 470 | $53,160 | 0.8 |
| Washington | Kennewick | 40 | $55,630 | 0.7 |
| Washington | Mount Vernon | 50 | $52,270 | 1.8 |
| Washington | Seattle | 660 | $61,850 | 0.6 |
| Washington | Spokane | 230 | $54,420 | 1.5 |
| Washington | Tacoma | 260 | $55,770 | 1.3 |
| West Virginia | Huntington | 180 | $46,150 | 2.3 |
| West Virginia | Parkersburg | 90 | $42,350 | 2 |
| West Virginia | Weirton | 60 | $48,350 | 2.3 |
| West Virginia | Wheeling | 110 | $44,240 | 2.7 |
| Wisconsin | Appleton | 50 | $49,460 | 0.6 |
| Wisconsin | Eau Claire | 70 | $47,160 | 1.4 |
| Wisconsin | Green Bay | 140 | $49,070 | 1.2 |
| Wisconsin | La Crosse | 120 | $51,740 | 2.7 |
| Wisconsin | Madison | 320 | $53,130 | 1.3 |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 700 | $55,350 | 1.1 |
| Wisconsin | Oshkosh | 60 | $50,610 | 1.1 |
| Wisconsin | Sheboygan | 30 | $54,450 | 0.8 |
| Wisconsin | Wausau | 50 | $47,430 | 1.1 |
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