Respiratory therapists

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Average Male Salary

$86,000

Average Female Salary

$67,936

About

Respiratory therapists are most often employed by the General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals industry. The average yearly wage for Respiratory therapists was N/A in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Respiratory therapists are San Diego County (Southwest)--Sweetwater Region--Chula Vista City (East) PUMA, CA, Coordinating & Development Corporation 3--Bossier & Webster Parishes PUMA, LA, and San Bernardino County (Southwest)--Redlands & Yucaipa Cities PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Respiratory therapists are Pickens (Southwest Corner) & Oconee (West, Central) Counties--Seneca & Clemson Cities PUMA, SC, Cumberland Valley Area Development District (North) PUMA, KY, and San Diego County (Southwest)--Sweetwater Region--Chula Vista City (East) PUMA, CA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Respiratory therapists workforce. Respiratory therapists workforce in N/A was N/A people, of which N/A% were women and N/A% were men. Respiratory therapists are paid most in Nassau County (West Central)--Hempstead Town (West Central) PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Pickens (Southwest Corner) & Oconee (West, Central) Counties--Seneca & Clemson Cities PUMA, SC.

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Respiratory therapists.

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Yearly Wage Ranking

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AVERAGE WAGE

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$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

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In N/A, Respiratory therapists earned an average of N/A, $NaNM less than the average national salary of $67,727

In 2023, Respiratory therapists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.278, which is lower than the national average of N/A. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Respiratory therapists (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Respiratory therapists compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Respiratory therapists and on wages for those in the field. General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals is the industry that employs the most Respiratory therapists, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Respiratory therapists, by average wage, is Administration of human resource programs ($91,067).

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Diversity

Demographic information on Respiratory therapists in the US. The workforce of Respiratory therapists in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men. The average age of male Respiratory therapists in the workforce is 46.5 and of female Respiratory therapists is 43.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Respiratory therapists is N/A.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Respiratory therapists in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (16,414 people), 30 to 34 years (16,092 people), and 40 to 44 years (15,540 people). Among them they concentrated 38.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

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In N/A, N/A% of Respiratory therapists workers were Hispanic and N/A% non-Hispanic.

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Races

In N/A, N/A% of the Respiratory therapists workforce were N/A, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were N/A (N/A%) and N/A (N/A%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Respiratory therapists from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Respiratory therapists is N/A but the most specialized major according to RCA in N/A were N/A.

Among the necessary skills for Respiratory therapists, Critical Thinking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Respiratory therapists need more than the average amount of Science.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

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The most common majors achieved by Respiratory therapists in N/A (counting all academic degrees) were N/A.

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Respiratory therapists workers were Associates Degree (65,305 people), Bachelors Degree (35,487 people), and Some college (12,801 people).

The graphic shows the Respiratory therapists workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Respiratory therapists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Respiratory therapists need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Monitoring.