The Top Metro Areas for Respiratory Therapists
The map below shows some metro areas where the profession is more popular, compared to the size of the population, than in the rest of the country. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the US.
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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2006) for:
Respiratory Therapists
Listed below are US metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Respiratory Therapists relative to the population of the city, as of 2006.
A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
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| Metro Area | Jobs | Salary
(2006) | Relative
Popularity |
|---|
ALABAMA | | | |
| Gadsden | 50 | $40,850 | 3 |
| Anniston | 40 | $37,980 | 1.5 |
| Mobile | 150 | $46,950 | 1.4 |
| Birmingham | 440 | $43,450 | 1.4 |
| Montgomery | 100 | $42,500 | 1 |
ALASKA | | | |
| Anchorage | 140 | $58,720 | 1.4 |
ARIZONA | | | |
| Tucson | 610 | $40,130 | 2.7 |
| Phoenix | 1,750 | $45,490 | 1.4 |
ARKANSAS | | | |
| Hot Springs | 70 | $45,150 | 3.6 |
| Jonesboro | 60 | $42,550 | 2.2 |
| Little Rock | 420 | $44,710 | 2 |
| Fayetteville | 60 | $41,570 | 0.6 |
CALIFORNIA | | | |
| Modesto | 250 | $59,170 | 2.3 |
| Chico | 90 | $50,070 | 2 |
| Vallejo | 160 | $59,340 | 2 |
| Stockton | 210 | $60,510 | 1.6 |
| Fresno | 310 | $59,340 | 1.5 |
| Visalia | 120 | $49,520 | 1.5 |
| Oxnard | 270 | $59,390 | 1.4 |
| Riverside | 1,130 | $54,640 | 1.3 |
| Los Angeles | 3,210 | $57,500 | 1.2 |
| Santa Rosa | 130 | $63,130 | 1.1 |
| Oakland | 700 | $67,460 | 1 |
| Santa Ana | 1,000 | $60,960 | 1 |
| San Jose | 550 | $70,430 | 0.9 |
| Sacramento | 510 | $62,440 | 0.9 |
| San Francisco | 480 | $63,790 | 0.8 |
| San Diego | 650 | $58,900 | 0.8 |
| Santa Barbara | 60 | $55,760 | 0.6 |
COLORADO | | | |
| Denver | 750 | $47,790 | 0.9 |
| Boulder | 70 | $49,710 | 0.8 |
CONNECTICUT | | | |
| New Haven | 220 | $57,390 | 1.3 |
| Hartford | 440 | $53,370 | 1.2 |
| Norwich | 90 | $56,350 | 1.2 |
| Bridgeport | 280 | $53,520 | 1 |
DELAWARE | | | |
| Wilmington | 250 | $53,520 | 1.2 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | | | |
| Washington | 1,040 | $54,570 | 0.7 |
FLORIDA | | | |
| Panama City | 80 | $39,840 | 2 |
| Pensacola | 180 | $40,150 | 1.9 |
| Deltona | 170 | $43,630 | 1.7 |
| Miami | 1,020 | $45,910 | 1.6 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 590 | $46,550 | 1.2 |
| Palm Bay | 150 | $45,690 | 1.2 |
| Jacksonville | 460 | $43,690 | 1.2 |
| Tampa | 940 | $42,530 | 1.2 |
| Orlando | 740 | $46,030 | 1.1 |
| West Palm Beach | 350 | $46,580 | 1 |
| Sarasota | 140 | $45,000 | 0.8 |
GEORGIA | | | |
| Augusta | 220 | $44,020 | 1.7 |
| Atlanta | 1,660 | $46,460 | 1.1 |
| Albany | 30 | $44,720 | 0.9 |
HAWAII | | | |
| Honolulu | 310 | $57,080 | 1.1 |
IDAHO | | | |
| Coeur d'Alene | 40 | $44,340 | 1.5 |
| Boise | 220 | $46,960 | 1.4 |
ILLINOIS | | | |
| Kankakee | 70 | $41,710 | 3.2 |
| Peoria | 170 | $42,740 | 1.6 |
| Rockford | 110 | $46,360 | 1.2 |
| Chicago | 2,680 | $46,550 | 1.1 |
| Waukegan | 180 | $49,560 | 0.8 |
INDIANA | | | |
| Kokomo | 80 | $44,300 | 3.9 |
| Gary | 490 | $48,830 | 2.8 |
| Evansville | 240 | $44,650 | 2.2 |
| Indianapolis | 1,150 | $46,350 | 2 |
| South Bend | 150 | $46,200 | 1.8 |
| Fort Wayne | 230 | $45,440 | 1.7 |
| Terre Haute | 60 | $48,230 | 1.6 |
IOWA | | | |
| Des Moines | 160 | $44,050 | 0.8 |
KANSAS | | | |
| Topeka | 100 | $43,770 | 1.6 |
| Wichita | 230 | $46,230 | 1.3 |
KENTUCKY | | | |
| Louisville | 620 | $45,950 | 1.6 |
| Lexington | 210 | $38,370 | 1.4 |
LOUISIANA | | | |
| Monroe | 130 | $44,800 | 3 |
| Shreveport | 270 | $42,980 | 2.7 |
| Alexandria | 80 | $43,280 | 2.4 |
| Lake Charles | 100 | $42,540 | 2.1 |
| Lafayette | 140 | $40,920 | 1.8 |
| New Orleans | 490 | $44,670 | 1.7 |
| Houma | 70 | $38,360 | 1.4 |
| Baton Rouge | 300 | $44,190 | 1.3 |
MAINE | | | |
| Bangor | 70 | $51,440 | 1.9 |
| Lewiston | 40 | $45,770 | 1.5 |
MARYLAND | | | |
| Baltimore | 970 | $55,820 | 1.2 |
| Bethesda | 230 | $67,030 | 0.6 |
MASSACHUSETTS | | | |
| Leominster | 40 | $53,150 | 1.4 |
| Boston | 1,170 | $56,050 | 1.1 |
| Haverhill | 40 | $52,110 | 0.9 |
| Springfield | 160 | $51,020 | 0.8 |
| Lowell | 60 | $55,390 | 0.8 |
| Barnstable | 50 | $56,230 | 0.8 |
| Framingham | 60 | $55,590 | 0.6 |
MICHIGAN | | | |
| Flint | 210 | $48,620 | 2.5 |
| Detroit | 700 | $47,580 | 1.5 |
| Warren | 780 | $47,610 | 1 |
MINNESOTA | | | |
| Duluth | 110 | $49,760 | 1.4 |
| Minneapolis | 670 | $53,590 | 0.6 |
MISSISSIPPI | | | |
| Jackson | 360 | $43,910 | 2.2 |
| Hattiesburg | 70 | $35,380 | 2.1 |
MISSOURI | | | |
| Kansas City | 960 | $44,660 | 1.5 |
| St. Louis | 1,080 | $44,630 | 1.3 |
MONTANA | | | |
| Billings | 80 | $45,490 | 1.7 |
| Missoula | 40 | $42,950 | 1.3 |
NEBRASKA | | | |
| Omaha | 480 | $46,730 | 1.6 |
NEVADA | | | |
| Las Vegas | 420 | $58,480 | 0.7 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE | | | |
| Nashua | 40 | $51,510 | 0.5 |
NEW JERSEY | | | |
| Camden | 350 | $57,560 | 1 |
| Edison | 540 | $56,510 | 0.8 |
| Newark | 500 | $56,610 | 0.8 |
| Trenton | 100 | $60,730 | 0.7 |
NEW MEXICO | | | |
| Albuquerque | 410 | $36,510 | 1.7 |
| Las Cruces | 40 | $40,610 | 1.2 |
NEW YORK | | | |
| Poughkeepsie | 200 | $62,320 | 1.3 |
| Kingston | 40 | $60,320 | 1.2 |
| Albany | 320 | $48,660 | 1.1 |
| Binghamton | 70 | $55,400 | 1.1 |
| Syracuse | 210 | $44,500 | 1 |
| New York | 3,350 | $60,860 | 1 |
| Buffalo | 300 | $46,390 | 0.9 |
| Nassau | 640 | $61,020 | 0.8 |
| Rochester | 240 | $48,680 | 0.8 |
NORTH CAROLINA | | | |
| Durham | 260 | $49,100 | 1.7 |
| Rocky Mount | 40 | $49,160 | 1.2 |
| Greensboro | 270 | $48,660 | 1.2 |
| Hickory | 100 | $46,010 | 1 |
| Charlotte | 500 | $45,180 | 0.9 |
OHIO | | | |
| Springfield | 90 | $41,730 | 3.5 |
| Toledo | 560 | $45,440 | 2.7 |
| Canton | 220 | $43,230 | 2 |
| Dayton | 440 | $44,300 | 1.7 |
| Akron | 330 | $44,410 | 1.5 |
| Cleveland | 920 | $47,980 | 1.3 |
| Columbus | 740 | $45,720 | 1.3 |
| Cincinnati | 820 | $45,870 | 1.2 |
OKLAHOMA | | | |
| Tulsa | 450 | $48,120 | 1.7 |
| Oklahoma City | 380 | $44,150 | 1 |
OREGON | | | |
| Portland | 540 | $52,750 | 0.8 |
PENNSYLVANIA | | | |
| Johnstown | 90 | $47,640 | 2.8 |
| Scranton | 260 | $38,780 | 1.6 |
| Pittsburgh | 1,120 | $44,070 | 1.5 |
| Harrisburg | 270 | $46,140 | 1.5 |
| Erie | 110 | $45,380 | 1.4 |
| Philadelphia | 1,710 | $52,120 | 1.4 |
| Allentown | 220 | $52,720 | 1 |
RHODE ISLAND | | | |
| Providence | 360 | $51,420 | 1 |
SOUTH CAROLINA | | | |
| Columbia | 340 | $44,360 | 1.6 |
| Charleston | 250 | $40,250 | 1.4 |
| Myrtle Beach | 50 | $43,080 | 0.7 |
SOUTH DAKOTA | | | |
| Sioux Falls | 160 | $47,970 | 2 |
TENNESSEE | | | |
| Cleveland | 40 | $44,790 | 2 |
| Morristown | 50 | $39,470 | 2 |
| Nashville | 710 | $50,950 | 1.5 |
| Knoxville | 290 | $41,000 | 1.4 |
| Memphis | 490 | $44,250 | 1.2 |
| Chattanooga | 170 | $50,000 | 1.2 |
TEXAS | | | |
| Texarkana | 80 | $41,360 | 2.7 |
| San Angelo | 50 | $42,260 | 2.5 |
| Tyler | 120 | $42,030 | 2.2 |
| Longview | 100 | $43,340 | 1.9 |
| Lubbock | 130 | $42,030 | 1.9 |
| Corpus Christi | 170 | $44,090 | 1.6 |
| Abilene | 50 | $43,210 | 1.4 |
| Houston | 2,150 | $46,250 | 1.4 |
| San Antonio | 580 | $44,570 | 1.1 |
| Beaumont | 110 | $42,480 | 1.1 |
| McAllen | 130 | $44,950 | 1 |
| Fort Worth | 500 | $45,700 | 1 |
| El Paso | 140 | $39,920 | 0.9 |
| Dallas | 1,030 | $48,230 | 0.8 |
| Austin | 300 | $44,370 | 0.6 |
UTAH | | | |
| Salt Lake City | 380 | $52,870 | 1 |
VIRGINIA | | | |
| Virginia Beach | 490 | $48,600 | 1 |
| Richmond | 310 | $50,300 | 0.8 |
WASHINGTON | | | |
| Tacoma | 390 | $52,110 | 2.4 |
| Spokane | 170 | $49,480 | 1.3 |
| Kennewick | 50 | $55,200 | 1 |
| Seattle | 820 | $58,030 | 0.9 |
WEST VIRGINIA | | | |
| Wheeling | 110 | $42,920 | 3 |
| Huntington | 150 | $41,260 | 2.2 |
| Parkersburg | 80 | $40,400 | 1.9 |
| Charleston | 160 | $42,040 | 1.8 |
WISCONSIN | | | |
| Eau Claire | 70 | $48,230 | 1.6 |
| Racine | 60 | $49,100 | 1.4 |
| Janesville | 50 | $45,930 | 1.3 |
| Milwaukee | 590 | $52,070 | 1.1 |
| Madison | 200 | $51,170 | 1 |
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