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Alabama Respiratory Therapy Training Programs and Schools

Career Information for Respiratory Therapists in Alabama

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Fast Facts for Respiratory Therapists in Alabama

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Gadsden and Birmingham
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Montgomery and Mobile
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Birmingham and Mobile

Salaries for Respiratory Therapists in Alabama

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Mobile and Montgomery. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Respiratory Therapists in Alabama are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Respiratory Therapists in Alabama

Grand Canyon University
Online

Grand Canyon University offers over 60 degree programs that can be taken on campus, or online. GCU is a Christian university based in Phoenix.

  • Programs: Respiratory Care
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

Alabama Respiratory Therapy Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
George C Wallace Community College-DothanDothanAssociate3,707
George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHancevilleAssociate5,247
John C Calhoun State Community CollegeTannerAssociate9,117
Shelton State Community CollegeTuscaloosaAssociate5,323
University of Alabama at BirminghamBirminghamDoctorate & First Professional16,246
University of South AlabamaMobileDoctorate13,779
Virginia College-BirminghamBirminghamMasters3,826

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Respiratory Therapists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Alabama. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Respiratory Therapists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Respiratory Therapists relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

ALABAMA

   
Gadsden40$44,2201.9
Birmingham490$46,7901.3
Mobile150$48,3301.2
Montgomery120$47,1901
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