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Career Information for Respiratory Therapists in Mississippi

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Fast Facts for Respiratory Therapists in Mississippi

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Hattiesburg and Pascagoula
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Gulfport and Jackson
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Jackson and Gulfport

Salaries for Respiratory Therapists in Mississippi

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

Schools for Respiratory Therapists in Mississippi are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Respiratory Therapists in Mississippi

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

Mississippi Respiratory Therapy Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Coahoma Community CollegeClarksdaleAssociate2,216
Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegeWessonAssociate2,382
Hinds Community CollegeRaymondAssociate9,941
Itawamba Community CollegeFultonAssociate5,871
Meridian Community CollegeMeridianAssociate3,543
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinstonAssociate8,860
Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeBoonevilleAssociate3,339
Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobiaAssociate7,097
Pearl River Community CollegePoplarvilleAssociate4,593

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Respiratory Therapists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Mississippi. 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

MISSISSIPPI

   
Hattiesburg90$43,2402.4
Pascagoula70$44,2502.3
Jackson420$57,1202.3
Gulfport100$40,9501.3
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