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Career Information for Respiratory Therapists in North Carolina

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Fast Facts for Respiratory Therapists in North Carolina

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Winston-Salem, Asheville, and Greenville
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Raleigh, Charlotte, and Hickory
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Charlotte, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem

Salaries for Respiratory Therapists in North Carolina

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Durham. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Respiratory Therapists in North Carolina are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Respiratory Therapists in North Carolina

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: Medical Support And Technology
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

North Carolina Respiratory Therapy Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Carteret Community CollegeMorehead CityAssociate1,628
Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickoryAssociate4,765
Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotteAssociate18,052
Durham Technical Community CollegeDurhamAssociate5,170
Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboroAssociate1,687
Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayettevilleAssociate9,063
Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston SalemAssociate7,276
Pitt Community CollegeWintervilleAssociate6,499
Robeson Community CollegeLumbertonAssociate1,788
Rockingham Community CollegeWentworthAssociate2,013
Sandhills Community CollegePinehurstAssociate3,826
Southwestern Community College SylvaSylvaAssociate2,040
Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarleAssociate2,390
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotteDoctorate22,388

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Respiratory Therapists

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

NORTH CAROLINA

   
Winston-Salem310$52,6102
Asheville210$48,2601.7
Greenville70$42,4901.5
Durham270$52,1501.4
Rocky Mount50$48,1801.3
Greensboro330$53,1501.2
Hickory110$50,1401
Charlotte530$50,6200.8
Raleigh170$50,0300.5
Employment For:
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