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Career Information for Respiratory Therapists in Pennsylvania

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Fast Facts for Respiratory Therapists in Pennsylvania

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Johnstown, Pittsburgh, and Erie
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Lancaster, Allentown, and Scranton
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Harrisburg

Salaries for Respiratory Therapists in Pennsylvania

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Philadelphia, Allentown, and Lancaster. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Respiratory Therapists in Pennsylvania are listed below.

Selected Respiratory Therapy Schools in Pennsylvania

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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CHI Institute
Philadelphia

Offers Associate degrees and diplomas in information technology, criminal justice and health care. Located at two campuses near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Programs: Specialized Technology: Respiratory Therapy
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

Selected Online Schools for Respiratory Therapists in Pennsylvania

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

More Pennsylvania Respiratory Therapy Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburghAssociate18,525
Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaAssociate17,334
Delaware County Community CollegeMediaAssociate10,816
Gannon UniversityErieDoctorate4,134
Harrisburg Area Community College-HarrisburgHarrisburgAssociate9,774
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusIndianaDoctorate14,018
La Roche CollegePittsburghMasters1,499
Laurel Business InstituteUniontownAssociate313
Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticokeAssociate6,323
Mansfield University of PennsylvaniaMansfieldMasters3,338
Point Park UniversityPittsburghMasters3,591
Reading Area Community CollegeReadingAssociate4,682
Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyLancasterAssociate769
University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstownBachelor3,121
York College PennsylvaniaYorkMasters5,720

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Respiratory Therapists

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

PENNSYLVANIA

   
Johnstown70$47,2501.9
Pittsburgh1,330$47,7301.6
Erie90$47,3801
Reading120$44,6901
Philadelphia1,430$58,2801
Harrisburg220$53,1901
Scranton170$49,1400.9
Allentown210$56,6800.9
Lancaster140$54,4800.8
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