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Career Information for Respiratory Therapists in Texas

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Fast Facts for Respiratory Therapists in Texas

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Odessa, Victoria, and Texarkana
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Dallas, Fort Worth, and College Station
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio

Salaries for Respiratory Therapists in Texas

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: McAllen, Dallas, and Brownsville. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Respiratory Therapists in Texas are listed below.

Selected Respiratory Therapy Schools in Texas

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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ATI Career Training Center
Dallas

Offers career training and associate's degrees in several fields. Located in Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico.

  • Programs: Respiratory Therapy, Respiratory Therapy (RT)
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

Selected Online Schools for Respiratory Therapists in Texas

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 Texas Respiratory Therapy Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Alvin Community CollegeAlvinAssociate4,169
Amarillo CollegeAmarilloAssociate10,387
Angelina CollegeLufkinAssociate4,677
Cisco CollegeCiscoAssociate3,365
Colin CollegePlanoAssociate20,143
Del Mar CollegeCorpus ChristiAssociate11,167
El Centro CollegeDallasAssociate6,680
El Paso Community CollegeEl PasoAssociate25,023
Houston Community CollegeHoustonAssociate43,518
Howard CollegeBig SpringAssociate3,329
Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumontAssociate2,590
Lone Star College SystemThe WoodlandsAssociate39,756
McLennan Community CollegeWacoAssociate8,079
Midland CollegeMidlandBachelor5,739
Midwestern State UniversityWichita FallsMasters6,027
Odessa CollegeOdessaAssociate4,580
San Jacinto Community CollegePasadenaAssociate23,805
South Plains CollegeLevellandAssociate6,602
St Philips CollegeSan AntonioAssociate9,256
Tarrant County CollegeFort WorthAssociate37,948
Temple CollegeTempleAssociate4,787
Texas Southern UniversityHoustonDoctorate9,540
Texas State University-San MarcosSan MarcosDoctorate28,121
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSan AntonioDoctorate & First Professional2,868
The University of Texas Medical BranchGalvestonDoctorate2,422
Tyler Junior CollegeTylerAssociate8,217
Victoria CollegeVictoriaAssociate4,002
Weatherford CollegeWeatherfordAssociate4,544

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Respiratory Therapists

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

TEXAS

   
Odessa120$44,0103.3
Victoria80$47,9002.7
Texarkana80$46,5202.3
San Angelo50$47,1102
Tyler120$46,3302
Lubbock150$45,7301.8
Brownsville150$51,6801.8
Sherman40$44,3501.6
Beaumont160$47,9101.5
Longview90$47,7301.4
Corpus Christi170$49,8901.4
San Antonio830$47,1001.3
McAllen200$59,0101.3
Austin660$51,1001.2
El Paso220$46,7701.2
Houston1,880$51,1001
College Station50$49,7801
Fort Worth590$50,3700.9
Dallas1,440$51,7800.9
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