Respiratory Therapy Technicians: Schools and Careers

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Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Respiratory Therapy Technicians

The map below shows some metro areas where the profession is more popular, compared to the size of the population, than in the rest of the country. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the US.

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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2007) for:
Respiratory Therapy Technicians

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Respiratory Therapy Technicians relative to the population of the city, as of 2007.

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.

Clicking on each city's name takes you to a detailed career profile for that city, providing the number of jobs, salaries, amount of training required, and more, for hundreds of job types.

Metro Area	Jobs	Salary (2007)	Relative Popularity
ALABAMA
Montgomery	50	$30,770	3.8
Birmingham	150	$38,540	3.6
ARIZONA
Phoenix	70	$36,010	0.5
ARKANSAS
Little Rock	90	$29,510	3.4
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles	340	$54,290	1
San Diego	80	$53,300	0.7
Riverside	70	$50,270	0.7
Santa Ana	80	$54,530	0.6
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport	60	$40,980	1.7
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington	220	$43,820	1.2
FLORIDA
Gainesville	40	$42,550	4.8
Fort Lauderdale	240	$41,800	3.9
Pensacola	40	$35,650	3.3
Miami	250	$38,950	3.1
Deltona	30	$40,140	2.4
West Palm Beach	110	$40,480	2.4
Jacksonville	110	$41,160	2.2
Sarasota	40	$44,380	1.8
Tampa	130	$37,690	1.3
Orlando	80	$40,630	0.9
GEORGIA
Atlanta	230	$43,740	1.2
ILLINOIS
Chicago	350	$39,250	1.1
INDIANA
Gary	80	$44,390	3.6
South Bend	30	$46,630	2.8
Fort Wayne	40	$41,040	2.4
Indianapolis	130	$51,930	1.8
KANSAS
Wichita	30	$33,760	1.3
KENTUCKY
Louisville	120	$36,650	2.4
LOUISIANA
Alexandria	40	$38,880	9.6
Lafayette	70	$39,830	6.7
New Orleans	120	$40,210	3
Baton Rouge	40	$35,250	1.4
MARYLAND
Baltimore	270	$54,510	2.6
Bethesda	60	$58,720	1.3
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston	80	$44,610	0.6
MICHIGAN
Detroit	120	$43,210	2
Warren	40	$42,300	0.4
MISSOURI
St. Louis	270	$36,850	2.4
Kansas City	130	$31,400	1.6
NEBRASKA
Omaha	40	$41,210	1.1
NEVADA
Las Vegas	120	$56,010	1.6
NEW JERSEY
Trenton	60	$55,570	3.5
Newark	210	$51,900	2.6
Edison	140	$51,770	1.7
Camden	50	$52,840	1.2
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque	40	$41,240	1.3
NEW YORK
Nassau	100	$49,890	1
New York	400	$53,800	1
Buffalo	30	$49,550	0.7
NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte	70	$35,300	1
OHIO
Youngstown	50	$40,940	2.7
Cincinnati	130	$40,120	1.6
Cleveland	50	$36,290	0.6
OKLAHOMA
Tulsa	110	$36,040	3.2
Oklahoma City	80	$36,050	1.8
PENNSYLVANIA
Scranton	50	$40,780	2.4
Philadelphia	340	$41,390	2.2
Harrisburg	50	$44,310	2.1
Allentown	40	$46,620	1.5
Pittsburgh	130	$37,160	1.4
SOUTH CAROLINA
Florence	100	$41,100	15.5
Charleston	90	$39,940	3.9
TENNESSEE
Knoxville	100	$35,250	3.8
Memphis	170	$34,530	3.3
TEXAS
Amarillo	50	$30,040	6.7
Fort Worth	320	$41,310	4.8
Corpus Christi	50	$35,710	3.8
San Antonio	220	$42,990	3.3
Houston	580	$40,740	2.8
Dallas	390	$45,330	2.3
VIRGINIA
Richmond	130	$46,610	2.7

Industry	Jobs	Percent	Salary (2007)
Hospital	15,640	89%	$41,070
Medical Office	870	4%	$30,480
Rental And Lease	280	1%	$30,760
Office Services And Staffing	240	1%	$54,680

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School	Locations	Degrees	Quick Info
ATI Career Training Center	TX	Associate	Get Info
Apollo College	AZ, NV	Associate	Get Info
CHI Institute	PA	Diploma	Get Info
California College San Diego	CA	Associate, Bachelor	Get Info
Independence University	Online	Associate	Get Info
Kaplan College	AZ, CA	Associate	Get Info
Miami-Jacobs Career College	OH	Associate	Get Info
Sanford-Brown College	MO	Associate	Get Info
Stevens-Henager College	UT	Associate, Bachelor	Get Info
Western Career College	CA	Associate, Certificate	Get Info
Western School of Health and Business	PA	Associate	Get Info

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Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Respiratory Therapy Technicians

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2007) for:Respiratory Therapy Technicians

ALABAMA

ARIZONA

ARKANSAS

CALIFORNIA

CONNECTICUT

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

KANSAS

KENTUCKY

LOUISIANA

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

MISSOURI

NEBRASKA

NEVADA

NEW JERSEY

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NORTH CAROLINA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

PENNSYLVANIA

SOUTH CAROLINA

TENNESSEE

TEXAS

VIRGINIA

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