Exactly 180 of the 940 respiratory therapy professionals employed in West Virginia, work in Beckley. Between 2006 and 2010, in Beckley, there has been a 14% decline in the number of respiratory therapy professionals. Overall employment in Beckley has increased.

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As the number of respiratory therapy professionals in Beckley has shrunk, salaries for respiratory therapy professionals have increased. In 2010 respiratory therapy professionals in Beckley reportedly earned an average salary of $39,275 per year. The average salary for respiratory therapy professionals in Beckley was $34,075 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Beckley.

Respiratory therapy professionals make a median salary of $39,050 per year in Beckley. The 10% of respiratory therapy professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $30,485 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $48,935 per year.

Beckley respiratory therapy professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

Many of Beckley's respiratory therapy professionals are graduates of the only accredited respiratory therapy school in the city.

There is one degree and certificate program in respiratory therapy offered by Beckley's respiratory therapy school.

In 2010 approximately 19 students completed respiratory therapy courses.