Exactly 70 of Illinois' 4,810 respiratory therapy professionals work in Centralia. There has been a 30% decline in the number of respiratory therapy professionals in Centralia between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for respiratory therapy professionals in Centralia has decreased, overall employment in Centralia has increased.

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• Light Blue: Respiratory Therapy in Centralia
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As the number of respiratory therapy professionals in Centralia has shrunk, salaries for respiratory therapy professionals have increased. In 2010 Centralia respiratory therapy professionals earned an average yearly salary of $43,410. Respiratory therapy professionals in Centralia made a yearly average salary of $39,560, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Centralia.

Respiratory therapy professionals make a median salary of $42,060 per year in Centralia. The 10% of respiratory therapy professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $33,220 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 72% higher salaries.

On average respiratory therapy professional salaries in Centralia are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited respiratory therapy school in the city. Many of Centralia's respiratory therapy professionals are graduates of this school.

Centralia's respiratory therapy school offers one respiratory therapy degree and certificate program.

In 2010 approximately 13 students graduated from respiratory therapy courses.