Respiratory Therapy Schools
In Louisville, Kentucky

The city of Louisville has 2 schools where respiratory therapy faculty can find employment. The trends in Louisville's respiratory therapy academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below, which includes respiratory therapy training at the following levels:

  • Associates degree in Respiratory Therapy
  • Bachelors degree in Respiratory Therapy

Statistics

Professional Trends

Louisville Vs. Kentucky Respiratory Therapy Employment

Louisville 870
Kentucky 2,520

Exactly 870 of Kentucky's 2,520 respiratory therapy professionals work in Louisville. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of respiratory therapy professionals in Louisville has grown by 16%. As the number of respiratory therapy professionals in Louisville has increased, overall employment in Louisville has also increased.

Louisville Vs. Kentucky Respiratory Therapy employment growth

2,280 2,200 2,470 2,490 2,520
750 620 740 720 870
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Grey: Kentucky
  • Dark Yellow: Louisville

Respiratory Therapy VS. All professions salaries in Louisville

$41,720 $41,825 $42,915 $45,775 $46,980
$35,730 $37,410 $38,920 $39,970 $40,320
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Respiratory Therapy in Louisville
  • Dark Yellow: All Professions in Louisville

As the number of respiratory therapy professionals in Louisville has grown, salaries for respiratory therapy professionals have also increased. Louisville respiratory therapy professionals made $46,980 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for respiratory therapy professionals in Louisville was $41,720 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Louisville.

Salary percentiles for Respiratory therapy professionals in Louisville

10th percentile		 $33,185
25th percentile		 $39,315
50th percentile		 $46,290
75th percentile		 $52,985
90th percentile		 $62,205

Respiratory therapy professionals in Louisville earn a median salary of $46,290 per year. The 10% of respiratory therapy professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $33,185 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $62,205 per year.

Average Salaries for Respiratory therapy professionals and related professions in Louisville

Respiratory Therapy		 $46,980
Nursing		 $51,218
Health Science		 $65,630

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

Educational Trends

Respiratory Therapy schools in Louisville

2

Many of Louisville's respiratory therapy professionals are graduates of one of the 2 accredited respiratory therapy schools in the city.

Respiratory Therapy Programs Offered In Louisville

associate		 1
bachelor		 1
master		 0
doctor		 0
Certificate		 0
Total2

Louisville's respiratory therapy schools offer 2 respiratory therapy degree and certificate programs.

Student Completed Respiratory Therapy Degrees In Louisville

associate		 18
bachelor		 14
master		 0
doctor		 0
Certificate		 0
Total32

In 2010 approximately 32 students completed respiratory therapy courses.

Respiratory Therapy Faculty Salaries in Louisville, Kentucky

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