Exactly 170 of the 3,460 respiratory therapy professionals employed in North Carolina, work in Morehead City. Between 2006 and 2010, in Morehead City, there has been a 6% growth in the number of respiratory therapy professionals. As the employment for respiratory therapy professionals in Morehead City has increased, overall employment in Morehead City has also increased.

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In Morehead City, salaries for respiratory therapy professionals have increased. Morehead City respiratory therapy professionals made $47,910 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for respiratory therapy professionals in Morehead City was $40,420 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Morehead City.

Morehead City respiratory therapy professionals earn a median yearly salary of $48,185. The difference in pay between the respiratory therapy professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 63%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $36,380 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $59,410 per year.

On average respiratory therapy professional salaries in Morehead City 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 Morehead City's respiratory therapy professionals are graduates of this school.

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

Approximately 10 students graduated from respiratory therapy courses in 2010.