Respiratory Therapy Schools In New York
Respiratory Therapy classes faculty can choose to work at one of 12 accredited respiratory therapy schools in New York. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of respiratory therapy and respiratory therapy training in New York, which includes respiratory therapy training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Respiratory Therapy
- Bachelors degree in Respiratory Therapy
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Professional Trends
New York Vs. National Respiratory Therapy Employment
| New York | 6,240 |
| National | 122,840 |
Approximately 5% of the country's respiratory therapy professionals work in New York state.
Employment Growth for Respiratory therapy professionals In New York
| 5,760 | 5,830 | 6,050 | 5,870 | 6,240 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of respiratory therapy professionals is growing in New York. There were 480 more respiratory therapy professionals working in New York in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in New York, this field has grown by 8% in four years. This is faster than the trend for respiratory therapy professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of respiratory therapy professionals has grown by 4% between 2006 and 2010.
Respiratory Therapy VS. All Professions salaries in New York
| $52,410 | $55,470 | $57,215 | $59,055 | $59,945 |
| $47,100 | $51,120 | $53,567 | $54,837 | $56,461 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Respiratory Therapy
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to respiratory therapy professionals are growing in New York. In 2006 respiratory therapy professionals made a mean salary of $52,410 per year, and in 2010 they made $59,945 per year.
Salary percentiles for Respiratory therapy professionals in New York
10th percentile |
$44,175 |
25th percentile |
$51,095 |
50th percentile |
$60,165 |
75th percentile |
$69,445 |
90th percentile |
$77,965 |
This represents a 13% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 76% pay differential between the highest paid respiratory therapy professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of respiratory therapy in New York.
Average Salaries for Respiratory therapy professionals and related professions in New York
Health Science |
$72,821 |
Nursing |
$68,756 |
Respiratory Therapy |
$59,945 |
Respiratory therapy professionals in New York earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Respiratory Therapy programs available for each degree type for all schools in New York
associate |
9 |
bachelor |
3 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 12 |
As the number of respiratory therapy professionals is increasing in New York state, the number of students graduating from the 12 accredited respiratory therapy schools in New York state is also increasing. In 2006, 203 students graduated from respiratory therapy courses in New York. And in 2010, 228 students graduated.
Thus there was a 12% percent increase in the number of respiratory therapy school degree or certificate graduates in New York. A majority of these graduates, or 75%, graduated with a associate's degree in respiratory therapy.