Exactly 690 of the 2,700 respiratory therapy professionals employed in New Jersey, work in Newark. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of respiratory therapy professionals in Newark has shrunk by 12%. As the employment for respiratory therapy professionals in Newark has decreased, overall employment in Newark has increased.

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Salaries for respiratory therapy professionals in Newark have increased. Newark respiratory therapy professionals made $61,245 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, respiratory therapy professionals in Newark made an average salary of $54,775 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Newark.

Respiratory therapy professionals make a median salary of $63,335 per year in Newark. The 10% of respiratory therapy professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $43,775 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $76,555 per year.

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

Many of Newark'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 Newark's respiratory therapy school.

In 2010 approximately 35 students completed respiratory therapy courses.