Exactly 3,820 of California's 13,400 respiratory therapy professionals work in Hollywood. Between 2006 and 2010, in Hollywood, there has been a 8% growth in the number of respiratory therapy professionals. As the number of respiratory therapy professionals in Hollywood has increased, overall employment in Hollywood has also increased.

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In Hollywood, salaries for respiratory therapy professionals have increased. In 2010 Hollywood respiratory therapy professionals earned an average yearly salary of $58,075. Respiratory therapy professionals in Hollywood made a yearly average salary of $54,495, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Hollywood.

Respiratory therapy professionals in Hollywood make a median yearly salary of $59,155. The 10% of respiratory therapy professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $42,170 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $74,025 per year.

On average respiratory therapy professionals in Hollywood earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Hollywood.

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

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in respiratory therapy offered by Hollywood's respiratory therapy schools.

Approximately 112 students completed respiratory therapy courses in 2010.