Respiratory Therapy Schools In Rhode Island
Rhode Island has is only one accredited respiratory therapy school where respiratory therapy faculty who teach respiratory therapy classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the respiratory therapy academic community in Rhode Island, and the future trends in respiratory therapy training at the respiratory therapy associates degree level.
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Rhode Island Vs. National Respiratory Therapy Employment
| Rhode Island | 370 |
| National | 122,840 |
Of all of the respiratory therapy professionals that work in the US, approximately 0% work in Rhode Island state.
Employment Growth for Respiratory therapy professionals In Rhode Island
| 300 | 340 | 410 | 340 | 370 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of respiratory therapy professionals is growing in Rhode Island. In Rhode Island, 70 more respiratory therapy professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Rhode Island, this field has grown by 23% in four years. This growth is faster than the change in the number of respiratory therapy professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of respiratory therapy professionals has grown by 4% from 2006 to 2010.
Respiratory Therapy VS. All Professions salaries in Rhode Island
| $51,770 | $53,450 | $55,160 | $56,160 | $56,035 |
| $45,814 | $47,319 | $48,863 | $50,877 | $52,430 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Respiratory Therapy
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by respiratory therapy professionals is increasing in Rhode Island. Respiratory therapy professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $51,770 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $56,035 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Respiratory therapy professionals in Rhode Island
10th percentile |
$37,505 |
25th percentile |
$50,495 |
50th percentile |
$57,640 |
75th percentile |
$64,180 |
90th percentile |
$71,110 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 8%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of respiratory therapy, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid respiratory therapy professionals earning 90% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Rhode Island state.
Average Salaries for Respiratory therapy professionals and related professions in Rhode Island
Health Science |
$74,219 |
Nursing |
$65,238 |
Respiratory Therapy |
$56,035 |
Respiratory therapy professionals in Rhode Island earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Respiratory Therapy programs available for each degree type for all schools in Rhode Island
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
0 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 1 |
The number of students graduating from the only accredited respiratory therapy school in Rhode Island is decreasing. In 2006, 17 students graduated from respiratory therapy courses in Rhode Island. And in 2010, 11 students graduated.
Thus there was a 35% percent decrease in the number of respiratory therapy school degree or certificate graduates in Rhode Island. Most of these graduates, or 100%, earned an associate's degree in respiratory therapy.