Exactly 270 of Georgia's 4,090 respiratory therapy professionals work in Thomasville. Between 2006 and 2010, in Thomasville, there has been a 17% growth in the number of respiratory therapy professionals. Overall employment in Thomasville has also increased.

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Salaries for respiratory therapy professionals in Thomasville have increased. In 2010 respiratory therapy professionals in Thomasville reportedly earned an average salary of $39,710 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for respiratory therapy professionals in Thomasville was $38,970 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Thomasville.

Respiratory therapy professionals make a median salary of $39,100 per year in Thomasville. The difference in pay between the respiratory therapy professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 56%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $31,760 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $49,610 per year.

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

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

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

In 2010 approximately 13 students completed respiratory therapy courses.