Exactly 3,820 of California's 13,400 respiratory therapy professionals work in Walnut. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of respiratory therapy professionals in Walnut has grown by 8%. As the employment for respiratory therapy professionals in Walnut has increased, overall employment in Walnut has also increased.

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In Walnut, salaries for respiratory therapy professionals have increased. Walnut respiratory therapy professionals made $58,075 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, respiratory therapy professionals in Walnut made an average salary of $54,495 per year. The growth in the salary of respiratory therapy professionals in Walnut is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Walnut respiratory therapy professionals earn 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 76% higher salaries.

Respiratory therapy professional salaries in Walnut are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

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

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

In 2010 approximately 30 students completed respiratory therapy courses.