Exactly 270 of the 4,090 respiratory therapy professionals employed in Georgia, work in Waycross. The number of respiratory therapy professionals in Waycross has grown by 17% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of respiratory therapy professionals in Waycross has increased, overall employment in Waycross has also increased.

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As the number of respiratory therapy professionals in Waycross has grown, salaries for respiratory therapy professionals have also increased. Waycross respiratory therapy professionals made $39,710 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, respiratory therapy professionals in Waycross made an average salary of $38,970 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Waycross.

Respiratory therapy professionals in Waycross make a median yearly salary of $39,100. The 10% of respiratory therapy professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $31,760 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 56% higher salaries.

On average respiratory therapy professional salaries in Waycross are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Many of Waycross' 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 Waycross' respiratory therapy school.

Approximately 13 students completed respiratory therapy courses in 2010.