Respiratory Therapists

in California

Assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders. Assume primary responsibility for all respiratory care modalities, including the supervision of respiratory therapy technicians. Initiate and conduct therapeutic procedures; maintain patient records; and select, assemble, check, and operate equipment. [More Details...]

Skills - Importance and Competence Level for this occupation (1-low, 100-high)

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Skills	Importance	Competence Level
Active Listening	77	62
Critical Thinking	77	59
Monitoring	80	62
Operation and Control	87	57
Operation Monitoring	77	52
Problem Identification	77	64
Reading Comprehension	80	71

Employment Projections

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Area	Estimated Year - Projected Year	Employment		Employment Change		Annual Avg Openings
		Estimated	Projected	Number	Percent
California	2018 - 2028	17,600	22,500	4,900	27.8	15,490

Wages

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Area	Time Period	Hourly Mean	Hourly by Percentile
			25th	Median	75th
California	2023	$48.01	$39.01	$48.82	$56.32

Education

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Workers must have a Associate degree to gain the necessary skills for this occupation.However, those with related work experience would have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Training Programs

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The following are the training programs available for the Occupation: Respiratory Therapists

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Job Openings from JobCentral National Labor Exchange

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