DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

29-1126 Respiratory Therapists

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Southeast Minnesota N/A360$32.72/hr$0.96/hr$25.59/hr$29.29/hr$33.63/hr$37.01/hr$39.03/hr
Minnesota 1,840396$33.14/hr$0.33/hr$26.25/hr$29.67/hr$33.86/hr$37.30/hr$39.42/hr
U S 132,0901,453$31.07/hr$0.09/hr$21.78/hr$25.65/hr$29.79/hr$36.02/hr$42.25/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Respiratory Therapists
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 910 $34.38/hr 19.8%
Northeast Minnesota 100 $30.12/hr 20.6%
Northwest Minnesota 80 $30.31/hr 19.7%
Southwest Minnesota 30 $33.37/hr N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A $33.63/hr N/A
Central Minnesota N/A $34.74/hr 21.3%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Physical Therapists540$42.22/hr11.3%
Optometrists60$60.86/hr4.4%
Surgical TechnologistsN/A$28.67/hrN/A
Physician AssistantsN/A$57.88/hrN/A
Tasks for Respiratory Therapists