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
Central Minnesota N/A91$34.13/hr$0.57/hr$27.40/hr$31.38/hr$34.74/hr$37.92/hr$40.05/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 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 910 $34.38/hr 14.2%
Northeast Minnesota 100 $30.12/hr 14.3%
Northwest Minnesota 80 $30.31/hr 13.3%
Southwest Minnesota 30 $33.37/hr 17.4%
Southeast Minnesota N/A $33.63/hr 13.5%
Central Minnesota N/A $34.74/hr 16.5%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Physical Therapists410$40.97/hr13.3%
Surgical Technologists220$29.03/hr7.0%
Physician Assistants160$58.41/hr29.4%
Optometrists80$52.84/hr9.3%
Tasks for Respiratory Therapists