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Vital Ethics - ACLS PALS BLS/CPR & First Aid Classes » respiratory therapy 6 http://www.vitalethics.org Learn About Careers, Personal Health, Find Equipment and Supplies Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:50:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Respiratory Therapist Salary Info http://www.vitalethics.org/courses-schools-programs/respiratory-therapy-6/respiratory-therapist-salary-info http://www.vitalethics.org/courses-schools-programs/respiratory-therapy-6/respiratory-therapist-salary-info#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:56:40 +0000 admin http://www.vitalethics.org/?p=773 One can find a rewarding profession in respiratory therapy. A bachelor’s degree or associate’s degree in this field is usually what’s needed to start off a career out of it. There are around 200,000 respiratory therapists all over the world and in the last 3 years the number has grown rapidly. You can find them in hospitals, they are in respiratory care, anesthesiology and pulmonary medicine sections. They also treat patients of all ages with heart and lung disorders. Some found their practice in nursing homes and other medical facilities. They also provide indispensable expertise in consumer goods rental firms that provide respiration equipments for home use. Although respiratory therapists usually work under a physician’s supervision. Their functions and expertise usually call for their independent judgment.

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Hence, their role in the health care industry is indispensable. If you are a respiratory therapist or you consider choosing this occupation, your place in the pay scale will depend on your level of expertise, years of experience, credentials and qualifications. According to Pay Scale, a company which provides real-time salary data in US and Canada occupations, a respiratory therapist with less than a year experience, the hourly rate is in the range of $16.26 to $21.41. The hourly rates vary according to the number of years in health care. If you have one to four years experience, your hourly rate ranges from $17.81- $23.85; five to nine years, from $20.07 up to $ 25.83. And if you have 20 years experience and onwards you can earn as much as $23.33 up to $29.90 per hour. Correlatively, this means that if you are a new graduate or you have a minimum experience of 1 year, you could earn a minimum annual salary of $46,656 net. For those who have a minimum 5 years experience, the pay scale is in the minimum annual pay of $52,416 net. Seasoned veterans occupy a rather more favorable place in the scale of compensation.

If you are in the occupation practice for 10 years and more, you could earn as much as $74,880 net in a year. But do not forget that career advancement in this field of health care occupation can definitely be attained. Gaining more years of experience is one and basic. Other than that, respiratory therapists may acquire master’s degree and training certificates. This way you gain additional leverage over the many aspirants in the industry. It is important also that you are a registered professional in the field. According to a recent US survey, US registered respiratory therapist’s earnings is $51,751 for the 25 percent, $55,715 in the median and 75 percent had $60,218. For respiratory therapist who can only work at night, or those RT students who want to earn part time, the rate depends on the variables such as the number of hours, in how many days or weeks the commitment is. This is commonly needed in home service and Intensive Care. Per hour rate may come around $10.85 to $12.61.

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