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RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS

On-The-Job Responsibilities:

Education & Outlook

Statewide

Typical Degree: Associate's degree

Employed as of 2022: 3,267

2032 Projected Openings: 2,184

Entry Level Salary: $50,610

Median Salary: $63,420

Experienced Level Salary: $78,090

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*values presented are at the Local Workforce Area level

Employed as of 2022:

2032 Projected Openings:

Entry Level Salary:

Median Salary:

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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Medicine and Dentistry

Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

English Language

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.

Skills

Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

Monitoring

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Abilities

Inductive Reasoning

The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

Oral Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Problem Sensitivity

The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.

Institutions With Associated Majors
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Ashland Community and Technical College

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Associate
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$4,854
Graduation
Graduation Rate
47.6 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$10,950

Bellarmine University

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Bachelor
  • Master
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$22,229
Graduation
Graduation Rate
62.6 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$25,000

Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Associate
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$5,687
Graduation
Graduation Rate
46.7 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$10,175

Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Certificate
  • Associate
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$6,287
Graduation
Graduation Rate
34.7 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$10,500

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Certificate
  • Associate
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$4,608
Graduation
Graduation Rate
41.9 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$9,055

Jefferson Community and Technical College

Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Certificate
  • Associate
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$5,908
Graduation
Graduation Rate
32.8 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$11,651
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