In Tucson, there are 2 respiratory therapy schools where respiratory therapy faculty can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of respiratory therapy and respiratory therapy education in Tucson, which includes respiratory therapy training at the respiratory therapy associates degree level.
Of the 2,390 respiratory therapy professionals employed in Arizona, 450 work in Tucson. The number of respiratory therapy professionals in Tucson has shrunk by 26% from 2006 to 2010. Overall employment in Tucson has also decreased.
As the number of respiratory therapy professionals in Tucson has shrunk, salaries for respiratory therapy professionals have increased. In 2010 Tucson respiratory therapy professionals earned an average yearly salary of $49,310. The average salary for respiratory therapy professionals in Tucson was $40,130 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Tucson.
Tucson respiratory therapy professionals earn a median yearly salary of $48,600. The difference in pay between the respiratory therapy professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 54%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $39,120 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $60,370 per year.
On average respiratory therapy professional salaries in Tucson are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.
Many of Tucson's respiratory therapy professionals are graduates of one of the 2 accredited respiratory therapy schools in the city.
Tucson's respiratory therapy schools offer 2 respiratory therapy degree and certificate programs.
Approximately 69 students completed respiratory therapy courses in 2010.
The number of respiratory therapy faculty, growth in the field of respiratory therapy academia and respiratory therapy faculty salaries in Tucson, is all data we are currently in the process of collecting. If you are involved in teaching respiratory therapy courses to students at the associates degree in respiratory therapy level, please take a moment to anonymously submit your information to help us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future faculty in the field of respiratory therapy in Tucson. Once you have submitted your information, you will be able to view a summary of some of the data we have collected so far.