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Respiratory Therapists
$70.54K Median Salary 10.1K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 23% Job Growth
About This Career
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.
Reported Job Titles
Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Respiratory Therapist, Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT), Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP), Respiratory Therapist (RT), Staff Respiratory Therapist, Staff Therapist
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Skills You'll Need
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Abilities
Inductive Reasoning
Oral Expression
Problem Sensitivity
Deductive Reasoning
Information Ordering
Oral Comprehension
Near Vision
Written Comprehension
Speech Clarity
Written Expression
Perceptual Speed
Speech Recognition
Finger Dexterity
Manual Dexterity
Selective Attention
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Category Flexibility
Control Precision
Far Vision
Flexibility of Closure
Multilimb Coordination
Knowledge
Customer and Personal Service
Medicine and Dentistry
English Language
Education and Training
Psychology
Biology
Computers and Electronics
Chemistry
Mathematics
Skills
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Speaking
Active Learning
Reading Comprehension
Service Orientation
Social Perceptiveness
Complex Problem Solving
Coordination
Judgment and Decision Making
Instructing
Learning Strategies
Time Management
Writing
Operations Monitoring
Quality Control Analysis
Science
Technology Skills
Spreadsheet software
Presentation software
Medical software
Electronic mail software
Office suite software
Word processing software
Data base user interface and query software
Calendar and scheduling software
Tools
Spirometers
Nebulizers
Medical oxygen masks or parts
Arterial blood gas monitors
Flow sensors or regulators or components
Medical nasal cannulas
Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB machines
Medical gas cylinders or related devices
Respiratory humidifiers or vaporizers
Pulse oximeter units
Medical head hoods
Respiratory manometer kits
Chest cuirass products
Non invasive continuous positive air pressure machines
Electronic blood pressure units
Intraaortic balloon pumps
Clinical incubators or infant warmers
Medical aerosol tents
Perfusion oxygen or hematocrit saturation monitors
Medical or surgical suction or vacuum appliances
Medical acoustic stethoscopes
Non invasive bi level machines
Resuscitation masks
Bedside pulmonary function screeners
Mercury blood pressure units
Autotransfusion units
Endotracheal tubes
Cardiac output CO monitoring units
Treadmill exercisers for rehabilitation or therapy
Sputum collection apparatus or containers
Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers
Intensive care ventilators
Respiratory monitoring kits
Oxygen delivery connectors or adapters
Respiratory monitoring kit accessories
Respiratory therapy compressors
Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers
High frequency ventilators
Pulmonary functioning tubing
Surgical isolation suit or helmet or shield
Chest percussors
Tablet computers
Apnea monitors
Electrocardiography EKG units
Oxygen concentrators
Notebook computers
Tourniquets
Tracheostomy tubes
Bronchoscopes
Blood collection syringes
Personal computers
