How people get into Respiratory Therapists

What it takes to do this work

This one is licensed. You would need Registered Respiratory Therapist. We do not hold how long it takes or what it costs. WorkOne can tell you both for free.

The jobs people hold first

These are the jobs people hold before moving into this one. Doing one of them is not the only way in, and it is not a requirement. It is the route the data can actually see.

Work people come from	Typical pay	Step up	Evidence
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Needs: Licensed Practical / Vocational Nurse aid available I do this now →	$67,200	+$14,520	Named career step
Massage Therapists No licence we can see I do this now →	$56,850	+$24,870	Related work
Physical Therapist Assistants Needs: Physical Therapist Assistant I do this now →	$69,050	+$12,670	Related work
Occupational Therapy Assistants No licence we can see I do this now →	$67,290	+$14,430	Related work
Emergency Medical Technicians Employers often ask for: Emergency Medical Technician aid available I do this now →	$46,320	+$35,400	Related work
Paramedics Needs: Paramedic aid available I do this now →	$61,770	+$19,950	Related work
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians No licence we can see I do this now →	$44,230	+$37,490	Related work
Physical Therapist Aides No licence we can see I do this now →	$38,050	+$43,670	Related work

Named career step Lightcast lists this as a career step from your kind of work, based on the skills the two jobs share and what local employers hire for. It is the strongest signal we have, though it is not a record of individual people moving.

Related work The federal O*NET occupation index lists this as related to your kind of work, because the two share skills and day-to-day activities. It is a match on the work itself, not a record of people moving between them.

We keep those labels apart because they are different strength claims, and none of them means we watched individual people make the move.

Routes that already pay more than respiratory therapists are left out, because those are side moves rather than ways in. So are routes needing more schooling than you told us about.

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