The job of a respiratory therapist is not one that will make you a rich man or woman that can retire before 50 and enjoy the riches of life on a yacht in the Caribbean.
However, a respiratory therapist can make a very good living and provide for those that they care for while being able to enjoy some of the finer things in life.
Like any other job it is one that will start you out a little lower on the salary scale and make you work up, but you can work up to a very nice living.
Your salary will, of course, depend on many things that could make you more attractive or necessary to a particular employer.
Most respiratory therapists start out their careers at around $35,000 per year when they are new to the field or to the company that they are hired for.
People that are hired for this position and either have a little experience in the field or with the company might be hired at around $38,000 to $40,000 per year.
Other variables will come in to play as well such as who you are hired by and who they happen to serve.
If you are working for a public government office you will obviously make less than someone hired by a privately owned business man, such as a hospital or a nursing home.
As of 2008, the Department of Labor estimated that the average respiratory therapist made about $52,200 per year working across the country.
They found that the highest end of the spectrum was a respiratory therapist that would make around $65,000 per year, but this would take much time and commitment to achieve.
Making $52,000 per year could be a very nice and comfortable living to you and definitely should not be something that you shake a stick at if you are looking for a new and exciting career.
What you should keep in mind if you are looking to become a respiratory therapist is that the more you educate yourself to make your resume golden, the better off you will be.
As the old saying goes, "make yourself necessary to someone".
This is what you will do if you get the right education and present yourself in the right manner to the employers that you wish to work for.
If you make it so that you are necessary to them, that they will need you to keep their business rolling as needed, then you will not only get the job but you will earn more than most of your contemporaries.
However, a respiratory therapist can make a very good living and provide for those that they care for while being able to enjoy some of the finer things in life.
Like any other job it is one that will start you out a little lower on the salary scale and make you work up, but you can work up to a very nice living.
Your salary will, of course, depend on many things that could make you more attractive or necessary to a particular employer.
Most respiratory therapists start out their careers at around $35,000 per year when they are new to the field or to the company that they are hired for.
People that are hired for this position and either have a little experience in the field or with the company might be hired at around $38,000 to $40,000 per year.
Other variables will come in to play as well such as who you are hired by and who they happen to serve.
If you are working for a public government office you will obviously make less than someone hired by a privately owned business man, such as a hospital or a nursing home.
As of 2008, the Department of Labor estimated that the average respiratory therapist made about $52,200 per year working across the country.
They found that the highest end of the spectrum was a respiratory therapist that would make around $65,000 per year, but this would take much time and commitment to achieve.
Making $52,000 per year could be a very nice and comfortable living to you and definitely should not be something that you shake a stick at if you are looking for a new and exciting career.
What you should keep in mind if you are looking to become a respiratory therapist is that the more you educate yourself to make your resume golden, the better off you will be.
As the old saying goes, "make yourself necessary to someone".
This is what you will do if you get the right education and present yourself in the right manner to the employers that you wish to work for.
If you make it so that you are necessary to them, that they will need you to keep their business rolling as needed, then you will not only get the job but you will earn more than most of your contemporaries.
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