Healthcare Practitioners

Respiratory Therapists

SOC 29-1126

Treat patients with breathing problems, from newborns to the critically ill.

Median pay

$82k

$75k to $99k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

9k openings / yr

Education

Associate's

AI exposure

27%

modeled estimate · 14th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

72/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Speaking
Reading Comprehension
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.