Respiratory Therapy is a booming field and according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the number of jobs in this field in expected to increase more than 19% in the next few years. This is in part due to the fact that the baby boomer population is aging. These aging baby boomers will mean a big increase in cardiopulmonary disorders and diseases like COPD, emphysema, lung cancer and pneumonia.

Jobs for RTs are available in varied settings such as skilled nursing homes, surgical hospitals, rehab centers, critical care hospitals, outpatient care centers and more. Opportunities are available for an RT to work with any age group as well, from Neonatal Intensive Care centers to Geriatric patients and everyone in between. The opportunities in today's market are endless.

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Mary Crawford, HealthCare Employment Network