Monitoring
80/100Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Health care / federal career guide
SOC 29-1126
Respiratory Therapists career data
Wages, employment, skills, and education-program connections for community-college planning.
- Median annual wage
- $82,280
- National OEWS, May 2025
- National employment
- 139,790
- Estimated jobs, not projected openings
- 10th–90th percentile
- $63,660–$118,050
- National annual wage range
- Mapped program classes
- 1
- Official CIP–SOC crosswalk records
Occupation definition
What this occupation covers
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.
Decision prompt
Does the pathway make prerequisites, clinical milestones, and credential preparation understandable to reviewers?
Curriculum evidence
High-importance O*NET® skills
Importance scores are normalized to a 0–100 planning scale from the active O*NET® database importance records.
Critical Thinking
80/100Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Active Listening
80/100Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Reading Comprehension
78/100Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Speaking
78/100Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Knowledge
Knowledge areas to review
Technology
Tools named in O*NET® data
Program connections
Education programs mapped to this occupation
The NCES crosswalk connects SOC 29-1126 with 1 CIP classification. These mappings support exploration; they do not promise employment or licensure.
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