Overview
1. Automation Risk
2. User Poll
3. Growth
4. Wages
5. Volume
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Respiratory Therapists

AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
29%
risk level
POLLING
36%
Based on 77 votes
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
13.6%
by year 2032
WAGES
$70,540
or $33.91 per hour
Volume
129,910
as of 2022
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
6.9/10

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Automation risk

29% (Low Risk)

Low Risk (21-40%): Jobs in this level have a limited risk of automation, as they demand a mix of technical and human-centric skills.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some very important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Social Perceptiveness

  • Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

  • Finger Dexterity

  • Manual Dexterity

User poll

36% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 29% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Respiratory Therapists will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Sentiment

The following graph(s) are included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Respiratory Therapists' job openings is expected to rise 13.6% by 2032

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2023.

Wages

High paid relative to other professions

In 2022, the median annual wage for 'Respiratory Therapists' was $70,540, or $33 per hour

'Respiratory Therapists' were paid 52.3% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $46,310

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2022 there were 129,910 people employed as 'Respiratory Therapists' within the United States.

This represents around 0.09% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 1 thousand people are employed as 'Respiratory Therapists'.

Job description

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.

SOC Code: 29-1126.00

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Comments

Rt (No chance) says
Jobs which requires more patient interaction cannot be replaced fastly
Jun 18, 2023 at 06:43 PM
Duh (Low) says
Lots to do that only a human can do.
Jun 14, 2023 at 02:15 AM
RT (Highly likely) says
AI is already being utilized in many companies. Human error in the ICU are the reasons behind AI Mechanical Ventilators. PRVC and VC+ are examples. Ignorant to think AI Mechanical Ventilators aren't plausible.
Feb 06, 2020 at 04:14 AM
Ken Wilson says
RT's (especially in ICU, PICU, NICU, ED, Burn Units, etc*) deal with rapidly changing patient conditions and situations, and are involved in a wide variety of invasive procedures, requiring flexibility amid constantly shifting priorities. I can't see AI doing intubations, ABGs, bronchoscopy, ECMO, codes, or actually doing any bedside procedure or patient interaction. I'd give it less than the predicted 7%.

*And yes, I've worked in all of these in my 42 years as an RRT
Jul 26, 2021 at 03:59 PM
Larry says
Do you realize respiratory therapists do more than respiration and ventilation?
Dec 02, 2021 at 03:34 AM
Better RT says
PRVC and VC+ is the same thing, just different names due to copyrights. It is a completely different way of breath delivery and has nothing to do with AI. If that were the case, then I wouldn't have to adjust the flow or ramp %. You can have just as big, if not bigger, error with a pressure breathe than you can a volume breathe. So it still comes down to who is checking the vent.
Dec 18, 2021 at 06:04 PM

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