Respiratory Technicians

Employers

Most respiratory technicians work in hospital departments of respiratory care, anesthesiology, or pulmonary medicine. The rest are employed by nursing homes, home health agencies, oxygen equipment rental companies, ambulance services, and physicians' offices.

Starting Out

Graduates of Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care- and Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs-accredited respiratory therapy training programs may use their school's career services offices to help them find jobs. They may apply directly to the individual local health care facilities.

High school graduates may apply directly to local hospitals for jobs as respiratory therapy assistants. If your goal is to become a respiratory technician, however, you will need to enroll in a formal respiratory therapy educational program. Many schools offer job placement/assistants to students.