Respiratory therapists???

Question

i am looking into a field of careers in the hospital and came across respiratory therapist. i looked up the career and the salary is decent. i know what it takes to become one and everything all i wanna know is, is it a good career choice? im 15. i know i wanna work in a hospital. thats my calling. my grandmother was a surgical technologist, my cousin is a traveling nurse, and my father is a registered nurse. so you can say it runs is the family! i was going for nurse practitoner but that takes too long and physician assistants but they say they are phasing out! so lets say i graduated from college and am now a respiratory therapist. would my checks be enough to live by? how much would the checks be? a single girl living in the city in a apartment. would respiratory therapist cut it? i know np and pa would. lol basically i juts need some good advice. it would be really good if you work in a hospital or have some kind of knowledge. are there other jobs in the hospitals? PLEASE HELP!

Answer 1

hi,

check it out,

Other than a doctor (average salary of $150,000 after 8 years of college plus 1-7 years of residency), or a dentist ($125,000 after 8 years of college), or an optometrist ($90,000 after 8 years of college), or a pharmacist ($85,000 after 7-8 years of college), here's some of the highest paying medical jobs with the least amount of education:

1a) Physician assistants need at least a 2 year degree, better if you have a 4 year degree before applying for the 2 year PA training program. They make about $69,410 a year. http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos081.htm

1b) Physical therapists need at least a 4 year degree, and many now need 2 years of graduate school as well. They make about $60,000 a year. http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos080.htm

2a) Radiation Therapists: A Radiology therapist needs a 4 year degree and makes $58,000 a year.

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos299.htm

2b) Nuclear Medicine Technologists: If you already have a 4 year degree, you can get a 2 year certificate or associate degree, otherwise you need a 4 year degree. Annual Pay: $56,000 http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos104.htm

3) Diagnostic medical sonographers need at least a 2 year associate degree and make $52,490 a year. http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos273.htm

4) Nursing: There are accelerated nursing programs set up so you can get your Nursing degree in 12-18 months if you already have a bachelors degree. Otherwise, shortest training period is 2-3 years for an associate degree; 3 years in a hospital training program; or a 4 year BSN program. Nurses make about $50,000 a year. http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm

5) Radiology tech's usually need a 2 year associate degree and make about $43,000 a year. http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos105.htm

AND

RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos084.htm

http://www.mayo.edu/mshs/resp-career.htm...

good luck,