Respiratory Therapists rank #21 in Best Health Care Jobs.
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Respiratory Therapists are ranked:
- #21 in Best Health Care Jobs
- #36 in The 100 Best Jobs
“We like to call ourselves the Rodney Dangerfield of health care,” says Timothy Myers, associate executive director of the American Association for Respiratory Care. “Not because we don’t get respect, but because people don’t know about respiratory therapists. We’re often confused with nurses. And people often look down on our work needing only an associate’s level degree for entry, but it’s a challenging profession that can actually be rewarding.”
