Health Warriors Network

• Related School Subjects Community Health; Language Arts; Mathematics; Physical Education; and Science (Biology; and Chemistry)
• Field of Study Health Care and Medical Sciences
• Duties
• Working Conditions
• Personal
• Education
• Advancement
• Salary

  Respiratory therapists earn from $32.39 to $41.50 an hour (2010 estimate).

  According to the 2009 Alberta Wage and Salary Survey, Albertans in the Respiratory Therapists, Clinical Perfusionists and Cardio-Pulmonary Technologists group earned from $29.43 to $42.16 an hour. The average wage was $35.53 an hour.

  For more detailed information, see WAGEinfo.

  For information about current collective agreements in the public and not-for-profit sectors, see the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) website.

• Other Sources

  Post-secondary institution calendars and websites (see Educational Requirements above)

  EDinfo website: www.alis.alberta.ca/edinfo

  College and Association of Respiratory Therapists of Alberta (CARTA) website: www.carta.ca

  Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists (CSRT) website: www.csrt.com

  Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) website: www.hsaa.ca

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