Skip to content

Respiratory therapists

Respiratory therapist jobs in Rhode Island

8 open respiratory therapist jobs in Rhode Island at 4 employers. BLS measures a median of $41.78 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Respiratory Therapists in Rhode Island, opens in a new tab) for respiratory therapists here.

8
Open in RI
4
Employers hiring
4
Towns
$41.78
BLS median in RI
14th of 52 states and territories

Newest respiratory therapist jobs in Rhode Island

Checked 1 hr ago

Selected agencies hiring now

All agencies and apps →

These agencies and apps pay CareJobs.Now a referral fee when someone we introduce is placed or signs up. It costs you nothing and never changes your pay. Hospital and clinic jobs below keep their own order.

Every physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs in Rhode Island →Respiratory therapist jobs in every state →
RT alerts

RT in Rhode Island: new openings every week

A weekly email with the newest RT openings in Rhode Island, taken from the employers' own careers sites. Free, stop anytime.

Only job openings in your inbox. Leave anytime with one click.

Where the respiratory therapist jobs are in Rhode Island

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What respiratory therapists earn in Rhode Island

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Rhode Island

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Rhode Island, May 2025

$41.78/hr ($86,900 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Respiratory Therapists in Rhode Island, opens in a new tab)

Median for respiratory therapists, against $39.56 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Respiratory Therapists, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 260 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Respiratory Therapists in Rhode Island, opens in a new tab) employed in Rhode Island.

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Respiratory Therapists; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring respiratory therapists in Rhode Island

What the job takes

An associate or bachelor's degree in respiratory care, then the NBRC exams.

  • License

    Registered respiratory therapist (RRT) or certified respiratory therapist (CRT)

    National Board for Respiratory Care; licensed by the state. Nearly every state's license is based on it

    Official page

Respiratory therapist jobs in Rhode Island: common questions

How much do respiratory therapists make in Rhode Island?

Too few open respiratory therapist jobs in Rhode Island post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $41.78/hr ($86,900 a year) for respiratory therapists in Rhode Island (May 2025), against $39.56 nationally, 14th highest of 52 states and territories.

Where in Rhode Island are the most respiratory therapist jobs?

Providence (3), Newport (2), Warwick (2) and Woonsocket (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring respiratory therapists in Rhode Island?

By open jobs on this board: Care New England (4), Brown University Health (2) and Prime Healthcare (1). In all, 4 employers have respiratory therapist jobs open in Rhode Island.

What do you need to work as a respiratory therapist in Rhode Island?

An associate or bachelor's degree in respiratory care, then the NBRC exams. Registered respiratory therapist (RRT) or certified respiratory therapist (CRT) (National Board for Respiratory Care; licensed by the state; nearly every state's license is based on it). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Rhode Island's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

Keep exploring

Respiratory therapist jobs in other states

Other Therapy & rehab occupations in Rhode Island

Every healthcare job in Rhode Island →Respiratory therapist jobs →Every occupation →

Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Rhode Island, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Rhode Island, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 21, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Respiratory Therapists (SOC 29-1126), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Respiratory Therapists, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Respiratory Therapists by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. Registered respiratory therapist (RRT) or certified respiratory therapist (CRT): National Board for Respiratory Care; licensed by the state

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Respiratory therapist jobs in Rhode Island. Data as of October 21, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/respiratory-therapist/rhode-island

How the board counts