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Where a respiratory therapy technician can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a respiratory therapy technician already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Respiratory therapy technicians assist doctors and surgeons to treat respiratory problems. They work in hospitals and medical facilities where they operate medical equipment to test patients' respiratory conditions and aid in their treatment. Respiratory therapy technicians also tend to breathing equipment and machines during surgery.

Highest coverage recorded: 72%
Destinations: 5each with a full record
Within reach: 1difficulty under 55
Skills on file: 31required or supplementary

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

clinical perfusion scientist 72% covered · difficulty 34.7

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

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respiratory therapy technician is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a respiratory therapy technician already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.