License Statistics

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Respiratory Therapist 323 376 321 327 322
Respiratory Therapy Technician 154 162 127 126 99

Geographic Distribution

Respiratory Therapists* (as of January 7, 2013)

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 80 Jefferson 39 Saratoga 106
Allegany 5 Kings 551 Schenectady 53
Bronx 216 Lewis 6 Schoharie 4
Broome 54 Livingston 21 Schuyler 4
Cattaraugus 12 Madison 20 Seneca 6
Cayuga 28 Monroe 153 Steuben 26
Chautauqua 29 Montgomery 21 St. Lawrence 16
Chemung 37 Nassau 597 Suffolk 419
Chenango 13 New York 115 Sullivan 14
Clinton 14 Niagara 65 Tioga 12
Columbia 18 Oneida 113 Tompkins 5
Cortland 12 Onondaga 269 Ulster 46
Delaware 5 Ontario 32 Warren 20
Dutchess 76 Orange 82 Washington 10
Erie 372 Orleans 17 Wayne 32
Essex 5 Oswego 34 Westchester 291
Franklin 5 Otsego 23 Wyoming 15
Fulton 16 Putnam 44 Yates 5
Genesee 42 Queens 468 NYS TOTAL 5,158
Greene 11 Rensselaer 86 OTHER US 625
Hamilton 0 Richmond 119 NON-US 6
Herkimer 32 Rockland 117 TOTAL 5,789

Respiratory Therapy Technicians* (as of January 7, 2013)

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 31 Jefferson 12 Saratoga 16
Allegany 7 Kings 88 Schenectady 10
Bronx 47 Lewis 1 Schoharie 0
Broome 11 Livingston 13 Schuyler 1
Cattaraugus 7 Madison 1 Seneca 2
Cayuga 2 Monroe 51 Steuben 8
Chautauqua 9 Montgomery 2 St. Lawrence 8
Chemung 4 Nassau 119 Suffolk 80
Chenango 1 New York 18 Sullivan 1
Clinton 7 Niagara 19 Tioga 4
Columbia 5 Oneida 43 Tompkins 1
Cortland 1 Onondaga 35 Ulster 5
Delaware 1 Ontario 7 Warren 4
Dutchess 13 Orange 20 Washington 1
Erie 84 Orleans 3 Wayne 7
Essex 0 Oswego 5 Westchester 58
Franklin 4 Otsego 10 Wyoming 4
Fulton 8 Putnam 8 Yates 0
Genesee 26 Queens 96 NYS TOTAL 1,115
Greene 7 Rensselaer 17 OTHER US 185
Hamilton 0 Richmond 24 NON-US 1
Herkimer 14 Rockland 23 TOTAL 1,301

* County of location reflects the licensee's primary mailing address on record with the State Education Department. This address may either be the licensee's home or practice address. Licensees must be registered in order to practice and use a professional title within New York State; being registered, however, does not necessarily mean the licensee is actively engaged in practice.

Last Updated: January 14, 2013