License Statistics

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Respiratory Therapist 357 346 374 325 376
Respiratory Therapy Technician 78 43 51 72 61

Geographic Distribution

As of July 1, 2019

Respiratory Therapists

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 114 Jefferson 32 Saratoga 110
Allegany 10 Kings 581 Schenectady 63
Bronx 257 Lewis 6 Schoharie 2
Broome 51 Livingston 20 Schuyler 3
Cattaraugus 10 Madison 31 Seneca 2
Cayuga 22 Monroe 217 Steuben 23
Chautauqua 26 Montgomery 19 St. Lawrence 17
Chemung 30 Nassau 697 Suffolk 458
Chenango 13 New York 139 Sullivan 25
Clinton 19 Niagara 62 Tioga 11
Columbia 19 Oneida 150 Tompkins 8
Cortland 8 Onondaga 294 Ulster 48
Delaware 8 Ontario 32 Warren 21
Dutchess 91 Orange 102 Washington 15
Erie 426 Orleans 21 Wayne 33
Essex 3 Oswego 31 Westchester 323
Franklin 7 Otsego 24 Wyoming 14
Fulton 16 Putnam 46 Yates 1
Genesee 51 Queens 555 NYS TOTAL 5,795
Greene 17 Rensselaer 89 OTHER US 858
Hamilton 0 Richmond 123 NON-US 8
Herkimer 33 Rockland 116 TOTAL 6,661

Respiratory Therapy Technicians

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 39 Jefferson 5 Saratoga 13
Allegany 2 Kings 66 Schenectady 10
Bronx 32 Lewis 0 Schoharie 2
Broome 7 Livingston 5 Schuyler 2
Cattaraugus 5 Madison 6 Seneca 3
Cayuga 1 Monroe 39 Steuben 3
Chautauqua 5 Montgomery 1 St. Lawrence 7
Chemung 3 Nassau 73 Suffolk 53
Chenango 1 New York 10 Sullivan 3
Clinton 5 Niagara 15 Tioga 2
Columbia 3 Oneida 27 Tompkins 2
Cortland 0 Onondaga 24 Ulster 6
Delaware 1 Ontario 4 Warren 5
Dutchess 12 Orange 13 Washington 3
Erie 65 Orleans 6 Wayne 3
Essex 0 Oswego 1 Westchester 27
Franklin 2 Otsego 8 Wyoming 1
Fulton 3 Putnam 3 Yates 0
Genesee 11 Queens 44 NYS TOTAL 754
Greene 3 Rensselaer 18 OTHER US 146
Hamilton 0 Richmond 15 NON-US 0
Herkimer 10 Rockland 15 TOTAL 900

* 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: July 11, 2019