License Statistics

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Respiratory Therapist 365 357 346 374 325
Respiratory Therapy Technician 71 78 43 51 72

Geographic Distribution

As of January 1, 2018

Respiratory Therapists

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 110 Jefferson 31 Saratoga 109
Allegany 9 Kings 581 Schenectady 62
Bronx 252 Lewis 6 Schoharie 2
Broome 52 Livingston 17 Schuyler 3
Cattaraugus 11 Madison 27 Seneca 4
Cayuga 23 Monroe 208 Steuben 24
Chautauqua 24 Montgomery 19 St. Lawrence 21
Chemung 35 Nassau 689 Suffolk 448
Chenango 11 New York 142 Sullivan 20
Clinton 18 Niagara 69 Tioga 12
Columbia 20 Oneida 148 Tompkins 8
Cortland 9 Onondaga 294 Ulster 44
Delaware 9 Ontario 31 Warren 23
Dutchess 89 Orange 90 Washington 12
Erie 413 Orleans 18 Wayne 28
Essex 4 Oswego 37 Westchester 319
Franklin 4 Otsego 23 Wyoming 14
Fulton 18 Putnam 51 Yates 2
Genesee 48 Queens 549 NYS TOTAL 5,719
Greene 14 Rensselaer 91 OTHER US 815
Hamilton 0 Richmond 121 NON-US 8
Herkimer 30 Rockland 119 TOTAL 6,542

Respiratory Therapy Technicians

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 30 Jefferson 5 Saratoga 14
Allegany 4 Kings 60 Schenectady 8
Bronx 35 Lewis 0 Schoharie 2
Broome 7 Livingston 5 Schuyler 2
Cattaraugus 4 Madison 6 Seneca 2
Cayuga 1 Monroe 42 Steuben 5
Chautauqua 8 Montgomery 1 St. Lawrence 7
Chemung 3 Nassau 73 Suffolk 56
Chenango 1 New York 12 Sullivan 4
Clinton 4 Niagara 15 Tioga 1
Columbia 3 Oneida 38 Tompkins 2
Cortland 0 Onondaga 32 Ulster 6
Delaware 1 Ontario 4 Warren 4
Dutchess 12 Orange 12 Washington 4
Erie 69 Orleans 6 Wayne 3
Essex 0 Oswego 1 Westchester 30
Franklin 2 Otsego 9 Wyoming 2
Fulton 3 Putnam 2 Yates 0
Genesee 10 Queens 50 NYS TOTAL 789
Greene 4 Rensselaer 19 OTHER US 162
Hamilton 0 Richmond 18 NON-US 1
Herkimer 13 Rockland 15 TOTAL 952

* 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 29, 2018