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Travel Respiratory Therapist Jobs in Texas

See respiratory therapist travel jobs in Texas, one search spans the whole state, and filter by shift and facility type.

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    From ICU to Floor: Texas RRT Work

    A Texas respiratory therapist assignment is defined by the unit as much as the city. The large Houston and Dallas, Fort Worth systems run deep ICU, critical-care, and emergency coverage where an RRT manages ventilators and high-acuity airways; San Antonio and Austin add hospital, NICU, and pulmonary work; and the regional markets lean toward general-floor and acute-care roles. Texas requires a respiratory therapist license. With more than twelve thousand RTs working statewide, contracts rotate across all four metros and the smaller markets between them.

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    Texas RRT Market at a Glance

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    Alongside the current jobs, the data highlights 12,130 respiratory therapists employed in Texas and about 0.86 of every 1,000 jobs statewide.

    7 Respiratory Therapist contracts are open in Texas right now, with +2 added in the last 7 days and 5 already filled. Open postings have been live about 14 days on average.

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    Open Respiratory Therapist jobs
    14 days
    Median time active
    +2
    Added last 7 days
    State license
    State license · no respiratory compact pathway in this state
    Why demand stays strong
    12,130
    Respiratory therapists employed in Texas (SOC 29-1126, BLS OEWS May 2025)
    0.96×
    Texas RT job concentration vs U.S. average (location quotient, BLS OEWS May 2025)
    0.86
    RT jobs per 1,000 jobs in Texas (BLS OEWS May 2025)

    Live counts from the jobs feed, updated daily. Demand figures from public workforce data, sources noted with each figure.

    Pay by city · RRT · Texas

    RRT Pay Across Texas, Metro by Metro

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    Texas metro sprawl makes the exact worksite important when comparing RRT packages. Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, and regional roles may differ in ICU acuity, transports, night coverage, parking, and commute.

    Highest weekly pay · Respiratory Therapist
    Waco
    $1,890
    Austin
    $1,888
    Paris
    $1,726
    Dallas
    $1,369

    RRT pay in Texas moves with hospital census more than with the map. Houston's medical center complex, the Dallas and Fort Worth systems, and San Antonio's military-adjacent hospitals all run deep ICU and vent volume, and winter respiratory season lifts short-notice rates in every metro. Nights and weekend rotations generally carry differentials worth asking about up front. Austin's rents shrink a stipend that would stretch in San Antonio. Compare two Texas offers on unit type and shift before the headline number.

    Weekly pay reflects current open Advantis contracts — marketplace contract value, not a staff-nurse wage.

    The RRT Credential Behind Texas Roles

    Texas runs some of the country's deepest ICU volume, and its RTs manage the vents, airways, and oxygen therapy behind it, from the Houston medical center complex to the Dallas systems. Credential review normally starts with the NBRC Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), the advanced NBRC designation built on CoARC-accredited study. Texas requires the respiratory-care practitioner license administered by the Texas Medical Board. Current Texas assignments require state authorization rather than a compact privilege. Texas has not joined the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact. On demand, Texas employs more than twelve thousand RTs, a concentration close to the national average, which keeps assignments opening across the major metros year-round. Texas employs 12,130 respiratory therapists in the OEWS May 2025 file.

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    RRT Travel in Texas: Your Questions, Answered

    Can state authorization delay a respiratory therapist start in Texas?
    Texas licenses respiratory therapists, with the license issuing on your NBRC credential through the state board. The board verifies the credential directly with the NBRC, which makes credential currency part of the application itself. Submit the Texas application at signing and the credential clock runs quietly in the background.
    How much ICU, NICU, and emergency coverage should I expect in Texas?
    Texas runs some of the country's deepest ICU volume, and its RTs manage the vents, airways, and oxygen therapy behind it, from the Houston medical center complex to the Dallas systems. Texas follows the same rule: the distance sort on this page turns that into a ranked Texas shortlist quickly.
    Day to day, what do verified demand indicators show for Texas RRT work?
    Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth carry the most volume, with their large ICU, critical-care, and emergency programs, followed by San Antonio and Austin. With more than twelve thousand RTs working statewide, contracts open across all four metros and the regional markets through the year rather than in one season.
    Day to day, which non-pay details separate two similar Texas RRT offers?
    The large ICU, critical-care, and emergency programs put Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth first on volume, with San Antonio and Austin close behind. In Texas, current pay reads off the Texas cards on this page. Compare unit mix, ventilator platforms, NICU or ICU experience, and shift and weekend rotation before deciding whether the assignment is workable.
    What happens to the card layout when a Texas respiratory therapist search comes back thin?
    Fresh Texas postings arrive as facilities open needs; revisiting the search pays. Bringing the filtered Texas list into the first recruiter conversation skips a round of back-and-forth, a point that plays out across Texas contracts.
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