What are the career outlooks/ general starting salary for a Respiratory Therapist?

you need to think twice about resp therapy. I'm a registered resp therapist for 10 yrs and i hate it. i have told myself over and over "i should have done something different". there is no challenge to this field and its boring to walk from room to room filling nebulizers. oh and yes i work my butt off for 12 hour shifts, had to give up my weekend life and some holidays.oh and the pay isn't that great. after you tire of this field you are stuck, unlike nursing can get into alot of different areas to work , but not with resp therapy. i'm now in my 50's and can no longer physically do this type of work. where do i go from here-----------welll don't know-------------. i highly advise you to not listen to counselors or other personnel that will lead you into a dead end job with no future opportunities.don't spend the time and money to pursue this career choice. there are many other avenues to look at in the med field. AVOID RESPIRATORY!!!