Salary. Respiratory therapists earn more than respiratory therapy technicians. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of May 2012, therapists earned a median salary of $57,200 per year and a median wage of $27.50 per hour.
Payments start as low as $50 and increase to $150 as the trainee develops the competence to do most of the work unassisted. A trainee needs at least 2,000 hours of training before qualifying to take the licensing exam that is required to become a real estate appraiser. Expected compensation during the training period is $1,000 to $3,000 per month.
Appraiser trainees will examine the conventional format for these appraisals, and learn how to verify them against possibilities of fraud, conflict of interest, or other concerns. One major issue for an appraiser trainee is the suggestion that inaccurate appraisals are rampant within certain real estate sectors. Residential or commercial appraiser trainees may need to learn more about how to defend their findings in a field where many subjective factors influence property valuations.