Respiratory Therapist Career in Dubai
171 on the Register · 128 with a Full-time Licence
Dubai's medical register lists 171 respiratory therapist professionals. The 128 with a full-time licence work at 28 facilities. The FTL rate is 75%: the share holding an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility.
171
On the register
5
Register per 100K population
75%
FTL rate
0%
Consultant ratio
Top Employers
The largest employers of respiratory therapist professionals in Dubai, ranked by headcount.
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Respiratory Therapist Professionals
The areas with the most matched respiratory therapist records. Areas come from the address on each facility's Zavis directory listing. 3,021 of Dubai's 5,505 facilities have an address that names one of these areas; the rest are in other communities or have no usable address, so an area's count is not its full workforce and an area missing here is not an area without this specialty.
Oud Metha
28 matched
Al Jaddaf
8 matched
Al Barsha
6 matched
Dubai Silicon Oasis
6 matched
Al Garhoud
5 matched
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)
4 matched
Deira
3 matched
Al Qusais
2 matched
Employment Model
FTL (Full-time licence)
128
75%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
43
25%
The FTL rate is the share of registered respiratory therapist professionals who hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. A REG record means the professional has passed registration with the Dubai health regulator, which the regulator describes as the step before looking for a job, but is not currently licensed at a facility. That can mean someone between jobs, newly registered or not yet hired. Licence type does not measure skill or seniority.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many respiratory therapist professionals work in Dubai?
As of 2026-04-03, 128 respiratory therapist professionals held an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. Dubai's medical register listed 171 in all, or 5 per 100,000 population. The rest are almost all Registered Only: registered with the Dubai health regulator but holding no facility licence, so they cannot practise in Dubai until a facility activates one.
What are the top employers for respiratory therapist in Dubai?
The largest employers are Rashid Hospital - Dubai Health, American Hospital Dubai, Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital. The top facility employs 50 respiratory therapist professionals.
What is the FTL rate for respiratory therapist in Dubai?
75% of respiratory therapist professionals on Dubai's medical register hold a full-time licence (FTL) at a Dubai facility. Another 25% are Registered Only (REG): they have passed registration with the Dubai health regulator but do not currently hold a licence at a Dubai facility, so they cannot practise until a facility activates one.
Related Pages
Source: the public register of licensed medical professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator, read 2026-04-03. See data sources. This career profile is for informational purposes only and does not constitute career or employment advice.