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Careers / Speech-Language Pathologists |
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Experience: Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job. |
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Education: Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree). |
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Training: Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training. |
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(Abstract from Career Articles) |
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Speech-Language Pathologists |
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Speech-language pathologists (sometimes called speech therapists) assess, diagnose, treat, and help to prevent communication and swallowing disorders in patients. Speech, language, and swallowing disorders result from a variety of causes, such as a stroke, brain injury, hearing loss, developmental delay, Parkinson's disease, a cleft palate or autism.
Speech-language pathologists held about 135,400 jobs in 2014. About 2 out of 5 speech-language pathologists worked in schools in 2014. Most others worked in healthcare facilities, such as hospitals.
Speech-language pathologists typically need at least a master's degree. They must be licensed in most states; requirements vary by state.
The median annual wage for speech-language pathologists was $73,410 in May 2015.
Employment of speech-language pathologists is projected to grow 21 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations. As the large baby-boom population grows older, there will be more instances of health conditions that cause speech or language impairments, such as strokes and hearing loss.
Explore resources for employment and wages by state and area for speech-language pathologists.
Compare the job duties, education, job growth, and pay of speech-language pathologists with similar occupations.
Learn more about speech-language pathologists by visiting additional resources, including O*NET, a source on key characteristics of workers and occupations. |
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Top Ten Industries |
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U.S. National Figures. |
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Speech-Language Pathologists |
Elementary and Secondary Schools |
58,790 |
Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
35,800 |
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
16,090 |
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
6,400 |
Home Health Care Services |
6,340 |
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
3,890 |
Individual and Family Services |
3,600 |
Educational Support Services |
2,310 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
2,150 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
1,710 |
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Interesting Fact |
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In the 18th and 19th century, hatmakers used poisionous chemicals including mercury in their work. As result, many developed pathological symptons -- an estimated 10% went insane. Hence the term "mad as a hatter" and Lewis Carroll's character, the Mad Hatter. |
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