Duties and Responsibilities: Speech Pathologist 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.
Salary: $73,410
Education: Speech pathologist typically need at least a master’s degree. They must be licensed in most states; requirements vary by the states.
Demand for this profession: Employment of speech language pathologist is projected to grow 21 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one?
No, I wouldn’t like to be a speech pathologist.
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