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Job Description
Assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1127.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 78,210.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 37.00
- Currently, there are 135,980 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Speech-Language Pathologists”.
Also Known As…
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Teacher of the Speech and Hearing Handicapped
- Speech/Language Therapist
- Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)
- Speech Therapist
- Speech Pathologist
- Speech and Language Specialist
- Speech and Language Clinician
- Educational Speech-Language Clinician
- Communication Specialist
- Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist
- Voice Pathologist
- Speech Correction Consultant
- Speech and Hearing Clinic Director
- Language Pathologist
Tasks for “Oral Therapist”
- Instruct clients in techniques for more effective communication, such as sign language, lip reading, or voice improvement.
- Supervise or collaborate with therapy team.
- Complete administrative responsibilities, such as coordinating paperwork, scheduling case management activities, or writing lesson plans.
- Develop speech exercise programs to reduce disabilities.
- Teach clients to control or strengthen tongue, jaw, face muscles, or breathing mechanisms.
- Develop individual or group activities or programs in schools to deal with behavior, speech, language, or swallowing problems.
- Communicate with non-speaking students, using sign language or computer technology.
- Consult with and advise educators or medical staff on speech or hearing topics, such as communication strategies or speech and language stimulation.
- Use computer applications to identify or assist with communication disabilities.
- Conduct or direct research on speech or hearing topics and report findings for use in developing procedures, technologies, or treatments.
- Develop or implement treatment plans for problems such as stuttering, delayed language, swallowing disorders, or inappropriate pitch or harsh voice problems, based on own assessments and recommendations of physicians, psychologists, or social workers.
- Conduct lessons or direct educational or therapeutic games to assist teachers dealing with speech problems.
- Monitor patients' progress and adjust treatments accordingly.
- Provide communication instruction to dialect speakers or students with limited English proficiency.
- Consult with and refer clients to additional medical or educational services.
- Educate patients and family members about various topics, such as communication techniques or strategies to cope with or to avoid personal misunderstandings.
- Write reports and maintain proper documentation of information, such as client Medicaid or billing records or caseload activities, including the initial evaluation, treatment, progress, and discharge of clients.
- Design, develop, or employ alternative diagnostic or communication devices or strategies.
- Participate in and write reports for meetings regarding patients' progress, such as individualized educational planning (IEP) meetings, in-service meetings, or intervention assistance team meetings.
- Participate in conferences, training, continuing education courses, or publish research results to share knowledge of new hearing or speech disorder treatment methods or technologies.
- Administer hearing or speech and language evaluations, tests, or examinations to patients to collect information on type and degree of impairments, using written or oral tests or special instruments.
- Evaluate hearing or speech and language test results, barium swallow results, or medical or background information to diagnose and plan treatment for speech, language, fluency, voice, or swallowing disorders.
Related Technology & Tools
- Video cassette recorders VCR
- Touch switches
- Therapeutic voice synthesizers
- Digital video stroboscopy systems
- Closed circuit television systems
- Diagnostic stroboscopes
- Augmentative communication devices
- Compact stereo systems
- Desktop computers
- Personal computers
- Handheld camcorders
- Recording microphones
- Headphones
- Infrared switches
- Jellybean switches
- Tape recorders
- Electroglottographs EGG
- Dynamic display devices
- Electromyographs EMG
- Video stroboscopes
- Laptop computers
- Compact disk CD players
- Reading pens
- Alternative computer keyboards
- Sound booths
- Tablet computers
- Airflow measurement devices
- Subglottal air pressure measurement devices
- Audiometers
- Sound switches
- Digital cameras
- Laryngographs
- Digital audio recorders
- Speech therapy mirrors
- Signal analysis software
- Text to speech software
- Email software
- Words+ E Z Keys for Windows
- ELR Software eLr Extra Language Resources
- Speech analysis software
- Learning Fundamentals Speech Visualization
- Microsoft Word
- Micro Video Voice Speech Training System
- KayPENTAX Nasometer
- Bungalow Software Aphasia Tutor
- Avaaz Innovations Interactive Voice Analysis System IVANS
- Web browser software
- Avaaz Innovations AphasiaMate
- Avaaz Innovations Computerized Speech Research Environment CSRE
- Microsoft Excel
- Language analysis software
- KayPENTAX Multi-Speech
- Biofeedback software
- Microsoft Office
- Adobe Systems Adobe Audition
- Propeller Multimedia React2