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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 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/Language Therapist
- Speech Correction Consultant
- Speech and Hearing Clinic Director
- Oral Therapist
- Language Pathologist
Tasks for “Speech/Language Therapist”
- Teach clients to control or strengthen tongue, jaw, face muscles, or breathing mechanisms.
- Participate in conferences, training, continuing education courses, or publish research results to share knowledge of new hearing or speech disorder treatment methods or technologies.
- Conduct or direct research on speech or hearing topics and report findings for use in developing procedures, technologies, or treatments.
- 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.
- Supervise or collaborate with therapy team.
- Develop individual or group activities or programs in schools to deal with behavior, speech, language, or swallowing problems.
- Develop speech exercise programs to reduce disabilities.
- Instruct clients in techniques for more effective communication, such as sign language, lip reading, or voice improvement.
- Complete administrative responsibilities, such as coordinating paperwork, scheduling case management activities, or writing lesson plans.
- Provide communication instruction to dialect speakers or students with limited English proficiency.
- 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.
- Consult with and refer clients to additional medical or educational services.
- 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.
- Design, develop, or employ alternative diagnostic or communication devices or strategies.
- Educate patients and family members about various topics, such as communication techniques or strategies to cope with or to avoid personal misunderstandings.
- 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.
- Conduct lessons or direct educational or therapeutic games to assist teachers dealing with speech problems.
- 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.
- Monitor patients' progress and adjust treatments accordingly.
- Use computer applications to identify or assist with communication disabilities.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Sound booths
- Jellybean switches
- Laryngographs
- Digital audio recorders
- Closed circuit television systems
- Sound switches
- Tablet computers
- Recording microphones
- Dynamic display devices
- Digital cameras
- Augmentative communication devices
- Compact stereo systems
- Diagnostic stroboscopes
- Audiometers
- Speech therapy mirrors
- Tape recorders
- Video cassette recorders VCR
- Compact disk CD players
- Electroglottographs EGG
- Touch switches
- Handheld camcorders
- Electromyographs EMG
- Headphones
- Video stroboscopes
- Subglottal air pressure measurement devices
- Infrared switches
- Desktop computers
- Alternative computer keyboards
- Reading pens
- Laptop computers
- Therapeutic voice synthesizers
- Airflow measurement devices
- Digital video stroboscopy systems
- Personal computers
- Speech analysis software
- Micro Video Voice Speech Training System
- KayPENTAX Nasometer
- Microsoft Office
- KayPENTAX Multi-Speech
- Web browser software
- Avaaz Innovations AphasiaMate
- Microsoft Word
- Email software
- Words+ E Z Keys for Windows
- Propeller Multimedia React2
- Text to speech software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Audition
- Biofeedback software
- Avaaz Innovations Interactive Voice Analysis System IVANS
- Bungalow Software Aphasia Tutor
- Learning Fundamentals Speech Visualization
- ELR Software eLr Extra Language Resources
- Avaaz Innovations Computerized Speech Research Environment CSRE
- Language analysis software
- Microsoft Excel
- Signal analysis software