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