Speech Pathologist

Duties and Responsibilities: 
~Evaluate  levels of speech, language, or swallowing difficulty
~Identify treatment options
~Create and carry out an individualized treatment plan that addresses  specific functional needs
~Teach children and adults how to make sounds and improve their voices and maintain fluency
~Help individuals improve vocabulary and sentence structure used in oral and written language
~Work with children and adults to develop and strengthen the muscles used to swallow
~Counsel individuals and families on how to cope with communication and swallowing disorders

Salary:$76,610



Education:
~certain courses must be taken
~master's degree
~Most states require speech-language pathologists to be licensed; other states require registration

Demand for this particular career:
~Analytical skills
~Communication skills
~Compassion
~Critical-thinking skills
~Detail oriented
~Listening skills


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