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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