Speech-Language Pathologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Diagnose individuals with communication disorders
• Treat those with communication disorders
• Communicate with individuals to determine their communication levels
• Create treatment plans
• Teach patients about communication and ways to improve
• Teach other means of communication such as sign language
• Help improve patients ability to read/write
• Keep accurate records of patients
• Work with other professionals
• Help patients prevent communication disorders
• Help patients strengthen the muscles that are used in swallowing
• Offer counseling to both the patient and his/her family in order to learn how to cope with the situation

Salary: $74,550 per year

Educational Requirements: Master’s Degree, License

Demand for this career:  The demand from this career is 21% from 2014-2024 which is much faster than average

Reflection:  I would not like to become a Speech-Language Pathologist because the job doesn’t sound very interesting, you don’t make a lot of money, and it requires a master’s degree.