How do they match: Speech-Language Pathologists

  • Speech and Hearing Clinic Director
  • Speech and Hearing Handicapped Teacher
  • Speech and Language Clinician
  • Speech and Language Specialist
  • Speech and Language Teacher
  • Speech and Language Therapist
  • Speech Correction Consultant

  • 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.

  • 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.
  • Conduct or direct research on speech or hearing topics and report findings for use in developing procedures, technologies, or treatments.
  • Develop individual or group activities or programs in schools to deal with behavior, speech, language, or swallowing problems.
  • 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.
  • Develop speech exercise programs to reduce disabilities.
  • 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 research to increase knowledge about medical issues.
  • Develop health assessment methods or programs.
  • Present medical research reports.
  • Supervise student research or internship work.