Speech-Language Pathologists
SOC Code: 29-1127
Speech-Language Pathologistss 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. This career typically requires extensive preparation (4+ years). With an AI-proof score of 95.8/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Reading Comprehension, Writing, Active Learning.
AI-Proof Score: 95.8 — Very High
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Median Salary
$95,410
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Job Growth
15.0%
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Training Time
Extensive preparation (4+ years)
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Job Zone
Zone 5 / 5
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Training Cost
~$80,000
Key Skills
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Writing
- •Active Learning
- •Speaking
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Active Listening
- •Learning Strategies
- •Monitoring
Common Tasks
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
- ✓Monitor patients' progress and adjust treatments accordingly.
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation