Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
Health ScienceO*NET 31-9099.01United States
Assist speech-language pathologists in the assessment and treatment of speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. Implement speech and language programs or activities as planned and directed by speech-language pathologists.
- Median annual earnings
- $48,492
- Projected change
- +8.2%
- Typical education
- Associate degree
- Employment
- 118.35K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
57.7% of the workforce
Growing to 128K by 2035
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The work
What speech-language pathology assistants do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- Document clients' progress toward meeting established treatment objectives.
- Implement treatment plans or protocols as directed by speech-language pathologists.
- Collect and compile data to document clients' performance or assess program quality.
- Perform support duties, such as preparing materials, keeping records, maintaining supplies, and scheduling activities.
- Assist speech-language pathologists in the remediation or development of speech and language skills.
- Select or prepare speech-language instructional materials.
- Assist speech-language pathologists in the conduct of client screenings or assessments of language, voice, fluency, articulation, or hearing.
- Prepare charts, graphs, or other visual displays to communicate clients' performance information.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $33,949
- 25th percentile
- $38,986
- 50th percentile
- $48,492
- 75th percentile
- $60,683
- 90th percentile
- $73,042
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $48,492 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
+8.2%faster than average
2025118,349 jobs
2035 projected128,003 jobs
9,654 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- Associate degree
- 57.7%
- Bachelor's degree
- 37.5%
- Master's or Professional degree
- 4.8%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Service Orientation
- Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Learning Strategies
- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Instructing
- Teaching others how to do something.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Systems Evaluation
- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Systems Analysis
- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Persuasion
- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Negotiation
- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Speech Language Pathologists3,112 postings
- 02Speech Language Pathologist Assistants1,960 postings
- 03School Speech Language Pathologist Assistants1,583 postings
- 04Speech Therapy Assistants481 postings
- 05School Speech Language Pathologists442 postings
- 06Pediatric Speech Language Pathologists257 postings
- 07Speech Pathology Interns198 postings
- 08Bilingual Speech Language Pathologists145 postings
- 09Travel Speech Language Pathologists133 postings
- 10Speech Therapist Assistants132 postings
- 11School Speech Therapists109 postings
- 12Speech Language Assistants70 postings
- 13Speech Language Therapists64 postings
- 14Occupational Therapy Assistants63 postings
- 15Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants61 postings
- 16Classroom Assistants37 postings
- 17Speech Language Specialists35 postings
- 18Bilingual School Speech Language Pathologists28 postings
- 19Skilled Nursing Facility Speech Language Pathologists28 postings
- 20Therapist Assistants27 postings
Top employers
- 01Soliant Health3,320 postings
- 02CompHealth1,091 postings
- 03ProCare Therapy597 postings
- 04Sunbelt Staffing433 postings
- 05Stepping Stones285 postings
- 06Blazerjobs200 postings
- 07Amergis191 postings
- 08Epic Special Education Staffing142 postings
- 09Edjoin.Org127 postings
- 10All Care Therapies Of Georgetown122 postings
- 11AMN Healthcare107 postings
- 12Care Options For Kids100 postings
- 13Angels of Care Pediatric Home Health73 postings
- 14Career Links73 postings
- 15Aya Healthcare50 postings
- 16North Texas Therapy & Home Care49 postings
- 17Procare USA49 postings
- 18Speech Improvement Center47 postings
- 19Bilingual Therapies33 postings
- 20Therapy 200031 postings
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