Speech Pathologist
ANZSCO 252712
11,000
44%
97%
33 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.
About this career
Speech Pathologists provide diagnostic assessment and management of disorders of communication and swallowing through direct intervention, education, consultancy, advocacy, or a combination of these approaches.
What they typically do
- Administers tests and observes patients to determine nature and extent of disorders.
- Plans and conducts programs of remedial exercises to correct disorders such as stuttering and abnormal articulation.
- Administers individual and group therapy for rehabilitation of patients with communication problems caused by defective hearing, cerebral palsy, surgery and injury.
- Advises on treatment for children with difficulties in learning to speak.
- Counsels and guides language-handicapped individuals, their families, teachers and employers.
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Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Speech Pathologist.
No qualification pathways published on training.gov.au yet.