Speech Pathologist

Duties and Responsibilities: They assess, diagnose, treat, and help to prevent communication and swallowing disorders in patients. Speech, language, and swallowing disorders result from a variety of causes, such as a stroke, brain injury, hearing loss, developmental delay, Parkinson’s disease,a cleft palate or autism

Salary: $73,410 per year $35.29 per hour

Education: Master’s degree.

Demand for this profession: Analytical skills, communication skills, compassion, critical-thinking skills, detail oriented, listening skills.

Reflection: Do you think you would like to become one? Why? Why Not?

No because I’m not interested in this medical field.