Speech-Language Pathologists

Bright outlookJob zone 5: extensive preparationO*NET 29-1127.00

Pay and outlook shown for

median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

$65k10th$93kMedian$132k90th

New workers start near $64,540; experienced workers reach $131,680. About 1,780 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.

Job outlook

Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.

Employment change: +26.1%; Alamo region, 1,710 to 2,157 jobs · U.S. +15%
Openings a year: 146; in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 13,300
Employed in 2024: 1,710; in the Alamo region · U.S. 187,400

Typical entry education: Master's degree · Training: Internship/residency

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Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

Reading Comprehension5.0
Social Perceptiveness4.3
Active Listening4.1
Critical Thinking4.1
Writing4.4
Speaking4.3
Learning Strategies4.1
Active Learning4.3

What the work is

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.

Monitor patients' progress and adjust treatments accordingly.
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.
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.
Instruct clients in techniques for more effective communication, such as sign language, lip reading, or voice improvement.
Teach clients to control or strengthen tongue, jaw, face muscles, or breathing mechanisms.
Develop speech exercise programs to reduce disabilities.

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

Master's degree100%

Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.

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