Speech Language Pathology Job Listings

Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) - Find a Speech Language Pathology job on our free job site. Employers of rehab professionals can post their full-time, part-time and on-call positions for free.

You can search for speech language pathology job opportunities in one of 100 different geographic regions of the United States, and may choose if and when you want to reply to any particular speech therapy job listing. If you find one that you like, you can either phone, fax, or email the job contact for further information. RehabCareer is not involved or compensated in this transaction in any way.

Alternatively, SLPs can broadcast their resumes to schools, hospitals, home health agencies, contract rehab providers, skilled nursing facilities and outpatient clinics that will contact them if they have an opening. It only takes a couple quick minutes.

We have a complete listing of all Speech Language Pathology state license boards on our links page, as well as a bookstore with SLP related books. If you want email, you can also have a free email account (click on the link at the bottom of the home page).

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The following is a government industry outlook on Speech Language Pathologists:

• About half of SLPs work in schools, and most others are employed by healthcare facilities.
• A master's degree in speech-language pathology or audiology is the standard credential.

What do SLPs do all day? (for students doing a research report):

Speech Language Pathologists assess, treat, and help to prevent speech, language, cognitive, communication, voice, swallowing, fluency, and other related disorders; audiologists indentify, assess, and manage auditory, balance, and other neural systems.

Speech language pathologists work with people who cannot make speech sounds, or cannot make them clearly; those with speech rhythm and fluency problems, such as stuttering; people with voice quality problems, such as inappropriate pitch or harsh voice; those with problems understanding and producing language; and those with cognitive communication impairments, such as attention, memory, and problem solving disorders. They may also work with people who have oral motor problems causing eating and swallowing difficulties.

Speech and language problems can result from hearing loss, brain injury or deterioration, cerebral palsy, stroke, cleft palate, voice pathology, mental retardation, or emotional problems. Problems can be congenital, developmental, or acquired. Speech-langauge pathologists use written and oral tests, as well as special instruments, to diagnose the nature and extent of impairment and to record and anlalyze speech, language, and swallowing irregularities. Speech language pathologists develop an individualized plan of care, tailored to each patient's needs. For individuals with little or no speech capability, speech-language pathologists select augmentative devices and sign language, and teach their use. They teach these individuals how to make sounds, improve their voices, or increase their language skills to communicate more effectively.

Check out the ASHA website for more info.