Will Economic Rains Befall SLPs?
November 23, 2009
Job Satisfaction and Need expected to sustain us in the interim.
¨ Job growth in speech pathology and audiology expected to continue for next 8 years (http://www.asha.org/students/professions/trends.htm).
¨ The combination of growth in the occupation and an expected increase in retirements over the coming years should create excellent job opportunities for speech-language pathologists (The Bureau of Labor Statistics bls.gov).
¨ Audiology is ranked as one of the top 30 careers in 2009 (U.S. News and World Report).
¨ SLP ranks 25th out of the 700 fastest growing professions, and 11th out of 68 health related occupations, according to an estimate by the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for supply and demand of professions in the next decade (as cited in ASHA, 2003). To meet the demands of this growing profession, job openings will increase by 39% creating more than 34,000 new jobs.
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