Economic Numbers that Shape Speech Pathology
November 30, 2009
US Bureau of Statistics
¨ Employment of SLPs will grow much faster than other occupations through 2010
¨ SLP ranks 25th out of 700 occupations and 11th out of 68 health-related occupations in terms of growth
¨ Estimated that more than 34,000 additional SLPs will be needed to fill the demand between 2000 and 2010
¨ Total of 57,000 job openings for SLPs projected between 2000-2010 due to growth and net replacements
¨ *51% of respondents to the ASHA 2000 Schools Survey reported a shortage of SLPs, particularly in rural and urban areas
*ASHA Issue Brief on Personnel Preparation & Credentialing in SLP (June 2003)
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