Employment of speech-language pathologists is projected to grow 29 percent from 2020 to 2030, much faster than the average for all occupations.
The demand for speech and linguistic therapy has been trending upward as public school systems are now more than ever making SLP services available to students, as strides are being made to identify and diagnose disorders early, and as a greater number of elderly stroke survivors undergo therapy, among other factors.
Aphasia is a recognized presenting symptom of thalamic lesions. Little is known regarding its frequency and phenotype. We examined the frequency of thalamic aphasia following Isolated Acute unilateral ischemic Lesions in the Thalamus (IALT) with respect to lesion location. Furthermore, we characterized thalamic aphasia according to affected language domains and severity.
As of 2020, speech-language pathologists in California earned an average salary of $95,570 according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, which comes to nearly $46 an hour. More experienced SLPs with salaries in the top 25% earned $112,320 that year, or $54 an hour, while the highest paid SLPs in California in the top 10% earned more than $130,110, which works out to more than $62.50 an hour.
Employment of speech-language pathologists is projected to grow 29 percent from 2020 to 2030, much faster than the average for all occupations. About 15,200 openings for speech-language pathologists are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.
trong salaries continue to dominate the SLP field and reaching a six-figure salary isn’t out of the question here. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), speech-language pathologists earned an average, annual salary of $77,510 as of May 2019. The top earners in the profession (top 25th percentile) earned an average salary of $97,770.