Why Choose a Career in Speech-Language Pathology?
• To serve members of your community • To be an independent, responsible professional • For opportunities to be creative • To earn a good living • For the option of different work settings • Because you like asking questions and finding answers • Because you want academic and intellectual challenges • To contribute to a growing and vital body of language • For the personal satisfaction that comes from making a positive difference in people’s lives Can I get a job in this field? Speech-Language Pathology is a rapidly growing field with job growth expected to be over 50% in Virginia in this decade. Virginia is one of the top ten states with the highest predicted job growth. The Bureau of Labor Statistics ranks speech-language pathology among the top 30 (of 700) fastest growing occupations over the next decade. Learn more about this trend nationally at the American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) website. Where do speech-language pathologists work? SLPs work in public schools,
