Audiologist in audiology - Salary and Career
Speech Pathologists

Audiologist in audiology - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They perform speech therapy for prevention, qualification and rehabilitation of patients and clients, applying specific speech therapy protocols and procedures. They evaluate patients and clients, carry out a speech-language pathology diagnosis, guide patients, clients, family members, caregivers and guardians, work in programs for prevention, health promotion and quality of life, carry out technical-scientific activities through research, specific work, organization and participation in scientific events.

How much does an Audiologist in audiology earn

A Audiologist in audiology earns between $1.541 and $6.591 per month, with an average monthly salary of $3.065 and a median salary of $3.000 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 187 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Audiologist in audiology

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 3.065 36.786 766 18
1º Quartile 1.541 18.492 385 9
Median Salary 3.000 36.000 750 17
3º Quartile 5.026 60.315 1.257 29
Higher Salary 6.591 79.087 1.648 38


Professional job categories

  • Science and arts professionals
    • professionals of biological sciences, health
      • medical professionals, health
        • speech pathologists

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Main workplaces

Speech Pathologists they work in the areas of health, education and social services, on a liberal basis and/or with an employment relationship or in the provision of outsourced services, individually or in multidisciplinary teams. They work in offices, hospitals, outpatient clinics, clinics, schools, homes, clubs, communities, schools and industries, indoors, during daytime hours.


What does it take to work in the field of Speech Pathologists

For the exercise of the General Speech-Language Pathologist occupation, a higher education course in the area of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology is required, with registration in the relevant professional council. For the other occupations of Speech-Language Pathologist, in addition to a higher education course in the field of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, with registration in the relevant professional council, a professional qualification course in the area of more than 400 hours is required.


Functions and activities of Audiologist in audiology

Speech Pathologists must:

  • guiding patients, clients, family members, caregivers and guardians;
  • guiding patients, clients, relatives, caregivers and persons responsible;
  • work in prevention, health promotion and quality of life programs;
  • apply speech-language pathology procedures;
  • communicate;
  • guiding patients, clients, relatives, caregivers and guardians;
  • perform speech therapy;
  • perform speech-language pathology diagnosis;
  • applying speech-language pathology procedures;
  • perform technical-scientific and administrative activities;
  • perform technical-scientific and administrative activities;
  • exercise technical-scientific and administrative activities;
  • guiding patients, clients, relatives, caregivers and responsible persons;
  • advise patients, clients, relatives, caregivers and guardians;
  • guiding patients, clients, family members, caregivers and responsible persons;
  • guide patients, clients, family members, caregivers and guardians;
  • advise patients, clients, family members, caregivers and guardians;
  • working in prevention, health promotion and quality of life programs;
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • orienting patients, clients, family members, caregivers and guardians;
  • perform speech-language pathology treatment;
  • advise patients, clients, families, caregivers and guardians;
  • evaluate patients and clients;
  • perform speech therapy;

  • Activities

    • register data in medical records;
    • training for the use of orthoses, prostheses and adaptations;
    • overcoming adverse situations;
    • organize publications;
    • request additional tests;
    • check the understanding of the orientation;
    • evaluate orofacial functions;
    • participate in the development of pedagogical projects;
    • applying procedures to improve facial aesthetics;
    • work as a team;
    • participate in prevention programs and campaigns and promotion;
    • evaluate cognitive abilities;
    • demonstrate observation skills;
    • establish therapeutic plan;
    • evaluate functionality of orthoses, prostheses and adaptations;
    • issuing certificates;
    • write articles, chapters and books;
    • clarifying treatment prognosis;
    • analyze exams;
    • introduce alternative forms of communication;
    • demonstrate ability to analyze and synthesize;
    • treat changes in orofacial functions;
    • demonstrate objectivity;
    • supervise internships;
    • demonstrate organization;
    • deliver courses and lectures;
    • establishing eligibility criteria;
    • refer patients and clients to other professionals;
    • elaborate reports;
    • detect patient and client expectations;
    • analyze speech-language pathology assessment results;
    • prepare therapeutic material;
    • rehabilitate vestibular system;
    • applying procedures to improve oral, reading and writing language;
    • apply procedures in specific environments (icu, ps, etc);
    • evaluate speech;
    • define treatment/action evolution indicators;
    • transmit security;
    • implement disability prevention programs;
    • evaluate body posture;
    • apply tests and tests;
    • treat voice disorders;
    • adapting orthoses and prostheses;
    • develop cognitive skills;
    • guiding ergonomic procedures;
    • participate in institutional programs;
    • treat swallowing disorders;
    • establish a therapeutic plan;
    • request reports, reports, opinions;
    • evaluate oral, reading and writing language;
    • choose therapeutic procedures;
    • choose instruments for evaluation;
    • guiding therapeutic conduct;
    • enable auditory system;
    • monitor clinical evolution;
    • orient research;
    • plan strategies and educational activities;
    • applying procedures for voice improvement;
    • evaluate neuropsychomotor development;
    • evaluate auditory processing;
    • plan programs and campaigns for prevention and promotion;
    • plan strategies and therapeutic activities with groups (pregnant women, neonates, elderly, etc.);
    • evaluate fluency;
    • demonstrate initiative;
    • issue certificates;
    • supervise professionals;
    • audit programs and services;
    • evaluate auditory system;
    • apply procedures to improve communicative skills;
    • detect expectations of patients and clients;
    • analyze clinical evaluations of other professionals;
    • guiding therapeutic procedures;
    • adapt assistive technology;
    • perform pre, peri and postoperative exams/assessments;
    • participate in the development of policies and programs of collective health;
    • evaluate auditory system;
    • evaluate the vestibular system;
    • demonstrate non-verbal communication skills;
    • discharge;
    • develop methodologies and technological resources;
    • train professionals;
    • perform anamnesis;
    • prescribe therapy;
    • report;
    • make decisions;
    • work as a team;
    • analyze the feasibility of procedures with the population -target;
    • participate in technical-scientific commissions;
    • raise diagnostic hypotheses;
    • coordinate public sector health services and private;
    • demonstrate capacity for analysis and synthesis;
    • apply specific rehabilitation procedures;
    • appreciate technical-scientific work;
    • manage human, material and financial resources;
    • explain procedures and routines;
    • establish prognosis;
    • demonstrate procedures and techniques;
    • evaluate orthoses, prostheses and adaptations;
    • planning prevention programs and campaigns and promotion;
    • evaluate functionality of orthotics, prostheses and adaptations;
    • treat oral, reading and writing language disorders;
    • clarify treatment prognosis;
    • demonstrate adaptability;
    • demonstrate creativity;
    • manage programs and campaigns;
    • orient research;
    • evaluate the impact of dysfunction on quality of life;
    • coordinate teaching, research and extension activities;
    • discuss cases with other professionals;
    • perform research;
    • establish discharge parameters;
    • prescribe orthoses, prostheses and adaptations;
    • demonstrate dynamism;
    • guiding health habits;
    • evaluate voice;
    • indicate assistive technology;
    • work with biosafety;
    • perform expertise;
    • evaluate sociocultural and environmental aspects;
    • evaluate treatment results;
    • provide consultancy or advice;
    • participate in the elaboration of the situational diagnosis;
    • characterize target population;
    • inform about risks and limits of treatment/intervention;
    • develop technical-administrative manuals;
    • treat fluency alterations;
    • guide ergonomic procedures;
    • participate in interdisciplinary diagnosis;
    • stimulating adherence and continuity of treatment;
    • disclose work;
    • mediate clinical meetings;
    • visiting homes, institutions and workplaces;
    • organize technical-scientific events;
    • develop auditory skills;
    • implement health promotion programs;
    • clearing doubts;
    • evaluate conditions for socio-occupational performance;
    • perform complementary exams;
    • treat speech disorders;
    • evaluate swallowing;
    • clarifying doubts;
    • establish eligibility criteria;
    • give feedback on the evaluation;
    • develop educational and informative material;
    • informing about risks and limits of treatment/intervention;


    Sectors that hire Audiologist in audiology the most in the job market

    • retailer of medical and orthopedic articles
    • activities of associations for the defense of social rights
    • speech therapy activities
    • hospital care activities
    • general public administration
    • outpatient medical activity restricted to consultations
    • higher education - undergraduate
    • outpatient medical activity with resources for performing complementary exams
    • service activities in emergency room and hospital units for emergency care
    • health plans




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