Audiologist (speech therapist)

How much does an Audiologist (speech therapist) earn

A Audiologist (speech therapist) 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 (speech therapist)
	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

Related Positions:

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 (speech therapist)

Speech Pathologists must:

guiding patients, clients, family members, caregivers and responsible persons;

advise patients, clients, families, caregivers and guardians;

perform speech therapy;

guiding patients, clients, relatives, caregivers and persons responsible;

working in prevention, health promotion and quality of life programs;

exercise technical-scientific and administrative activities;

work in prevention, health promotion and quality of life programs;

advise patients, clients, relatives, caregivers and guardians;

perform speech therapy;

perform technical-scientific and administrative activities;

perform speech-language pathology diagnosis;

demonstrate personal skills;

evaluate patients and clients;

orienting patients, clients, family members, caregivers and guardians;

guiding patients, clients, relatives, caregivers and responsible persons;

applying speech-language pathology procedures;

advise patients, clients, family members, caregivers and guardians;

guiding patients, clients, relatives, caregivers and guardians;

communicate;

apply speech-language pathology procedures;

perform speech-language pathology treatment;

perform technical-scientific and administrative activities;

guiding patients, clients, family members, caregivers and guardians;

guide patients, clients, family members, caregivers and guardians;

Activities

issuing certificates;

guiding health habits;

establish eligibility criteria;

make decisions;

check the understanding of the orientation;

enable auditory system;

implement health promotion programs;

treat changes in orofacial functions;

monitor clinical evolution;

evaluate body posture;

applying procedures to improve oral, reading and writing language;

perform pre, peri and postoperative exams/assessments;

treat oral, reading and writing language disorders;

evaluate auditory system;

evaluate treatment results;

informing about risks and limits of treatment/intervention;

clarifying doubts;

planning prevention programs and campaigns and promotion;

participate in institutional programs;

choose instruments for evaluation;

apply procedures in specific environments (icu, ps, etc);

demonstrate observation skills;

indicate assistive technology;

treat swallowing disorders;

establish discharge parameters;

training for the use of orthoses, prostheses and adaptations;

evaluate swallowing;

manage human, material and financial resources;

applying procedures to improve facial aesthetics;

implement disability prevention programs;

evaluate cognitive abilities;

prescribe orthoses, prostheses and adaptations;

establish a therapeutic plan;

disclose work;

issue certificates;

audit programs and services;

demonstrate non-verbal communication skills;

participate in interdisciplinary diagnosis;

manage programs and campaigns;

demonstrate adaptability;

guiding therapeutic conduct;

appreciate technical-scientific work;

orient research;

demonstrate initiative;

treat speech disorders;

coordinate public sector health services and private;

evaluate voice;

evaluate functionality of orthotics, prostheses and adaptations;

develop auditory skills;

apply procedures to improve communicative skills;

detect patient and client expectations;

evaluate fluency;

work as a team;

participate in technical-scientific commissions;

detect expectations of patients and clients;

develop technical-administrative manuals;

establish prognosis;

overcoming adverse situations;

treat fluency alterations;

perform complementary exams;

organize publications;

raise diagnostic hypotheses;

elaborate reports;

develop cognitive skills;

evaluate speech;

mediate clinical meetings;

visiting homes, institutions and workplaces;

request additional tests;

request reports, reports, opinions;

guide ergonomic procedures;

report;

clearing doubts;

choose therapeutic procedures;

participate in the development of policies and programs of collective health;

evaluate the impact of dysfunction on quality of life;

plan strategies and therapeutic activities with groups (pregnant women, neonates, elderly, etc.);

evaluate the vestibular system;

apply tests and tests;

deliver courses and lectures;

write articles, chapters and books;

perform anamnesis;

evaluate orthoses, prostheses and adaptations;

analyze the feasibility of procedures with the population -target;

coordinate teaching, research and extension activities;

stimulating adherence and continuity of treatment;

develop educational and informative material;

perform research;

clarify treatment prognosis;

organize technical-scientific events;

provide consultancy or advice;

transmit security;

explain procedures and routines;

adapt assistive technology;

evaluate neuropsychomotor development;

develop methodologies and technological resources;

participate in the development of pedagogical projects;

evaluate orofacial functions;

work with biosafety;

plan programs and campaigns for prevention and promotion;

participate in the elaboration of the situational diagnosis;

clarifying treatment prognosis;

demonstrate creativity;

participate in prevention programs and campaigns and promotion;

evaluate functionality of orthoses, prostheses and adaptations;

prescribe therapy;

evaluate auditory processing;

work as a team;

evaluate auditory system;

train professionals;

establish therapeutic plan;

supervise internships;

analyze exams;

adapting orthoses and prostheses;

apply specific rehabilitation procedures;

perform expertise;

guiding therapeutic procedures;

discuss cases with other professionals;

prepare therapeutic material;

demonstrate ability to analyze and synthesize;

define treatment/action evolution indicators;

guiding ergonomic procedures;

analyze clinical evaluations of other professionals;

establishing eligibility criteria;

demonstrate organization;

characterize target population;

demonstrate procedures and techniques;

introduce alternative forms of communication;

demonstrate capacity for analysis and synthesis;

evaluate oral, reading and writing language;

treat voice disorders;

plan strategies and educational activities;

demonstrate objectivity;

rehabilitate vestibular system;

inform about risks and limits of treatment/intervention;

demonstrate dynamism;

supervise professionals;

give feedback on the evaluation;

analyze speech-language pathology assessment results;

discharge;

evaluate sociocultural and environmental aspects;

refer patients and clients to other professionals;

evaluate conditions for socio-occupational performance;

orient research;

applying procedures for voice improvement;

Sectors that hire Audiologist (speech therapist) the most in the job market

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

Audiologist (speech therapist) - Career description, activities, functions and salary