General speech therapist - Salary, Career

How much does an General speech therapist earn

A General speech therapist earns between $1.576 and $6.303 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.942 and a median salary of $2.700 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 8.449 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Salary ranges for the General speech therapist
	Monthly Salary	Annual Salary	Salary Per Week	Hourly Salary
Average wage	2.942	35.301	735	19
1º Quartile	1.576	18.911	394	10
Median Salary	2.700	32.400	675	17
3º Quartile	4.807	57.686	1.202	31
Higher Salary	6.303	75.640	1.576	40

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 General speech therapist

Speech Pathologists must:

perform technical-scientific and administrative activities;

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

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

advise patients, clients, families, caregivers and guardians;

evaluate patients and clients;

advise patients, clients, relatives, caregivers and guardians;

exercise technical-scientific and administrative activities;

perform speech-language pathology diagnosis;

perform speech therapy;

applying speech-language pathology procedures;

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

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

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

guiding patients, clients, relatives, caregivers and guardians;

communicate;

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

apply speech-language pathology procedures;

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

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

demonstrate personal skills;

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

perform speech-language pathology treatment;

perform speech therapy;

perform technical-scientific and administrative activities;

Activities

coordinate public sector health services and private;

establish prognosis;

rehabilitate vestibular system;

develop methodologies and technological resources;

treat swallowing disorders;

plan strategies and educational activities;

train professionals;

perform complementary exams;

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

demonstrate adaptability;

establish discharge parameters;

evaluate the vestibular system;

adapt assistive technology;

training for the use of orthoses, prostheses and adaptations;

demonstrate procedures and techniques;

supervise internships;

detect patient and client expectations;

visiting homes, institutions and workplaces;

treat voice disorders;

demonstrate observation skills;

adapting orthoses and prostheses;

analyze exams;

applying procedures to improve oral, reading and writing language;

demonstrate capacity for analysis and synthesis;

raise diagnostic hypotheses;

apply tests and tests;

develop educational and informative material;

indicate assistive technology;

manage programs and campaigns;

guiding health habits;

evaluate fluency;

appreciate technical-scientific work;

write articles, chapters and books;

participate in the elaboration of the situational diagnosis;

organize publications;

discharge;

issuing certificates;

supervise professionals;

enable auditory system;

define treatment/action evolution indicators;

orient research;

implement disability prevention programs;

evaluate orofacial functions;

participate in institutional programs;

evaluate conditions for socio-occupational performance;

participate in technical-scientific commissions;

analyze clinical evaluations of other professionals;

clearing doubts;

analyze the feasibility of procedures with the population -target;

evaluate functionality of orthoses, prostheses and adaptations;

establish a therapeutic plan;

work with biosafety;

participate in prevention programs and campaigns and promotion;

prescribe orthoses, prostheses and adaptations;

treat fluency alterations;

monitor clinical evolution;

treat speech disorders;

evaluate orthoses, prostheses and adaptations;

coordinate teaching, research and extension activities;

overcoming adverse situations;

informing about risks and limits of treatment/intervention;

develop cognitive skills;

prepare therapeutic material;

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

refer patients and clients to other professionals;

choose therapeutic procedures;

request reports, reports, opinions;

evaluate swallowing;

inform about risks and limits of treatment/intervention;

deliver courses and lectures;

clarify treatment prognosis;

evaluate functionality of orthotics, prostheses and adaptations;

work as a team;

participate in the development of pedagogical projects;

evaluate speech;

mediate clinical meetings;

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

analyze speech-language pathology assessment results;

disclose work;

discuss cases with other professionals;

apply procedures to improve communicative skills;

demonstrate dynamism;

detect expectations of patients and clients;

applying procedures for voice improvement;

establish eligibility criteria;

demonstrate initiative;

elaborate reports;

evaluate treatment results;

evaluate voice;

evaluate body posture;

apply specific rehabilitation procedures;

orient research;

perform pre, peri and postoperative exams/assessments;

guiding ergonomic procedures;

evaluate auditory processing;

evaluate sociocultural and environmental aspects;

issue certificates;

establish therapeutic plan;

choose instruments for evaluation;

guide ergonomic procedures;

perform expertise;

evaluate the impact of dysfunction on quality of life;

evaluate auditory system;

request additional tests;

treat oral, reading and writing language disorders;

provide consultancy or advice;

implement health promotion programs;

participate in interdisciplinary diagnosis;

demonstrate ability to analyze and synthesize;

develop auditory skills;

organize technical-scientific events;

evaluate cognitive abilities;

establishing eligibility criteria;

evaluate neuropsychomotor development;

clarifying doubts;

develop technical-administrative manuals;

guiding therapeutic conduct;

transmit security;

clarifying treatment prognosis;

applying procedures to improve facial aesthetics;

check the understanding of the orientation;

planning prevention programs and campaigns and promotion;

guiding therapeutic procedures;

introduce alternative forms of communication;

audit programs and services;

demonstrate creativity;

treat changes in orofacial functions;

plan programs and campaigns for prevention and promotion;

explain procedures and routines;

evaluate oral, reading and writing language;

report;

evaluate auditory system;

make decisions;

stimulating adherence and continuity of treatment;

manage human, material and financial resources;

demonstrate objectivity;

work as a team;

prescribe therapy;

give feedback on the evaluation;

characterize target population;

demonstrate organization;

demonstrate non-verbal communication skills;

perform anamnesis;

perform research;

Sectors that hire General speech therapist the most in the job market

activities of associations for the defense of social rights
hospital care activities
retailer of medical and orthopedic articles
speech therapy activities
psychology and psychoanalysis activities
physical therapy activities
service activities in emergency room and hospital units for emergency care
outpatient medical activity restricted to consultations
health management support activities
welfare services without accommodation

General speech therapist - Career description, activities, functions and salary