Public health speech therapist

How much does an Public health speech therapist earn

A Public health speech therapist earns between $1.880 and $4.809 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.688 and a median salary of $2.500 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 81 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Salary ranges for the Public health speech therapist
	Monthly Salary	Annual Salary	Salary Per Week	Hourly Salary
Average wage	2.688	32.259	672	18
1º Quartile	1.880	22.556	470	12
Median Salary	2.500	30.000	625	17
3º Quartile	3.667	44.007	917	24
Higher Salary	4.809	57.703	1.202	32

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 Public health speech therapist

Speech Pathologists must:

communicate;

perform speech-language pathology treatment;

perform technical-scientific and administrative activities;

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

demonstrate personal skills;

evaluate patients and clients;

perform speech therapy;

applying speech-language pathology procedures;

exercise technical-scientific and administrative activities;

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

advise patients, clients, relatives, caregivers and guardians;

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

perform technical-scientific and administrative activities;

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

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

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

perform speech therapy;

perform speech-language pathology diagnosis;

guiding patients, clients, relatives, caregivers and guardians;

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

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

advise patients, clients, families, caregivers and guardians;

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

apply speech-language pathology procedures;

Activities

choose instruments for evaluation;

monitor clinical evolution;

stimulating adherence and continuity of treatment;

analyze exams;

participate in technical-scientific commissions;

report;

organize publications;

define treatment/action evolution indicators;

work as a team;

evaluate orthoses, prostheses and adaptations;

audit programs and services;

apply procedures to improve communicative skills;

implement disability prevention programs;

guiding ergonomic procedures;

coordinate teaching, research and extension activities;

participate in the development of pedagogical projects;

demonstrate observation skills;

clearing doubts;

issuing certificates;

applying procedures to improve facial aesthetics;

training for the use of orthoses, prostheses and adaptations;

analyze the feasibility of procedures with the population -target;

train professionals;

indicate assistive technology;

visiting homes, institutions and workplaces;

establish discharge parameters;

establish prognosis;

detect expectations of patients and clients;

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

establish eligibility criteria;

discharge;

demonstrate organization;

apply tests and tests;

demonstrate procedures and techniques;

demonstrate objectivity;

coordinate public sector health services and private;

demonstrate creativity;

treat oral, reading and writing language disorders;

plan strategies and educational activities;

treat swallowing disorders;

provide consultancy or advice;

orient research;

work with biosafety;

deliver courses and lectures;

evaluate auditory processing;

demonstrate capacity for analysis and synthesis;

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

manage programs and campaigns;

implement health promotion programs;

guide ergonomic procedures;

evaluate voice;

planning prevention programs and campaigns and promotion;

prescribe therapy;

evaluate speech;

request reports, reports, opinions;

adapting orthoses and prostheses;

raise diagnostic hypotheses;

clarifying treatment prognosis;

participate in the elaboration of the situational diagnosis;

perform research;

demonstrate initiative;

analyze clinical evaluations of other professionals;

give feedback on the evaluation;

adapt assistive technology;

guiding therapeutic procedures;

refer patients and clients to other professionals;

establish therapeutic plan;

request additional tests;

evaluate cognitive abilities;

overcoming adverse situations;

guiding therapeutic conduct;

prepare therapeutic material;

treat changes in orofacial functions;

prescribe orthoses, prostheses and adaptations;

applying procedures for voice improvement;

plan programs and campaigns for prevention and promotion;

demonstrate dynamism;

explain procedures and routines;

discuss cases with other professionals;

write articles, chapters and books;

treat voice disorders;

perform expertise;

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

rehabilitate vestibular system;

elaborate reports;

evaluate auditory system;

develop methodologies and technological resources;

evaluate the impact of dysfunction on quality of life;

appreciate technical-scientific work;

demonstrate adaptability;

evaluate treatment results;

evaluate auditory system;

supervise professionals;

manage human, material and financial resources;

inform about risks and limits of treatment/intervention;

evaluate functionality of orthoses, prostheses and adaptations;

issue certificates;

develop auditory skills;

demonstrate ability to analyze and synthesize;

applying procedures to improve oral, reading and writing language;

work as a team;

clarify treatment prognosis;

characterize target population;

guiding health habits;

evaluate the vestibular system;

make decisions;

establish a therapeutic plan;

develop technical-administrative manuals;

participate in interdisciplinary diagnosis;

analyze speech-language pathology assessment results;

organize technical-scientific events;

demonstrate non-verbal communication skills;

perform pre, peri and postoperative exams/assessments;

treat speech disorders;

transmit security;

participate in institutional programs;

establishing eligibility criteria;

evaluate swallowing;

introduce alternative forms of communication;

evaluate orofacial functions;

informing about risks and limits of treatment/intervention;

evaluate functionality of orthotics, prostheses and adaptations;

evaluate conditions for socio-occupational performance;

treat fluency alterations;

participate in prevention programs and campaigns and promotion;

clarifying doubts;

perform complementary exams;

check the understanding of the orientation;

mediate clinical meetings;

apply specific rehabilitation procedures;

orient research;

perform anamnesis;

enable auditory system;

develop educational and informative material;

evaluate sociocultural and environmental aspects;

evaluate fluency;

disclose work;

supervise internships;

detect patient and client expectations;

evaluate oral, reading and writing language;

choose therapeutic procedures;

develop cognitive skills;

evaluate neuropsychomotor development;

evaluate body posture;

Sectors that hire Public health speech therapist the most in the job market

health management support activities
infrastructure providing support and assistance activities for patients at home
speech therapy activities
higher education - undergraduate and postgraduate
hospital care activities
outpatient medical activity with resources for performing surgical procedures
associative activities
business management consulting activities
physical therapy activities
activities of associations for the defense of social rights

Public health speech therapist - Career description, activities, functions and salary