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Speech-Language-Hearing

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Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-language pathologists assess, diagnose, treat, and help to prevent speech, language, cognitive, communication, voice, swallowing, fluency, and other related disorders; this profession is closely allied with - but separate from - audiology .

Salary: $45,000 - $68,600 [*]

Years in school: 6 - 0 after high school graduation

Job outlook: Excellent

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Audiologist (Doctor of Audiology) Speech Language Pathologist

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