£33,800
Average Annual Pay
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020
35
Average Weekly Hours
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0.22%
Unemployment Rate
Labour Force Survey 2020
Future employment projections (Working Futures UK)
Description
Speech and language therapists are responsible for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of speech, language, fluency and voice disorders caused by disability, injury or illness.
Qualifications
Entrants require a recognised graduate or postgraduate degree that encompasses both theory and clinical practice. Successful completion of these courses leads to eligibility for a certificate to practice and membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. Full membership is granted after completion of a year of supervised, post-qualifying experience.Typical tasks
- assesses, tests and diagnoses a client’s condition;
- designs and initiates appropriate rehabilitation and/or remedial programmes of treatment;
- treats speech and language disorders by coaching and counselling clients or through the use of artificial communication devices;
- attends case conferences and liaises with other specialists such as doctors, teachers, social workers and psychologists;
- counsels relatives to help cope with the problems created by a patient’s disability;
- writes reports and maintains client caseloads.
Common job titles
Therapist, speech and language
Therapist, communication
Therapist, speech
Therapist, language
Education background
Destination of Leavers survey, supplied by the Higher Education Statistics.
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Top industries: Speech and language therapists
Working Futures UK
Employment type
Gender breakdown
£640
Female average weekly pay
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£750
Male average weekly pay
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86/350
Gender pay gap ranking
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