Speech-Language Pathologist

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Speech-Language Pathologist

$97,870 · BLS median

Much-faster-than-average growth (+17%) and very flexible settings — schools, per-diem, teletherapy. A master's-level clinical career.

SPEECH THERAPY 1 Bachelor's 2 Master's SLP 3 Clinical fellowship 4 CCC-SLP 5 Practice · $98K
Gold = credential gate. Each turn: more skill → more pay → the next step.
  1. 1
    Bachelor's (comm. sciences)
    A bachelor's, often in communication sciences.
    ◆ GMA Academy — science prep
  2. 2
    Master's in speech-language pathology
    An accredited master's (MA/MS) in SLP.
    ◆ GMA mentor
  3. 3
    Clinical fellowship year
    A supervised clinical fellowship (~9 months).
  4. 4
    Earn the CCC-SLP
    The CCC-SLP certificate + state license.
  5. 5
    Practice · $98K (+17%)
    Schools, hospitals, per-diem, teletherapy.

The flywheel: the master's + CCC-SLP is the single gate; settings and teletherapy let you shape the work while demand keeps rising.

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