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Wisconsin Speech Language Pathology Schools - WI
Published: January 25th, 2010
Speech Language Pathologists may be employed in a variety of different settings and industries. Where a speech language pathologist is employed and in what industry often affects the salaries offered. You will find a large number of speech therapists in schools. Another area where speech language pathologists are found in great concentrations are long term care facilities where they treat stroke and accident victims.
Salaries for Wisconsin speech therapists are in line with the national figures. Speech language pathologists on the entry level in Wisconsin can make $41,100; nationally, that figure is $41,200. A speech therapist in mid career nationally earns a median salary of $62,900 which is comparative to a Wisconsin speech therapist at mid career earnings of $59,100. High end salaries are slightly apart with a national figure of $99,000 and the Wisconsin salary for speech therapist of $80,800. The employment trend in Wisconsin for speech language pathologists is good too. Nationally, job openings for speech therapists are projected to be approximately 11% by 2016. In Wisconsin job openings for speech language pathologist are predicted to be 5%. (www.careerinfonet.org)
Speech Language Pathologist Education in Wisconsin
Speech therapists possess a higher education, i.e., Master’s degree or Doctorate. This is the norm and expected by potential employers. Many employers also want a doctorate for speech therapists that wish to work as researchers or teachers. It is very common for speech language pathologist to have professional credentials from ASLA, the American Speech Language Hearing Association or to have published articles in a scientific journal.
Courses in the biological sciences as well as English and math are standard. Speech pathology schools in Wisconsin will also offer coursework in research and writing skills, as well as complementary studies in linguistics and other languages. Expect phonetics to be taught among other topics that will include motor speech, and articulation.