The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.
Employment
Major employers:
- Schools
- Speech, language, and hearing clinics
- Hospitals
- Nursing care facilities
Outlook
Demand for this career will be very strong. As the population ages, more people will need help dealing with hearing loss. Age-related impairments such as strokes will mean that more people will need help with hearing loss and speech impairments. Increased awareness of childhood speech and language disorders will also lead to more demand. Medical advances allow more children to survive premature birth and adults to survive strokes. Many of these patients need speech-language therapy.
Speech Pathologists and Audiologists (CIS 100456)
| Location | Employment | & | Growth | >>>> | Annual openings | |
| This occupation |
All occupations |
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| Illinois |
10,098 Large |
& |
19.0% |
2.7% |
>>>> |
772 High |
| Champaign Area |
200 Medium |
& |
13.5% |
1.9% |
>>>> |
14 Very few |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area |
177 Medium |
& |
7.9% |
-1.2% |
>>>> |
10 Very few |
| Cook County |
4,117 Large |
& |
16.7% |
3.0% |
>>>> |
301 Moderate |
| Decatur Area |
63 Small |
& |
11.1% |
0.1% |
>>>> |
5 Very few |
| DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area |
558 Large |
& |
20.3% |
4.0% |
>>>> |
45 Few |
| Du Page County |
1,099 Large |
& |
30.0% |
3.7% |
>>>> |
99 Moderate |
| Edwardsville Area |
232 Medium |
& |
18.5% |
4.4% |
>>>> |
17 Very few |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area |
78 Small |
& |
3.8% |
-2.2% |
>>>> |
4 Very few |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area |
158 Medium |
& |
10.1% |
-0.1% |
>>>> |
10 Very few |
| Lake County |
510 Large |
& |
14.7% |
2.6% |
>>>> |
37 Few |
| McHenry County |
205 Medium |
& |
25.9% |
6.1% |
>>>> |
17 Very few |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area |
180 Medium |
& |
17.8% |
0.2% |
>>>> |
14 Very few |
| Northwest Illinois Area |
194 Medium |
& |
15.5% |
5.1% |
>>>> |
13 Very few |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area |
411 Medium |
& |
18.7% |
1.3% |
>>>> |
30 Very few |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area |
143 Medium |
& |
14.7% |
-1.6% |
>>>> |
10 Very few |
| Rock Island-Moline Area |
139 Medium |
& |
10.1% |
1.8% |
>>>> |
9 Very few |
| Rockford Area |
289 Medium |
& |
14.5% |
2.4% |
>>>> |
20 Very few |
| Shawnee National Forest Area |
192 Large |
& |
22.4% |
-0.3% |
>>>> |
14 Few |
| Springfield Area |
219 Medium |
& |
4.6% |
-0.8% |
>>>> |
12 Very few |
| St Louis-Belleville Area |
283 Medium |
& |
20.5% |
0.2% |
>>>> |
21 Few |
| Vermilion County |
48 Small |
& |
6.3% |
-5.1% |
>>>> |
2 Very few |
| Will County |
613 Large |
& |
34.4% |
5.4% |
>>>> |
60 Few |
| United States |
203,200 Large |
& |
14.6% |
3.1% |
>>>> |
14,000 Few |