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 |
8,124 Large |
& |
18.7% |
8.2% |
>>>> |
668 Moderate |
| Champaign Area |
160 Medium |
& |
11.9% |
5.2% |
>>>> |
11 Very few |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area |
147 Medium |
& |
11.6% |
2.9% |
>>>> |
10 Very few |
| Cook County |
3,297 Large |
& |
21.5% |
9.2% |
>>>> |
282 Moderate |
| Decatur Area |
61 Small |
& |
21.3% |
3.8% |
>>>> |
5 Very few |
| DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area |
457 Medium |
& |
16.2% |
10.3% |
>>>> |
37 Few |
| Du Page County |
844 Medium |
& |
12.2% |
8.8% |
>>>> |
62 Few |
| Edwardsville Area |
166 Medium |
& |
28.3% |
12.4% |
>>>> |
14 Very few |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area |
65 Small |
& |
15.4% |
-0.2% |
>>>> |
5 Very few |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area |
145 Medium |
& |
17.9% |
6.0% |
>>>> |
12 Very few |
| Lake County |
433 Medium |
& |
16.6% |
11.7% |
>>>> |
33 Very few |
| McHenry County |
177 Medium |
& |
16.4% |
7.6% |
>>>> |
13 Very few |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area |
151 Medium |
& |
19.2% |
4.4% |
>>>> |
13 Very few |
| Northwest Illinois Area |
165 Medium |
& |
12.7% |
4.3% |
>>>> |
12 Very few |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area |
350 Medium |
& |
10.9% |
4.5% |
>>>> |
25 Very few |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area |
126 Medium |
& |
6.3% |
3.5% |
>>>> |
8 Very few |
| Rock Island-Moline Area |
116 Small |
& |
14.7% |
5.6% |
>>>> |
9 Very few |
| Rockford Area |
223 Medium |
& |
14.8% |
6.6% |
>>>> |
16 Very few |
| Shawnee National Forest Area |
137 Medium |
& |
19.7% |
1.1% |
>>>> |
11 Very few |
| Springfield Area |
170 Medium |
& |
13.5% |
4.6% |
>>>> |
12 Very few |
| St Louis-Belleville Area |
241 Medium |
& |
7.9% |
0.9% |
>>>> |
16 Very few |
| Vermilion County |
43 Small |
& |
14.0% |
-0.5% |
>>>> |
4 Very few |
| Will County |
452 Large |
& |
39.8% |
14.9% |
>>>> |
50 Few |
| United States |
195,200 Large |
& |
17.9% |
4.0% |
>>>> |
14,500 Moderate |