Global Career Speech Pathology

Broad study area- Medical Sciences
Career- Speech Pathology

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Future growth indicators and Prospects-

Indicative salaries (per year) in the ‘country of study’ post-completion of degree

Study level	Starting salary UK (Per year in Pounds)	Starting salary Australia (Per year in Australian Dollars)	Starting salary Canada (Per year in Canadian Dollars)
After Bachelor’s degree	GBP 70,000-80,000	AUD 70,000-80,000	CAD 65,000 – 75,000
After Master’s degree	GBP 90,000-1,00,000	AUD 90,000-1,00,000	CAD 80,000 -90,000

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Career Outcomes and Tasks

(performed by those pursuing career)

Adult assessment and rehabilitation
Research and development
Special needs groups, e.g. patients with multi-sensory impairment
Teaching
Helping people with stuttering difficulties
Evaluate and diagnose speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders
Treating speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders
Provide training and education to family/caregivers and other professionals
Working collaboratively with professionals from many other disciplines

Details about career

Knowledge- (theoretical or practical understanding of a subject or knowledge areas)

Knowledge area / Skill level required (on a scale of 10)

Description

English language

8 out of 10

Use of English language for comprehension and expression

Education and training

7 out of 10

Teaching and instructing individuals and group according to the curriculum

Psychology

7 out of 10

Understanding human behaviour, abilities and personality

Customer and personal service

7 out of 10

Understanding the individual needs and wants and providing good quality customized services

Therapy and counselling

7 out of 10

Diagnosing, treating and providing the best therapies to the individuals with needs

Computers and electronics

6 out of 10

Use of various electronic devices like computers, processors, circuits etc.

Skill- (soft skills, hard skills, domain-general, and domain-specific learnt skills)

Skill type / Skill level required (on a scale of 10)

Description

Reading comprehension

6 out of 10

Reading and comprehending work related information

Active listening

6 out of 10

Attentively listening to what is being said

Writing

6 out of 10

Writing the necessary information in a way easily understood

Monitoring

6 out of 10

Keeping a track record of progress and improvements in clients

Social perceptiveness

6 out of 10

Understanding the reason behind a certain behaviour shown by people

Speaking

6 out of 10

Talking to individuals and in groups

Abilities- (physical and mental abilities: functional, personal traits, attitudes, and knowledge-based abilities)

Abilities / Skill level required (on a scale of 10)

Description

Speech recognition

8 out of 10

Understanding and inferring meaning to what others say

Oral expression

7 out of 10

Expressing by speaking/talking

Oral comprehension

6 out of 10

Listen and comprehend to what others are saying

Speech clarity

6 out of 10

Speaking clearly so that it is easy to understand

Written expression

6 out of 10

Writing in a way that it is easy for other people to understand

Written comprehension

6 out of 10

Understanding and inferring meaning to what others have written

Activities- (done on a regular basis in the job)

Activities / Skill level required (on a scale of 10)

Description

Planning and prioritising work

7 out of 10

Creating a plan and working in order to achieve a goal

Keeping up with the knowledge

7 out of 10

Being equipped with the up-to-date ideas

Looking for the changes overtime

7 out of 10

Working towards the better. Reforming the old ideas with the new ones

Making decisions and solving problems

6 out of 10

Working on finding the best solution for a problem by making most efficient decisions

Building good relationships

6 out of 10

Building good relationships and maintaining them

Training and teaching others

6 out of 10

Educating others and helping them grow

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Designation(s) in the career-

Speech Therapist

Clinical speech pathologist

Speech Language Pathologist

Recreation therapist

Demands in the career-

(physical and social demands)

Connecting with people
Working in groups or teams
Using electronic devices
Making decisions efficiently
Working under the strict deadlines
Be exposed to diseases or infections

Values of the career- (Achievement, Independence, Relationships, Support, Working conditions, Recognition)

Work values / How important is it?

Description

Relationships

9 out of 10

Maintaining good terms with people and working with them in various conditions

Achievements

8 out of 10

Setting up the target and working to achieve it

Independence

8 out of 10

Freedom to work alone and make independent decisions

Working conditions

7 out of 10

Good working conditions and job security

Recognition

6 out of 10

Being recognized for the work been done

Study options at UG level (Bachelor’s)-

Country	Entry requirements & pre-requisites	Range of yearly fees	Starting salaries respective countries
UK	Class 12th in any stream IELTS Score:8.0	GBP 35,000-40,000	GBP 70,000-80,000
Australia	Class 12th in any stream IELTS score: 7.0 TOEFL score: 94	AUD 40,000-45,000	AUD 70,000-80,000
Canada	Class 12th in any stream IELTS (Academic) - 6.5 IELTS (iBT) TOEFL - 86 (22 in writing and speaking, 20 reading and listening) TOEFL Computer Based Test – 237 TOEFL Paper based Test – 580	CAD 30,000-40,000	CAD 65,000-75,000

Names of degrees with specializations (Bachelor’s)-

UK

Bachelor of Science in Speech and Language Therapy (Hons.)

Bachelor of Science in Speech and Language Pathology (Hons.)

Australia

Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Speech Pathology

Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Hons.)

Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (Speech Pathology)

Canada

Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics- Psycholinguistics and Communication Disorders (Hons.)

Bachelor of Science in Biology

Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication (Hons.)

Study options at PG level (Master’s)-

Country	Entry requirements & pre-requisites	Program duration	Range of yearly fees	Starting salaries respective countries
UK	Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (Science, Biomedicine, Linguistics, Phonetics, Education, Psychology etc.) IELTS score:6.0 TOEFL score: 110	2 years	GBP 20,000-30,000	GBP 90,000-1,10,000
Australia	Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (Science, Biomedicine, Linguistics, Phonetics, Education, Psychology etc.) with min. 65% IELTS score: 7.0 TOEFL score: 99	2 years	AUD 40,000-50,000	AUD 90,000-1,00,000
Canada	4 years bachelor’s degree in relevant field (Science, Biomedicine, Linguistics, Phonetics, Education, Psychology etc.) IELTS score: 6.0	2 years	CAD 40,000-50,000	CAD 80,000-90,000