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Speech-Language Pathologists

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Quick Stats

Speech-language pathologists

2004 employment: 96,000
2014 projected employment: 110,000
Change — numeric: 14,000; percent: 14.6%
2004 median annual earnings: $52,410; earnings group: very high
2004 self-employed: 6.0%
2004 part-time employment: high
2004 unemployment: very low
Typical education and training: Master's degree
Educational attainment — high school: 0.3%; some college: 0.3%; bachelor's degree: 99.4%

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

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