Assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems.

Other names for Speech-Language Pathologists: Communication Specialist, Educational Speech-Language Clinician, Oral Therapist, Public School Speech Clinician, Public School Speech Therapist, School Speech/Language Pathologist, Speech and Hearing Clinic Director, Speech and Language Clinician, Speech and Language Specialist, Speech and Language Teacher, Speech Clinician, Speech Correction Consultant, Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), Speech Pathologist, Speech Therapist, Speech-Language Therapist, Teacher of the Speech and Hearing Handicapped, Voice Pathologist,

• Teach clients to control or strengthen tongue, jaw, face muscles, and breathing mechanisms.
• Develop speech exercise programs to reduce disabilities.
• Consult with and advise educators or medical staff on speech or hearing topics, such as communication strategies or speech and language stimulation.
• Instruct patients and family members in strategies to cope with or avoid communication-related misunderstandings.
• Design, develop, and employ alternative diagnostic or communication devices and strategies.
• Conduct lessons and direct educational or therapeutic games to assist teachers dealing with speech problems.
• Refer clients to additional medical or educational services if needed.
• Participate in conferences or training, or publish research results, to share knowledge of new hearing or speech disorder treatment methods or technologies.
• Communicate with non-speaking students, using sign language or computer technology.
• Provide communication instruction to dialect speakers or students with limited English proficiency.
• Use computer applications to identify and assist with communication disabilities.
• Conduct or direct research on speech or hearing topics, and report findings for use in developing procedures, technologies, or treatments.
• Monitor patients' progress and adjust treatments accordingly.
• Evaluate hearing and speech/language test results and medical or background information to diagnose and plan treatment for speech, language, fluency, voice, and swallowing disorders.
• Administer hearing or speech and language evaluations, tests, or examinations to patients to collect information on type and degree of impairments, using written and oral tests and special instruments.
• Record information on the initial evaluation, treatment, progress, and discharge of clients.
• Develop and implement treatment plans for problems such as stuttering, delayed language, swallowing disorders, and inappropriate pitch or harsh voice problems, based on own assessments and recommendations of physicians, psychologists, or social workers.
• Develop individual or group programs in schools to deal with speech or language problems.
• Instruct clients in techniques for more effective communication, including sign language, lip reading, and voice improvement.

• Flow sensors
• Keyboards
• Audiometers or accessories
• Voice synthesizers for the physically challenged
• Televisions
• Compact disk players or recorders
• Portable stereo systems
• Desktop computers
• Stroboscopes
• Digital voice recorders
• Digital cameras
• Stroboscopes
• Tablet computers
• Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter
• Electromyography EMG units or accessories
• Hand held camcorders or video cameras
• Headphones
• Adaptive communication switches for the physically challenged
• Adaptive communication switches for the physically challenged
• Notebook computers
• Sound measuring apparatus or decibel meter
• Personal computers
• Scanners
• Microphones
• Audiometric booths or acoustic hearing test chambers
• Adaptive communication switches for the physically challenged
• Speech mirror
• Pressure indicators
• Tablet computers
• Cassette players or recorders
• Voice synthesizers for the physically challenged
• Adaptive communication switches for the physically challenged
• Video cassette players or recorders
• Stroboscopes

Music or sound editing software

Word processing software

Spreadsheet software

Computer based training software

Analytical or scientific software

Medical software

Internet browser software

Voice recognition software

Electronic mail software