Occupational Employment and Wages, 2002

29-1127 Speech-Language Pathologists

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.

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National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
87,030	1.5 %	$24.75	$51,490	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$15.66	$19.20	$23.77	$28.94	$35.58
Annual Wage (2)	$32,580	$39,930	$49,450	$60,190	$74,010

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Employment rank	Wage rank
Elementary and secondary schools	46,870	$22.92	$47,670	1	24
Offices of other health practitioners	11,440	$27.20	$56,570	2	10
General medical and surgical hospitals	10,030	$26.35	$54,820	3	12
Nursing care facilities	3,500	$29.26	$60,870	4	6
Home health care services	2,130	$30.97	$64,420	5	3

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Employment rank	Wage rank
Other ambulatory health care services	50	$34.27	$71,280	26	1
Employment services	300	$31.44	$65,390	19	2
Home health care services	2,130	$30.97	$64,420	5	3
Offices of physicians	670	$30.21	$62,840	13	4
Community care facilities for the elderly	530	$29.27	$60,870	15	5

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Percent of State employment	Wage rank within State
New Mexico	1,120	$23.28	$48,430	0.153%	101
North Dakota	470	$18.22	$37,890	0.150%	149
Wyoming	310	$20.94	$43,560	0.129%	116
Rhode Island	560	$26.34	$54,780	0.119%	101
Maine	650	$20.99	$43,660	0.109%	133

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Percent of State employment	Wage rank within State
Nevada	200	$30.04	$62,480	0.019%	58
New Jersey	2,860	$29.54	$61,450	0.074%	128
California	6,470	$29.13	$60,590	0.045%	149
Delaware	290	$29.09	$60,500	0.072%	73
District of Columbia	240	$29.07	$60,460	0.040%	100

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Percent of MSA employment
Las Cruces, NM MSA	150	$20.80	$43,260	0.259%
La Crosse, WI-MN MSA	130	$21.94	$45,640	0.188%
Yuba City, CA MSA	70	$24.43	$50,810	0.181%
Albuquerque, NM MSA	570	$24.47	$50,890	0.167%
Kankakee, IL PMSA	70	$21.72	$45,180	0.164%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Percent of MSA employment
Florence, SC MSA	70	$45.34	$94,300	0.113%
Rockford, IL MSA	110	$37.56	$78,120	0.065%
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA PMSA	70	$33.58	$69,840	0.038%
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA	110	$32.72	$68,070	0.014%
Trenton, NJ PMSA	160	$32.69	$67,990	0.077%

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(1) Data for detailed occupations does not sum to the totals because the totals include data for occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

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Last Modified Date: November 26, 2003