In plain English
Speech-language pathology covers much more than speech. Language and communication development in children, voice and fluency, cognitive-communication after brain injury, and swallowing all sit within scope, and swallowing is a large part of the hospital and nursing home workload.
Entry to practice is a master's degree, a supervised clinical fellowship, a national examination and a state licence, with the professional certification usually written CCC-SLP. Speech-language pathology assistants work under supervision where a state recognises them.
The largest single employer of the profession is the school system, which makes this population's addresses and employers look unlike most clinical lists: public districts and early intervention programs rather than practices and hospitals.
Training and credentials
A master's degree in speech-language pathology, a supervised clinical fellowship, the national examination, state licensure and commonly the professional certification.
| Letters | What they mean |
|---|---|
| SLP | Speech-language pathologist. |
| CCC-SLP | The professional certification, held by most of the profession. |
Where they practise
Public schools and early intervention, hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, outpatient clinics, home health, private practice.
Speech-language pathologists on the public record
Counted from what providers file about themselves, with suppression applied before anything is counted, refreshed 2026-10-05. Names, specialties and practice locations are public; work email and phone are for signed-in customers.
| State | On record | With work email | With practice phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 25,940 | 19,432 75% | 25,934 |
| Texas | 18,654 | 13,154 71% | 18,652 |
| California | 14,921 | 8,518 57% | 14,919 |
| Florida | 13,390 | 8,764 65% | 13,384 |
| Illinois | 11,131 | 8,008 72% | 11,124 |
| North Carolina | 8,138 | 5,022 62% | 8,136 |
| Ohio | 8,058 | 6,141 76% | 8,055 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,548 | 5,683 75% | 7,546 |
Closely related, and where to find them.
Closely related
- Occupational therapist The everyday-tasks profession, and why occupation does not mean employment.
- Otolaryngologist (ENT) Medical and surgical care of the ear, nose, throat, head and neck.
- Physical therapist Movement and function, doctoral entry, and mostly clinic chains rather than individuals.
Find them
- Speech-language pathologists list counts by state, the fields a record carries, a sample record.
- PT, OT & speech physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists.
- Speech-language pathologists in New York, NY
- Speech-language pathologists in Los Angeles, CA
- Speech-language pathologists in Houston, TX
- Speech-language pathologists in Miami, FL
- Speech-language pathologists in Chicago, IL
- Speech-language pathologists in Philadelphia, PA
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