What is the future Job Outlook for a Therapy and Assessment Professionals?

Your job outlook will continue to be Above Average because:

1. The employment growth rate will likely be above average because of ongoing trends--a growing and aging population that requires more health services, technology advances that improve the ability to diagnose/treat diseases, and increased government funding for health care.

2. Although the retirement rate will likely be below average, the number of retiring workers should contribute to job openings.

3. The number of job seekers will likely exceed the number of job openings. This will not be significant enough to have an impact on the work prospects.

1. What is a day in the life of a Therapy and Assessment Professionals like?
   Audiologists and speech-language pathologists diagnose, evaluate, and treat human communication disorders including... more
2. What education do you need to become a Therapy and Assessment Professionals ?
   1. To be a therapy or assessment professional, you need a college or university program in your area of work, a... more
3. What is the current Job Outlook for a Therapy and Assessment Professionals ?
   The job outlook for Therapy and Assessment Professionals is considered Above Average because: 1. Employment grew... more
4. How much does a Therapy and Assessment Professionals make?
   The average hourly wages for Therapy and Assessment Professionals is $26.08/HR, which is above average for... more
5. What is the currently unemployment rate for a Therapy and Assessment Professionals"?
   2% of Therapy and Assessment Professionals are unemployed. This rate is close to the average for professionnal... more
6. How many Therapy and Assessment Professionals are employed part-time?
   27% of Therapy and Assessment Professionals are employed only on a part-time basis. There were 44,300 workers... more
7. How many Therapy and Assessment Professionals are self-employed?
   Roughly 20% of Therapy and Assessment Professionals are self-employed. This is considered Average for the industry... more
8. What is the average age of a Therapy and Assessment Professionals?
   The younger-than-average age (38) of worker will likely result in a below-average retirement rate to 2009. more