They contract with schools, clinics and rehabilitation agencies. Some work for hearing aid retailers prescribing and dispensing devices. The following wages are from the ASHA's 1995 national salary survey. Weekdays and daytime hours are common to these careers. School district employees usually get summers off.
Common benefits are dental, medical, vision and retirement plans.
SLPs and Audiologists employed by private school communication-disorders programs must be licensed by the State's Speech Pathology and Audiology Examining Committee. A license is required to work for or contract with health services centers and clinics or private schools. Certification Certificate of Clinical Competencies given by ASHA has essentially the same requirements as those for a State license. Some establish private practices or join existing group practices as partners. Many SLPs and Audiologists go to work for the institution where they served their internship.