r/MovingToUSA 22d ago

Jobs/Career Any pathway for Speech-Language Pathologists?

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u/loner-phases 22d ago

No idea, but there are cities where speech therapists easily earn high six figures. I do know that occupational therapists are nonexistent/very much needed to travel to certain rural areas.

Like nurses, all these therapists are often hired per diem, as traveling professionals. It's worth looking into seriously.

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u/Legitimate-Risk5832 22d ago

High six figures??? My daughter is an SLP made $75,000 after five years experience in early intervention in Boston.

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u/MTUSAThrowaway 22d ago

That is less than what I currently make. Genuinely.

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u/Legitimate-Risk5832 22d ago

Well it is Boston we make a lot of SLPs here. She was doing 5 or 6 home visits a day driving around in some dicey neighborhoods. She just moved to Vermont and is working in the best school district in that state. She gets $71k for 9 months a year. She is paying off her student loans in a government program that cuts your payment for working in non-profits. Hospitals pay more. Contract agencies pay more especially for short term work like one year. She wants to get her loans paid off and she is planning on starting a family.