Jobs / Healthcare / 31-9099.01
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
Assist speech-language pathologists in the assessment and treatment of speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. Implement speech and language programs or activities as planned and directed by speech-language pathologists. Monitor the use of alternative communication devices and systems.
- US jobs
- 109,740 (SOC 31-9099 group, "Healthcare Support Workers, All Other")
- Median wage
- $48,430 a year
- Job family
- Healthcare
Can agents do the work of speech-language pathology assistants?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Healthcare: Some tasks (no change in 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: MedAgentBench, 69.7% of tasks completed.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark (figures for the SOC 31-9099 group).
- 12%Administer therapeutic treatmentsNot measured
- 10%Prepare health or medical documentsNot measured
- 8%Maintain health or medical recordsNot measured
- 8%Maintain current knowledge in area of expertiseNot measured
- 7%Maintain medical equipment or instrumentsNot measured
- 6%Monitor equipment operationNot measured
- 6%Prepare medical equipment or work areas for useNot measured
- 6%Assist healthcare practitioners during medical proceduresNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in healthcare, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Also relevant
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Context only
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- 1846 EloClaude Opus 5.5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort, Default Fallback) · 23 Sep 2026Unrated
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Document clients' progress toward meeting established treatment objectives.
- Implement treatment plans or protocols as directed by speech-language pathologists.
- Collect and compile data to document clients' performance or assess program quality.
- Perform support duties, such as preparing materials, keeping records, maintaining supplies, and scheduling activities.
- Assist speech-language pathologists in the remediation or development of speech and language skills.
- Select or prepare speech-language instructional materials.
- Assist speech-language pathologists in the conduct of client screenings or assessments of language, voice, fluency, articulation, or hearing.
- Prepare charts, graphs, or other visual displays to communicate clients' performance information.
- Test or maintain equipment to ensure correct performance.
- Conduct in-service training sessions, or family and community education programs.
- Assist speech-language pathologists in the conduct of speech-language research projects.
Other job titles for this occupation (24)
Communication Assistant · Speech Assistant · Speech Paraeducator · Speech Pathologist Assistant · Speech Therapy Assistant · Speech-Language Assistant · Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant (SLPA) · Speech-Language Pathologists Assistant (SLPA) · Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA) · Speech-Language Technician · Anatomic Pathology Assistant · Certified Pathology Assistant · Hearing and Speech Assistant · Language Assistant · Pathology Assistant · School SLPA (School Speech Language Pathologist Assistant) · School SLPA (School Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant) · SLPA (Speech and Language Pathology Assistant) · SLPA (Speech Language Pathologist Assistant) · Speech and Language Assistant · Speech Correction Assistant · Speech Language Assistant · Speech Pathology Assistant · Speech Pathology Intern