The need for speech-language pathologists to work with children and adults who have communication disorders in the state of Ohio is clear. There are openings in public schools, hospitals, and nursing homes for competent, well-trained speech-language pathologists with a master’s degree. This need is expected to grow faster than the average through 2010.

Ohio continues to post numerous job listings for qualified speech-language pathologists. The work settings include newborn through the elderly. In particular, Ohio lists openings for public school speech-language pathologists. Early childhood intervention programs also post job openings.

The elderly population in Ohio currently ranks 7th nationally. Projections are that the elderly population will increase from 20% to 49% in coming years. Given the communication disorders that result from neurological problems such as stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s disease and others, there will continue to be a need for additional speech-language pathologists to serve this growing population.