What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Being A Speech/Language Pathologist

There are many people that believe that being a speech/language pathologist would be the worst job ever. That is false, being a speech/language pathologist, in my opinion, would be the best job ever. You get to help others while getting paid, you can pretty much chose your work setting, and you never have to stop learning. When becoming an employe you have to learn to manage your schedule. However, everyone knows this can be tough, but a speech/language pathologist can have quite a flexible schedule. You typically have to work full time, which is only 40 hours per week. If you work in an office you will probably have less time off than if you were to work in a school. For both jobs you are likely to work at least 40 hours, but in a school you will have less research you will have to do at home. If you decide to work in an office you may be working on you job for an extra 10 hours a week just to do the research needed.
If you are not a patient person like I am then this is definitely not the job for you. You could be dealing with a very severe case such as an autistic child who just doesn’t listen, and it may feel like you will never get through to them. This field would be my specialty, however, I have grown up with a brother who is autistic and will not talk, he is very stubborn so I know just how to handle it when kids start to act this way. Autistic people is not all you will be dealing with though, you could be dealing with someone older who just has something as simple as a wisp when they talk, or they just can't make the s sound. Being a speech/language pathologist requires you to work with a large range of people, and you have to know how to appropriately deal with all of