Audiology assistant vs speech therapist

The differences between audiology assistants and speech therapists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an audiology assistant and a speech therapist. Additionally, a speech therapist has an average salary of $70,411, which is higher than the $36,554 average annual salary of an audiology assistant.

The top three skills for an audiology assistant include patients, listening devices and hearing loss. The most important skills for a speech therapist are patients, home health, and rehabilitation.

Audiology assistant vs speech therapist overview

	Audiology Assistant	Speech Therapist
Yearly salary	$36,554	$70,411
Hourly rate	$17.57	$33.85
Growth rate	-8%	21%
Number of jobs	27,351	57,509
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	50	40
Years of experience	2	2

Audiology assistant vs speech therapist salary

Audiology assistants and speech therapists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Audiology Assistant	Speech Therapist
Average salary	$36,554	$70,411
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $48,000	Between $52,000 And $93,000
Highest paying City	-	Richmond, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Ohio's Hospice of Dayton
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between audiology assistant and speech therapist education

There are a few differences between an audiology assistant and a speech therapist in terms of educational background:

	Audiology Assistant	Speech Therapist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Communication Disorders Sciences	Communication Disorders Sciences
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Audiology assistant vs speech therapist demographics

Here are the differences between audiology assistants' and speech therapists' demographics:

	Audiology Assistant	Speech Therapist
Average age	50	40
Gender ratio	Male, 14.7% Female, 85.3%	Male, 9.0% Female, 91.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 4.9% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 4.5% White, 76.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between audiology assistant and speech therapist duties and responsibilities

Audiology assistant example responsibilities.

Facilitate client relationships and manage surgery schedules, financial consultations, follow up care and ongoing maintenance.
Maintain and update patient in EMR.
Conduct outpatient follow-up appointments using diagnostic click and tone-burst ABR.
Notify patients upon approval/denial of prior authorization requests; set up appointments with their audiologist.
Obtain and input accurate demographic and insurance information on the clinic information system on patients.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and developing personal growth opportunities such as CPR and leadership courses.

Speech therapist example responsibilities.

Conduct individual and group therapy with individuals diagnose with speech and language impairment, learning disabilities, and autism spectrum disorder.
Conduct IEP meetings and provide documentation for Medicaid billing.
Provide services to children with developmental delay and autism.
Graduate student supervisor, and supervisor for CFY's.
Work under the supervision of an ASHA's certify SLP.
Instruct children in the proper use of assistive devices such as hearing aides.

Audiology assistant vs speech therapist skills

Common audiology assistant skills

Patients, 53%
Listening Devices, 12%
Hearing Loss, 6%
Patient Education, 4%
CPR, 3%
Patient Appointments, 3%

Common speech therapist skills

Patients, 29%
Home Health, 25%
Rehabilitation, 8%
Acute Care, 7%
Asha, 5%
Treatment Programs, 4%