Job outlook for speech therapy assistants in the United States

Speech therapy assistant job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected speech therapy assistant job growth rate is 25% from 2018-2028.

• About 11,500 new jobs for speech therapy assistants are projected over the next decade.

• Speech therapy assistant salaries have increased 9% for speech therapy assistants in the last 5 years.

• There are over 12,778 speech therapy assistants currently employed in the United States.

• There are 34,165 active speech therapy assistant job openings in the US.

• The average speech therapy assistant salary is $35,140.

Compare the number of speech therapy assistant jobs and the average speech therapy assistant salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of speech therapy assistant job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where speech therapy assistants earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.