Hey Aspirant,

Postgraduate in audiology & speech language pathology can work as lecturers in medical colleges. Graduates in audiology and speech language pathology can practice in hospitals in the department of ENT, pediatrics, neurology, rehabilitation medicine, speech and hearing centers, hearing aid industry, child guidance center, etc. They can also practice as independent audiologists.

Those have a doctoral degree in the above field can be a part of human resource development at different training & research centers.

Diploma holders can assist audiologists and speech language pathologists in schools of hearing impairment, mental retardation etc.

Speech therapists are also required in reputed hospital like All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). After acquiring degree in relevant field, speech therapist can also open their own clinic.

Most of the speech therapists work in public schools. You may either work on healthcare setups like at hospitals or work at NGOs, nursing homes. You can also work on your own rehabilitation and private practice setups.

Job titles for the professionals working in speech therapy field:

General audiology or speech pathology assistants

Speech therapists

Research assistants

Clinical speech pathology assistants

Audiologists

Speech pathology service manager

Educational audiologist

Certified hearing-aid audiologist

Research audiologist