Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
Assist speech-language pathologists in the assessment and treatment of speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. Implement speech and language programs or activities as planned and directed by speech-language pathologists. Monitor the use of alternative communication devices and systems.
$48,430 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
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- 54%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 1%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 43%. Today's estimate: 45%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 11 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assist speech-language pathologists in the remediation or development of speech and language skills.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 20% | 42 min25 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Implement treatment plans or protocols as directed by speech-language pathologists.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 20% | 42 min25 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Collect and compile data to document clients' performance or assess program quality.Done daily by most who do it. | 16% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | 100%Half by now | |
| Perform support duties, such as preparing materials, keeping records, maintaining supplies, and scheduling activities.Done daily by most who do it. | 10% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Document clients' progress toward meeting established treatment objectives.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 8% | 17 min8 min to 33 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Select or prepare speech-language instructional materials.Done daily by most who do it. | 8% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Conduct in-service training sessions, or family and community education programs.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 8% | 1.7 h50 min to 3.3 h | 90%Half by now | |
| Prepare charts, graphs, or other visual displays to communicate clients' performance information.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 33 min17 min to 1.1 h | 100%Half by now | |
| Assist speech-language pathologists in the conduct of speech-language research projects.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 3% | 1.7 h38 min to 3.3 h | 80%Half by now | |
| Assist speech-language pathologists in the conduct of client screenings or assessments of language, voice, fluency, articulation, or hearing.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 50 min25 min to 2.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Test or maintain equipment to ensure correct performance.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 0.5% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
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From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
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