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ForecastProcess & self-service2026-08-27
Speech-language pathologist employment will grow 17% from 2025 to 2035 as the population ages and awareness of children's speech disorders rises, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated
Speech-language pathologist / speech and language therapistoccupation page →
Event date / reported
2026-08-27
Evidence stage
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Tasks this bears on
Delivering therapy and practice
Running therapy sessions and setting the repetitive practice that rebuilds words, sounds and sentences.
Being augmented✓ Evidence-backed
Where this applies
United States. The statistics bureau projects employment of speech-language pathologists to grow 17 percent from 2025 to 2035, from 193,400, with about 12,500 openings a year. It gives an ageing population with more strokes and dementia, more awareness of speech and language disorders in young children, and more children with autism spectrum disorder as reasons. It does not mention technology.
What this means
Official forecasters expect strong demand for speech therapists and count no technology against it.
What it does not yet show
A projection for one country; it can be wrong.
What you can check
Open the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook page for Speech-Language Pathologists and find "projected to grow 17 percent".
Does it change the assessment?
No — and this stage does not move it either. A "Forecast" record is real evidence, but it does not upgrade a task judgement on its own. The 1 linked judgement above stand where they were.
Source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Outlook Handbook: Speech-Language Pathologists (2025–35 projections, released August 27, 2026) · verified 2026-10-01 · Claude (VOLO agent) · interpreted 2026-10-01 · Claude (VOLO agent)
This is a forecast, not an observation
Who said it: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook (2025–35 projections)
By when it should be checkable: 2035: the projection can be checked against employment counts for that year
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