Audiologists and Speech Therapists
Job description
These individuals assess, diagnose, and treat people who have problems with hearing (hearing loss, tinnitus, etc.), the vestibular system (dizziness), communication (speech, language, voice, etc.) or swallowing. This group includes supervisory positions. These individuals work in:
- Hospital centres
- Health and community service centres
- Long-term care centres
- Day centres
- Rehabilitation centres
- Private clinics
- Educational institutions
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
Audiologists
- Assess hearing and vestibular functions through a variety of tests and examinations.
- Determine the type and consequences of hearing and vestibular disorders.
- Develop and implement an adaptation or rehabilitation program.
- Inform patients about hearing and vestibular disorders and their treatment.
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team.
- Doing research.
- Train and supervise trainees and health care staff.
- Promote hearing health and healthy communication habits.
- Prevent hearing problems.
- Mitigate or eliminate impacts and risks related to vestibular disorders, including falls.
Speech Therapists
- Assess language, voice, speech, and swallowing through a variety of tests, examinations, and observations.
- Identify the type and consequences of communication and swallowing disorders.
- Develop and implement intervention plans to correct these disorders or promote autonomy in communication.
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team.
- Provide counselling and education about communication and swallowing disorders.
- Conduct research.
- Train and supervise trainees and staff.
- Promote healthy communication habits.
- Prevent communication and swallowing problems.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to management positions.
- Provincial licencing leads to mobility between provinces.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $32.50
- Median
- $41.00
- Maximum
- $51.00
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
3,500
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 96.5% Female
- 3.5% Male
Not available.
- 96.5% Female
- 3.5% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$74,000
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 621, 622, 62365% of jobs
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NAICS 6131% of jobs
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NAICS 6242% of jobs
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NAICS 334, 3350% of jobs
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NAICS 910% of jobs
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Others2% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 621, 622, 62365% of jobs
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NAICS 6131% of jobs
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NAICS 6242% of jobs
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NAICS 334, 3350% of jobs
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NAICS 910% of jobs
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Others2% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
University
Speech therapy and audiology
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 91.8%
5.5% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 94.7%
3.3% of graduates pursue further studies
This discipline is taught in the following institutions:
Also required
- Membership in the Ordre des orthophonistes et audiologistes du Québec (OOAQ [Quebec Order of Speech Therapists and Audiologists]).
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Reading comprehension
- Active listening
- Oral expression
- Critical thought
- Active learning
- Result evaluation
- Written expression
- Social perception
- Judgment and decision-making
- Coordination
- Service oriented
- Solving complex problems
- System analysis
- Time management
- Learning strategies
- Teaching
- Systems evaluation
- Information processing
- Science
Abilities
- Written comprehension
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Awareness of issues
- Speech clarity
- Near vision
- Written expression
- Speech recognition
- Hearing sensitivity
- Information organization
- Auditory attention
- Digital dexterity
- Classification
- Selective attention
- Idea generation
- Originality
- Perception speed
- Processing flexibility
- Hand-arm stability
Knowledge and attributes
- Knowledge of the French language
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Capacity to work in a team
- Vitality
- Respect others
- Sense of observation
- Open-mindedness
- Knowledge of therapy and counselling
Interests
- Self-employment
- Assist and advise
- Teach or educate
- Assist or care for people
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Official name of the NOC 31112
Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
Job titles
- Audiologists
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Educational speech-language pathologist
- Speech-language clinician
- Logopedist
- Speech and hearing therapist
- Audiology specialist
- Human communication disorders specialist
Skill type
Health
Last update: January 29, 2026
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