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Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists  (NOC 3141)
Nechako Region
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Audiologists and speech-language pathologists diagnose, evaluate and treat human communication disorders including hearing, speech, language and voice disorders. Audiologists and speech-language pathologists are employed in hospitals, community and public health centres, extended care facilities, day clinics, rehabilitation centres and educational institutions, or may work in private practice.

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Audiologists perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Administer audiometric tests and examinations to diagnose and evaluate the degree and type of patients' hearing impairment
  • Plan and implement habilitation/rehabilitation programs for patients, including selection, fitting and adjustment of hearing aid devices, teaching speech (lip) reading and providing counselling
  • Establish personalized care plans working as a member of an interdisciplinary team
  • Conduct research related to hearing
  • May instruct students and other health care personnel.
Speech-language pathologists perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Administer tests and examinations and observe patients to diagnose and evaluate speech, voice, resonance, language, cognitive-linguistic and swallowing disorders
  • Plan and implement remedial programs to correct speech, language and voice disorders
  • Establish group and personalized care plans working as a member of an interdisciplinary team
  • Conduct research on speech and other communication disorders and on the development and design of diagnostic procedures and devices
  • May instruct students and other health care personnel.
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Outlook & Prospects for Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists in Nechako Region

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Local Employment Potential Information

Table on the employment potential for Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists in Nechako Region as well as in the rest of the British Columbia.
Location Employment Potential Release Date
Nechako Region N/A N/A
[ Source: Labour Market Information - HRSDC ]
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