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Speech Language Pathologist or Respiratory Therapist??


I enjoy both, so i really cant decide. what are the pros and cons of each?? (also, I REALLY enjoy biology and medicine)

I used to be a speech therapist, and I absolutely hated it. It really wasn't as science-intensive as I had hoped, and was very mundane. 80% of my time was spent on paperwork. It wasn't challenging at all. I'm going back to school to become a nurse. For some speech is a good career, if you are creative. I just like the idea of seeing lots of gory stuff and giving injections. Respiratory therapy uses more science, speech therapy combines rather basic science(when compared to other medical professions), combined with a little creativity.
If you become a medical speech pathologist, you will learn tons about medicine and earn more than an RT. You will have regular hours rather than around the clock shifts an RT has to do.
If you aren't particularly interested in spending a lot of time with a patient, RT is for you. SLPs frequently treat patients for for longer periods, both per session and over all.
If you go the medical route, you will need to become an expert in swallowing disorders, head and neck disorders (including cancer and voice) cognitive and language disorders, degenerative neurological diseases, and craniofacial anomalies.
If you get bored or burned out, you can always change the setting you work in, such as a clinic or school. You can't do that if you are an RT.
I'm very biased, of course
To be an SLP, you will need at least a master's degree. RT can be done with just an AA.
I found medical speech pathology to be the perfect marriage of life science and language, which are passions of mine. I felt called to the profession and loved it for 20 years.
I was a medical speech pathologist.
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