SIC 8049 | NAICS 621340
The following guide to industry information, research, and analysis provides sources for industry trends and statistics, financial ratios, salary surveys, and more.
Comprehensive research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year growth forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Topics addressed in the reports include:
SLP Health Care Survey
http://www.asha.org/research/
Comprehensive biennial report provides detailed information on practitioner demographics, employment,
working conditions, services provided, caseload characteristics, salaries and hourly wages, and practice
owner characteristics. Survey summary and individual reports covering specific topics are available
online.
Membership Survey: CCC-SLP
http://www.asha.org/research/
Biennial report provides detailed information on member characteristics and practices, with topics covered
in the report including demographics, employment status, support personnel, cultural and linguistic
diversity, telepractice, and professional development. Survey highlights and summary reports are available
online.
Private Practice In SLP
http://www.asha.org/slp/ppresources.htm
Private practice resource section covers various aspects of operating an SLP private practice, with
topics covered including knowledge and skills in business practices, billing and reimbursement, service
delivery and practice management, and accepting referrals and ethical issues. All information is accessible
free online.
Guide to Successful Private Practice In SLP
http://www.asha.org/store/
Practice startup guide takes users through the various aspects of starting a private practice and running
it successfully, with topics covered in the guide including feasibility analysis, financing, equipment,
managing personnel, billing and reimbursement, professional liability, risk management, marketing, and
more.
Practice Management
http://www.asha.org/practice/
Private management section covers various aspects of operating a professional practice, with topics
covered including billing and coding for reimbursement, health care reform, promoting professional services,
clinical and professional issues, ethical considerations, and state licensure. All information is accessible
free online.
Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level including:
Annual financial statement analysis includes common-size income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios for firms in this sector. Print edition includes five years of historical data, with the most recent year's data broken down by net sales and total assets size range. Individual NAICS downloads which mirror the print edition format can be purchased online. Sample report can be viewed online.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
https://www.bls.gov/speech-language-pathologists.htm
Information provided for speech-language professionals includes a description of the nature of the work
and the work environment, number and types of jobs, education and training requirements, wages and earnings,
employment outlook, and sources for additional information. All information is available free online.
Occupational Employment and Wages
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes291127.htm
Occupational employment and wages survey provides hourly and annual wage data for speech-language professionals
on a national, state, and metropolitan area basis, with statistical measures for national wage data
including mean, median, and upper/lower quartiles and deciles. All information is available free online.
Interactive database provides detailed transaction data for over 38,000 private and public companies sold for prices ranging from under $250,000 to over $500,000,000, with valuation measures provided including market value of invested capital as a multiple of revenue, gross profit, EBIT, EBITDA, SDE, and book value of invested capital. User guide, free webinar, and sample reports are available online.