Highlights and Trends: ASHA Counts for Year End 2009

Highlights and Trends: ASHA Counts for Year End 2009 Constituents -- How many are there? How have the numbers changed? v ASHA currently represents 140,039 speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. Compared to year end 2008 counts (134,982), this number has increased by 5,057 or 3.7%. Of this number, 135,972 are members. v There are 363 members without certification, 13 more than at year end 2008 (350). v In addition, 248 individuals in 38 countries are affiliated with ASHA, eleven fewer than at year end 2008 (259). v Audiologists. The number of certified members increased from 11,824 to 11,886 between year end 2008 and year end 2009, while certified nonmembers decreased from 1,002 to 978. Nonmember certificate holders constitute 7.6% of all certified audiologists at year end 2009 compared to 7.8% at year end 2008, 8.0% in 2007, and 8.3% in 2006. v Speech-Language Pathologists. The number of certified members increased from 115,415 to 120,744 between year end 2008 and year end 2009, while certified nonmembers decreased from 2,855 to 2,798. Nonmember certificate holders constitute 2.3% of all certified speech-language pathologists at year end 2009 compared to 2.4% at year end 2008, 2.7% in 2007, and 3.0% in 2006. v Dual Certification. Individuals holding dual certification decreased from 1,232 at year end 2008 to 1,214 at the end of 2009. v In Process. At year end 2009, in-process constituents numbered 1,808 compared to 2,045 at year end 2008, and 2,014 at the end of 2007. Demographics -- Who are we? v Gender. Males currently comprise 18.2% of audiologists, 4.2% of speech-language pathologists, and 26.6% of those with dual certification. Overall, the proportion of male ASHA constituents is 5.9% at the end of 2009, about the same as in 2008, though it has declined steadily in previous years, e.g., from 7.7% in 1999 to 7.2% in 2001, 6.7% in 2003, 6.3% in 2005, 6.1% in 2007, and 5.9% in 2008. v Race and Ethnicity. Approximately 6.9% of ASHA members, nonmember certificate holders, and international affiliates are members of a racial minority (compared to 24.9% of the U.S. population according to the 2000 Census), including 1.3% who have self identified as multiracial (compared to 2.4% of the U.S. population). Additionally, 3.7% identified their ethnicity as Hispanic or Latino, compared to 12.5% of the U.S. population. v Age. Approximately 22.6% of ASHA members, nonmember certificate holders, and international affiliates (specifically, 24.1% of audiologists, 22.0% of speech-language pathologists, and 62.0% of those with dual certification) are 55 years old or older.

TABLE 1 ASHA SUMMARY MEMBERSHIP AND AFFILIATION COUNTS BY CERTIFICATION STATUS Status Speech Audiology Dual Certification CERTIFIED In Process Not Certified TOTAL Member Only 0 0 0 0 0 363 363 Member and Certificate Holder ASHA MEMBERSHIP Non-Member Certificate Holder 120,744 11,886 1,188 133,818 1,791 0 135,609 120,744 11,886 1,188 133,818 1,791 363 135,972 2,798 978 26 3,802 17 0 3,819 International Affiliate 0 0 0 0 0 248 248 GRAND TOTAL 123,542 12,864 1,214 137,620 1,808 611 140,039

Ethnicity TABLE 2 ASHA SUMMARY MEMBERSHIP AND AFFILIATION COUNTS BY ETHNICITY, RACE, AND CERTIFICATION STATUS Speech Audiology Dual Certification CERTIFIED In Process Not Certified TOTAL Hispanic or Latino 3,664 237 15 3,916 70 19 4,005 Not Hispanic or Latino 93,584 9,670 781 104,035 638 439 105,112 Ethnicity not specified 26,294 2,957 418 29,669 1,100 153 30,922 TOTAL 123,542 12,864 1,214 137,620 1,808 611 140,039 Race American Indian/Alaska Native (only) Speech Audiology Dual Certification CERTIFIED In Process Not Certified TOTAL 279 26 3 308 4 1 313 Asian (only) 1,618 261 26 1,905 32 45 1,982 Black or African American (only) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (only) 2,806 180 15 3,001 26 8 3,035 127 11 0 138 6 1 145 White (only) 81,385 8,147 642 90,174 366 353 90,893 Multiracial 1,129 130 15 1,274 2 7 1,283 Race not specified 36,198 4,109 513 40,820 1,372 196 42,388 TOTAL 123,542 12,864 1,214 137,620 1,808 611 140,039

TABLE 3 ASHA AFFILIATION BY STATE AND CERTIFICATION STATUS State Speech Audiology Dual CCC CERTIFIED In Process Not Certified TOTAL Alabama 1,373 226 17 1,616 17 3 1,636 Alaska 257 31 6 294 6 1 301 Arizona 1,926 259 20 2,205 19 5 2,229 Arkansas 1,781 128 10 1,919 44 1 1,964 California 9,127 919 76 10,122 199 34 10,355 Colorado 2,217 380 29 2,626 24 6 2,656 Connecticut 1,880 196 22 2,098 19 2 2,119 Delaware 291 31 3 325 2 0 327 Dst of Columbia 238 34 3 275 2 1 278 Florida 6,695 642 81 7,418 86 14 7,518 Georgia 3,281 287 19 3,587 41 5 3,633 Hawaii 426 46 7 479 5 0 484 Idaho 578 63 7 648 9 0 657 Illinois 6,241 546 43 6,830 117 20 6,967 Indiana 2,144 271 22 2,437 13 14 2,464 Iowa 914 177 14 1,105 8 7 1,120 Kansas 1,356 143 9 1,508 12 6 1,526 Kentucky 1,879 132 9 2,020 31 3 2,054 Louisiana 1,982 207 32 2,221 38 6 2,265 Maine 665 48 5 718 1 1 720 Maryland 2,800 315 39 3,154 23 7 3,184 Massachusetts 3,751 365 33 4,149 41 12 4,202 Michigan 3,488 452 21 3,961 28 10 3,999 Minnesota 2,261 306 14 2,581 25 4 2,610 Mississippi 1,147 132 10 1,289 13 1 1,303 Missouri 2,893 271 24 3,188 45 5 3,238 Montana 303 23 13 339 6 1 346 Nebraska 902 110 7 1,019 12 5 1,036 Nevada 574 50 5 629 2 1 632 New Hampshire 696 52 4 752 6 0 758 New Jersey 4,197 347 40 4,584 72 8 4,664 New Mexico 1,139 89 10 1,238 18 2 1,258 New York 12,007 889 126 13,022 258 33 13,313 North Carolina 4,094 369 46 4,509 49 8 4,566 North Dakota 400 32 0 432 1 1 434 Ohio 4,358 626 43 5,027 44 19 5,090 Oklahoma 1,590 131 12 1,733 16 3 1,752 Oregon 1,348 158 24 1,530 21 2 1,553 Pennsylvania 5,197 535 71 5,803 54 15 5,872 Rhode Island 557 56 4 617 2 1 620 South Carolina 1,679 124 10 1,813 46 0 1,859 South Dakota 304 43 5 352 2 0 354 Tennessee 2,120 334 19 2,473 22 12 2,507 Texas 8,388 761 83 9,232 98 16 9,346 Utah 868 153 15 1,036 20 2 1,058 Vermont 384 29 4 417 8 1 426 Virginia 3,002 336 26 3,364 35 8 3,407 Washington 2,224 350 19 2,593 25 6 2,624 West Virginia 782 110 12 904 8 1 913 Wisconsin 2,855 286 22 3,163 28 7 3,198 Wyoming 262 26 4 292 2 1 295 U.S. Subtotal 121,821 12,626 1,199 135,646 1,723 321 137,690 Outside U.S. 1,721 238 15 1,974 85 290 2,349 TOTAL 123,542 12,864 1,214 137,620 1,808 611 140,039

TABLE 4 ASHA AFFILIATION BY STATE AND CATEGORY OF AFFILIATION State Member Only Member / Cert Holder MEMBER Non-Member Cert Holder International Affiliate TOTAL Alabama 3 1,568 1,571 65-1,636 Alaska 1 295 296 5-301 Arizona 5 2,171 2,176 53-2,229 Arkansas 1 1,908 1,909 55-1,964 California 34 9,981 10,015 340-10,355 Colorado 6 2,544 2,550 106-2,656 Connecticut 2 2,076 2,078 41-2,119 Delaware 0 322 322 5-327 Dst of Columbia 1 272 273 5-278 Florida 14 7,337 7,351 167-7,518 Georgia 5 3,513 3,518 115-3,633 Hawaii 0 475 475 9-484 Idaho 0 646 646 11-657 Illinois 20 6,783 6,803 164-6,967 Indiana 14 2,375 2,389 75-2,464 Iowa 7 1,079 1,086 34-1,120 Kansas 6 1,468 1,474 52-1,526 Kentucky 3 1,990 1,993 61-2,054 Louisiana 6 2,191 2,197 68-2,265 Maine 1 715 716 4-720 Maryland 7 3,096 3,103 81-3,184 Massachusetts 12 4,122 4,134 68-4,202 Michigan 10 3,890 3,900 99-3,999 Minnesota 4 2,506 2,510 100-2,610 Mississippi 1 1,264 1,265 38-1,303 Missouri 5 3,123 3,128 110-3,238 Montana 1 332 333 13-346 Nebraska 5 998 1,003 33-1,036 Nevada 1 624 625 7-632 New Hampshire 0 753 753 5-758 New Jersey 8 4,536 4,544 120-4,664 New Mexico 2 1,210 1,212 46-1,258 New York 33 13,031 13,064 249-13,313 North Carolina 8 4,458 4,466 100-4,566 North Dakota 1 424 425 9-434 Ohio 19 4,847 4,866 224-5,090 Oklahoma 3 1,703 1,706 46-1,752 Oregon 2 1,505 1,507 46-1,553 Pennsylvania 15 5,704 5,719 153-5,872 Rhode Island 1 605 606 14-620 South Carolina 0 1,814 1,814 45-1,859 South Dakota 0 348 348 6-354 Tennessee 12 2,416 2,428 79-2,507 Texas 16 9,078 9,094 252-9,346 Utah 2 1,017 1,019 39-1,058 Vermont 1 421 422 4-426 Virginia 8 3,311 3,319 88-3,407 Washington 6 2,539 2,545 79-2,624 West Virginia 1 873 874 39-913 Wisconsin 7 3,053 3,060 138-3,198 Wyoming 1 292 293 2-295 U.S. Subtotal 321 133,602 133,923 3,767-137,690 Outside U.S. 42 2,007 2,049 52 248 2,349 TOTAL 363 135,609 135,972 3,819 248 140,039

TABLE 5: DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF ASHA CONSTITUENTS TOTAL n = 140,039 EMPLOYMENT STATUS RACE Source: Dues Notice 2010 n = 125,390 Source: Dues Notice 2009 n = 97,651 Employed Full-Time 72.3% American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% Employed Part-Time 19.8% Asian 2.0% On Leave of Absence 1.3% Black or African-American 3.1% Unemployed/Seeking Work 1.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% Unemployed/Not Seeking Work 3.4% White 93.1% Retired 2.1% Multi-racial 1.3% PRIMARY EMPLOYMENT FACILITY ETHNICITY Source: Dues Notice 2010 n = 119,482 Source: Dues Notice 2009 n = 109,117 Educational Facility 54.1% Hispanic or Latino 3.7% School 50.1% Not Hispanic or Latino 96.3% Special School 2.1% Preschool 8.0% PRIMARY EMPLOYMENT FUNCTION Elementary School 22.7% Source: Dues Notice 2010 n = 120,194 Secondary School 3.1% Clinical Service Provider 78.6% Several Schools 12.5% Teacher 8.8% Schools, Unspecified 1.7% Special Education Teacher 6.3% College/University 3.9% College/University Professor 2.5% Health Care Facility (HCF) 40.2% Researcher 0.5% Hospital Facility 14.0% Consultant 1.9% Residential HCF 8.4% Doctoral Candidate 0.2% Skilled Nursing Facility 7.4% Administrator 7.2% Other Residential Facility 1.0% Administrator/Exec. Officer 1.7% Nonresidential HCF 17.7% Chair/Dept. Head/Manager 2.4% Home Health 4.6% Supervisor of Clinical Activity 1.6% Private Physician s Office 2.1% Other Director/Supervisor 1.6% SLP s or AUD s Office 4.4% Other Position 2.7% Speech & Hearing Center 2.3% Other Nonresidential Facility 4.3% PRIVATE PRACTICE All Other Facilities 5.8% Source: Dues Notice 2010 n = 124,206 Not Employed in Private Practice 84.2% AGE Employed Full-Time 6.3% Source: Dues Notice 2009 n = 120,033 Employed Part-Time 9.5% 34 and younger 23.7% 35 44 29.9% GENDER 45 54 23.8% Source: Dues Notice 2009 n = 125,346 55 64 18.4% Female 94.1% 65 and older 4.2% Male 5.9% These counts include individuals who were ASHA members, nonmember certificate holders, or international affiliates during the period and whose dues/fees were paid. The percentages are for the number of respondents (n = respondents) to that question only; percentages may not total 100.0% due to rounding. For additional information about these figures, contact the ASHA s Surveys and Information unit at (800) 498-2071, extensions 8738, 8739 or 8749.

TABLE 6: DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF ASHA MEMBER AND NONMEMBER CERTIFICATE HOLDERS CERTIFIED IN AUDIOLOGY ONLY TOTAL n = 12,864 EMPLOYMENT STATUS RACE Source: Dues Notice 2010 n = 11,602 Source: Dues Notice 2009 n = 8,755 Employed Full-Time 74.5% American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% Employed Part-Time 18.2% Asian 3.0% On Leave of Absence 0.9% Black or African-American 2.1% Unemployed/Seeking Work 1.6% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% Unemployed/Not Seeking Work 3.1% White 93.1% Retired 1.7% Multi-racial 1.5% PRIMARY EMPLOYMENT FACILITY ETHNICITY Source: Dues Notice 2010 n = 11,007 Source: Dues Notice 2009 n = 9,907 Educational Facility 16.7% Hispanic or Latino 2.4% School 9.0% Not Hispanic or Latino 97.6% Special School 1.0% Preschool 0.4% PRIMARY EMPLOYMENT FUNCTION Elementary School 0.7% Source: Dues Notice 2010 n = 11,195 Secondary School 0.2% Clinical Service Provider 78.2% Several Schools 5.8% Teacher 5.3% Schools, Unspecified 1.0% Special Education Teacher 0.7% College/University 7.7% College/University Professor 4.5% Health Care Facility (HCF) 72.0% Researcher 1.8% Hospital Facility 24.3% Consultant 2.4% Residential HCF 1.1% Doctoral Candidate 0.6% Skilled Nursing Facility 0.4% Administrator 8.6% Other Residential Facility 0.7% Administrator/Exec. Officer 2.0% Nonresidential HCF 46.6% Chair/Dept. Head/Manager 3.4% Home Health 0.1% Supervisor of Clinical Activity 1.1% Private Physician s Office 20.2% Other Director/Supervisor 2.0% SLP s or AUD s Office 12.9% Other Position 3.2% Speech & Hearing Center 4.4% Other Nonresidential Facility 8.9% PRIVATE PRACTICE All Other Facilities 11.3% Source: Dues Notice 2010 n = 11,532 Not Employed in Private Practice 77.6% AGE Employed Full-Time 15.2% Source: Dues Notice 2009 n = 11,332 Employed Part-Time 7.1% 34 and younger 18.6% 35 44 29.3% GENDER 45 54 28.0% Source: Dues Notice 2009 n = 11,898 55 64 20.2% Female 81.8% 65 and older 3.9% Male 18.2% These counts include individuals who were ASHA members or nonmember certificate holders during the period and whose dues/fees were paid. The percentages are for the number of respondents (n = respondents) to that question only; percentages may not total 100.0% due to rounding. For additional information about these figures, contact the ASHA s Surveys and Information unit at (800) 498-2071, extensions 8738, 8739 or 8749.

TABLE 7: DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF ASHA MEMBER AND NONMEMBER CERTIFICATE HOLDERS CERTIFIED IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY ONLY TOTAL n = 123,542 EMPLOYMENT STATUS RACE Source: Dues Notice 2010 n = 111,549 Source: Dues Notice 2009 n = 87,344 Employed Full-Time 72.1% American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% Employed Part-Time 20.1% Asian 1.9% On Leave of Absence 1.3% Black or African-American 3.2% Unemployed/Seeking Work 1.0% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% Unemployed/Not Seeking Work 3.5% White 93.2% Retired 2.0% Multi-racial 1.3% PRIMARY EMPLOYMENT FACILITY ETHNICITY Source: Dues Notice 2010 n = 106,559 Source: Dues Notice 2009 n = 97,248 Educational Facility 57.9% Hispanic or Latino 3.8% School 54.7% Not Hispanic or Latino 96.2% Special School 2.2% Preschool 8.8% PRIMARY EMPLOYMENT FUNCTION Elementary School 25.2% Source: Dues Notice 2010 n = 107,031 Secondary School 3.4% Clinical Service Provider 79.0% Several Schools 13.2% Teacher 9.0% Schools, Unspecified 1.8% Special Education Teacher 6.9% College/University 3.2% College/University Professor 2.1% Health Care Facility (HCF) 37.0% Researcher 0.3% Hospital Facility 13.0% Consultant 1.8% Residential HCF 9.2% Doctoral Candidate 0.2% Skilled Nursing Facility 8.2% Administrator 7.0% Other Residential Facility 1.0% Administrator/Exec. Officer 1.6% Nonresidential HCF 14.7% Chair/Dept. Head/Manager 2.3% Home Health 5.1% Supervisor of Clinical Activity 1.6% Private Physician s Office 0.2% Other Director/Supervisor 1.5% SLP s or AUD s Office 3.5% Other Position 2.7% Speech & Hearing Center 2.1% Other Nonresidential Facility 3.8% PRIVATE PRACTICE All Other Facilities 5.1% Source: Dues Notice 2010 n = 110,302 Not Employed in Private Practice 84.9% AGE Employed Full-Time 5.4% Source: Dues Notice 2009 n = 106,579 Employed Part-Time 9.7% 34 and younger 24.4% 35 44 30.2% GENDER 45 54 23.5% Source: Dues Notice 2009 n = 111,350 55 64 18.1% Female 95.8% 65 and older 3.9% Male 4.2% These counts include individuals who were ASHA members or nonmember certificate holders during the period and whose dues/fees were paid. The percentages are for the number of respondents (n = respondents) to that question only; percentages may not total 100.0% due to rounding. For additional information about these figures, contact the ASHA s Surveys and Information unit at (800) 498-2071, extensions 8738, 8739 or 8749.

TABLE 8: DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF ASHA MEMBER AND NONMEMBER CERTIFICATE HOLDERS CERTIFIED IN BOTH SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY TOTAL n = 1,214 EMPLOYMENT STATUS RACE Source: Dues Notice 2010 n = 1,170 Source: Dues Notice 2009 n = 701 Employed Full-Time 64.8% American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4% Employed Part-Time 17.6% Asian 3.7% On Leave of Absence 0.6% Black or African-American 2.1% Unemployed/Seeking Work 1.3% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% Unemployed/Not Seeking Work 1.5% White 91.6% Retired 14.2% Multi-racial 2.1% PRIMARY EMPLOYMENT FACILITY ETHNICITY Source: Dues Notice 2010 n = 984 Source: Dues Notice 2009 n = 796 Educational Facility 44.2% Hispanic or Latino 1.9% School 30.5% Not Hispanic or Latino 98.1% Special School 3.0% Preschool 3.6% PRIMARY EMPLOYMENT FUNCTION Elementary School 9.6% Source: Dues Notice 2010 n = 1,015 Secondary School 2.5% Clinical Service Provider 65.4% Several Schools 10.1% Teacher 13.0% Schools, Unspecified 1.7% Special Education Teacher 3.4% College/University 13.7% College/University Professor 9.6% Health Care Facility (HCF) 45.0% Researcher 1.2% Hospital Facility 12.8% Consultant 5.2% Residential HCF 4.8% Doctoral Candidate 0.4% Skilled Nursing Facility 4.3% Administrator 12.5% Other Residential Facility 0.5% Administrator/Exec. Officer 3.4% Nonresidential HCF 27.4% Chair/Dept. Head/Manager 6.4% Home Health 3.5% Supervisor of Clinical Activity 1.3% Private Physician s Office 4.1% Other Director/Supervisor 1.4% SLP s or AUD s Office 11.5% Other Position 2.3% Speech & Hearing Center 5.1% Other Nonresidential Facility 3.4% PRIVATE PRACTICE All Other Facilities 10.8% Source: Dues Notice 2010 n = 1,052 Not Employed in Private Practice 70.8% AGE Employed Full-Time 14.0% Source: Dues Notice 2009 n = 1,131 Employed Part-Time 15.2% 34 and younger 2.6% 35 44 11.5% GENDER 45 54 23.9% Source: Dues Notice 2009 n = 1,204 55 64 29.6% Female 73.4% 65 and older 32.4% Male 26.6% These counts include individuals who were ASHA members or nonmember certificate holders during the period and whose dues/fees were paid. The percentages are for the number of respondents (n = respondents) to that question only; percentages may not total 100.0% due to rounding. For additional information about these figures, contact the ASHA s Surveys and Information unit at (800) 498-2071, extensions 8738, 8739 or 8749.