The findings provide additional assurance for SLPs concerning overall group satisfaction. The information could also assist educational training programs with data concerning SLPs' satisfaction. Smaller caseload size is predictive of job satisfaction. There were no differences among rural, suburban, and urban SLPs in their overall job satisfaction. This information could be useful for personnel directors in recruiting and retaining SLPs.

Job stress levels of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) working in rural, suburban, and urban schools were determined using a standardized inventory. The majority of SLPs (82%) rated their overall job stress levels with an overall judgement score of "barely noticeable." However, there were a variety of items that surfaced as chronic stressors for SLPs. The top stress items included overwhelming paperwork (82%), overwork (71%), lack of time (64%), lack of preparation time (62%), and large caseload size (55%).