What are my future prospects if I study Linguistics or Speech Therapy?

Question

I have heard stories of people not being able to get jobs related to Linguistics upon graduation. I am a Science student. My performance in school has been in the top 1% of my peers but lately my performance has dropped while doing my Pre-U. My Pre-U result is no straight A's but I am still above average as I am able to obtain a full scholarship for my entire programme.
I am torn between Science and Arts. I like Arts but am not very good at it. sometimes I find it boring. I like Science but I dont like lab work because I am always blur during lab.
I particularly like Biology and always do well in my school's examination and gains appraisal from my lecturers but I always end up doing worse in my Biology than other subjects which I find harder in public exams.
I want to become a Speech Therapist but some people have told me that the job openings will be narrow although some supported me. Sometimes I feel like I cannot work with children so I think I will not become a good therapist.

Answer 1

Linguistics can get you a high level government job. In the US, Linguists are able to work for the FBI and CIA, studying the speech patterns of other cultures.

Speech Therapy has a wide scope. Like the previous answers, you can work in a school setting, but you can also work with people who have had strokes, serious brain injuries, etc. Best thing to do would be to check with a local hospital and ask if they have a Speech Therapy department. If they do, find out if you can shadow a speech therapist for a day or so to see how they operate.

Answer 2

my younger son sees a speech therapist at least once if not twice a week for about 20 min each. he is in his second year of kindergarten, oh my gosh the improvement in his communication from oct 05 to this year!!! WOW this year he still needs help but more people especially other kids can now understand him. last year there were fights because he got frustrated he could not say things he needed to. this yr big change!! it takes patience to work with children in general and its very rewarding when you see how well they do and it builds up their confidence and self esteem. give kids a chance you'll find they soak up everything like a sponge.