Audiologists
Assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.
Also called: Audiologist · Audiology Doctor (AUD) · Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology Licensed Audiologist (CCC-A Licensed Audiologist) · Clinical Audiologist · Dispensing Audiologist · Educational Audiologist
Median pay (national)
$92,120
$61,930–$129,830 (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
14,730
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+9.5%
~700 openings/yr
Typical entry
Doctoral or professional degree
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for audiologists shows a broad range: the top 10% earn $129,830 versus $61,930 at the bottom 10% — 2.1x. The median of $92,120 leaves roughly 41% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change +9.5% from 2024 to 2034 — much faster than the 3% average for all occupations. Even so, BLS projects about 700 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 47 states with released data, California pays the most for this role (median $123,600, +34% vs the national median), while Mississippi sits lowest at $61,150 — a 102% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags Microsoft Excel as in-demand technologies for this role.
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
- Learning Strategies
- Science
- Mathematics
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- Maintain patient records at all stages, including initial and subsequent evaluation and treatment activities.
- Evaluate hearing and balance disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment.
- Fit, dispense, and repair assistive devices, such as hearing aids.
- Administer hearing tests and examine patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment.
- Monitor patients' progress and provide ongoing observation of hearing or balance status.
- Instruct patients, parents, teachers, or employers in communication strategies to maximize effective receptive communication.
- Counsel and instruct patients and their families in techniques to improve hearing and communication related to hearing loss.
- Refer patients to additional medical or educational services, if needed.
- Participate in conferences or training to update or share knowledge of new hearing or balance disorder treatment methods or technologies.
- Examine and clean patients' ear canals.
Tools & technology
- Microsoft Excel
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- Epic Systems
- Abacus Data Solutions HearWare
- Bio-logic Systems HINT Pro
- Chart Links
- Computers Unlimited TIMS for Audiology
- Ear measurement software
- Ear Works
- Etymotic Research QuickSIN
- GN Otometrics CHARTR EP
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- HearForm Software HearForm
- Hearing aid fitting software
- Patient management software
- Practice management software PMS
Knowledge areas
- Customer and Personal Service
- Therapy and Counseling
- Psychology
- Medicine and Dentistry
- English Language
- Sales and Marketing
- Computers and Electronics
- Biology