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Employment Percentage
16.66666667
SOC ID
29-2092
SOC Title
Hearing Aid Specialists
ONET ID
29-2092.00
ONET Concat ID
29209200
Median Salary
55465.42
Ed Level High School
22.129999
Ed Level Certificate
11.96
Ed Level Some College
0
Ed Level Associates
9.17
Ed Level Bachelors
12.36
Ed Level Masters
0.4
Ed Level Doctors
43.990002
Typical Ed Level
a Doctoral degree or more
Career Description
Select and fit hearing aids for customers. Administer and interpret tests of hearing. Assess hearing instrument efficacy. Take ear impressions and prepare, design, and modify ear molds.
Core Tasks
  • Train clients to use hearing aids or other augmentative communication devices.
  • Counsel patients and families on communication strategies and the effects of hearing loss.
  • Select and administer tests to evaluate hearing or related disabilities.
  • Administer basic hearing tests including air conduction, bone conduction, or speech audiometry tests.
  • Maintain or repair hearing aids or other communication devices.
  • Perform basic screening procedures, such as pure tone screening, otoacoustic screening, immittance screening, and screening of ear canal status using otoscope.
  • Create or modify impressions for earmolds and hearing aid shells.
  • Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in audiology.
  • Demonstrate assistive listening devices (ALDs) to clients.
Start Annual Earnings
29889.07
Top Annual Earnings
143371.34
EMSI Career Title Slug
hearing-aid-specialist