Hearing Aid Specialists

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• Perform basic screening procedures, such as pure tone screening, otoacoustic screening, immittance screening, and screening of ear canal status using otoscope.

  physical work, outside the screen · 14.4% of the role's time · $61.5M

• Maintain or repair hearing aids or other communication devices.

  physical work, outside the screen · 13.6% of the role's time · $58.3M

• Administer basic hearing tests including air conduction, bone conduction, or speech audiometry tests.

  physical work, outside the screen · 13.1% of the role's time · $56.0M

• Select and administer tests to evaluate hearing or related disabilities.

  physical work, outside the screen · 12.9% of the role's time · $55.2M

• Counsel patients and families on communication strategies and the effects of hearing loss.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 12.6% of the role's time · $53.9M

• Train clients to use hearing aids or other augmentative communication devices.

  physical work, outside the screen · 12.1% of the role's time · $51.9M

• Create or modify impressions for earmolds and hearing aid shells.

  physical work, outside the screen · 7.5% of the role's time · $31.9M

• Diagnose and treat hearing or related disabilities under the direction of an audiologist.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.8% of the role's time · $16.3M

• Demonstrate assistive listening devices (ALDs) to clients.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.6% of the role's time · $15.4M

• Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in audiology.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 3.5% of the role's time · $15.2M

• Assist audiologists in performing aural procedures, such as real ear measurements, speech audiometry, auditory brainstem responses, electronystagmography, and cochlear implant mapping.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.8% of the role's time · $11.8M