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Hearing Aid Specialists

Part of Health Science, in the Therapeutic Services pathway.

Bright outlookJob zone 3: medium preparationO*NET 29-2092.00

What the work is

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.

On a typical day

  • Select and administer tests to evaluate hearing or related disabilities.
  • Administer basic hearing tests including air conduction, bone conduction, or speech audiometry tests.
  • Train clients to use hearing aids or other augmentative communication devices.
  • Create or modify impressions for earmolds and hearing aid shells.
  • Maintain or repair hearing aids or other communication devices.
  • Demonstrate assistive listening devices (ALDs) to clients.

What it pays

$63,300
Median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro
New workers start near $39,330
Experienced workers reach $80,040
  1. $39k10th
  2. $49k25th
  3. $63kMedian
  4. $77k75th
  5. $80k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $39,330, 25th $49,400, Median $63,300, 75th $76,750, 90th $80,040

About 100 people do this job in the San Antonio area.

Job outlook

U.S. projection, 2024 to 2034.

+18%

U.S. employment change

1,000

openings a year nationwide, from growth and people leaving

10,700

employed nationwide in 2024

Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent · Training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

  1. Active Listening3.9
  2. Service Orientation3.8
  3. Instructing3.3
  4. Speaking3.6
  5. Reading Comprehension3.4
  6. Social Perceptiveness3.3
  7. Critical Thinking3.6
  8. Persuasion3.3

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

  1. High school or less22%
  2. Certificate12%
  3. Associate degree9%
  4. Bachelor's degree12%
  5. Doctoral or professional44%

Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.

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