Jobs / Healthcare / 29-1181.00
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.
- US jobs
- 13,660
- Median wage
- $95,780 a year
- Job family
- Healthcare
Can agents do the work of audiologists?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Healthcare: Some tasks (no change in 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: MedAgentBench, 69.7% of tasks completed.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 14%Train others on health or medical topicsNot measured
- 6%Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient careNot measured
- 6%Direct organizational operations, activities, or proceduresNot measured
- 5%Maintain health or medical recordsNot measured
- 5%Analyze health or medical dataNot measured
- 5%Adjust medical equipment to ensure adequate performanceNot measured
- 5%Monitor health conditions of humans or animalsNot measured
- 5%Maintain current knowledge in area of expertiseNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in healthcare, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- 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.
- Recommend assistive devices according to patients' needs or nature of impairments.
- Advise educators or other medical staff on hearing or balance topics.
Other job titles for this occupation (13)
Audiologist · Audiology Doctor (AUD) · Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology Licensed Audiologist (CCC-A Licensed Audiologist) · Clinical Audiologist · Dispensing Audiologist · Educational Audiologist · Forensic Audiologist · Industrial Audiologist · Pediatric Audiologist · Staff Audiologist · Audiology Extern · Hearing Therapist · Licensed Audiologist