Jobs / Healthcare / 29-2092.00
Hearing Aid Specialists
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.
- US jobs
- 11,270
- Median wage
- $65,160 a year
- Job family
- Healthcare
Can agents do the work of hearing aid specialists?
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.
- 27%Administer diagnostic tests to assess patient healthNot measured
- 19%Train others to use equipment or productsNot measured
- 10%Fabricate medical devicesNot measured
- 9%Maintain current knowledge in area of expertiseNot measured
- 6%Advise patients or clients on medical issuesNot measured
- 6%Counsel others about personal mattersNot measured
- 6%Adjust medical equipment to ensure adequate performanceNot measured
- 6%Maintain medical equipment or instrumentsNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
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Direct evidence
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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.
- 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.
- Assist audiologists in performing aural procedures, such as real ear measurements, speech audiometry, auditory brainstem responses, electronystagmography, and cochlear implant mapping.
- Diagnose and treat hearing or related disabilities under the direction of an audiologist.
Other job titles for this occupation (24)
Audioprosthologist · Hearing Aid Consultant · Hearing Aid Specialist · Hearing Care Practitioner · Hearing Care Specialist · Hearing Instrument Dispenser · Hearing Instrument Specialist (HIS) · Hearing Specialist · Licensed Hearing Instrument Specialist (Licensed HIS) · National Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist (National Board Certified HIS) · Audiology Assistant · Audiology Technician · Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist (Board Certified HIS) · Hearing Aid Attendant · Hearing Aid Dispenser · Hearing Aid Fitter · Hearing Aid Technician (Hearing Aid Tech) · Hearing Care Professional · Hearing Health Technician (Hearing Health Tech) · Hearing Screen Technician · Hearing Screener · Hearing Screening Technician (Hearing Screening Tech) · Hearing Technician (Hearing Tech) · Newborn Hearing Screener