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Audiologists

Also called: Audiologist, Audiology Doctor (AUD), Clinical Audiologist, Educational Audiologist

What they do:

Assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.

On the job, you would:
  • 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.
On the job, you'll need:

Business

  • customer service
  • sales and marketing

Health

  • therapy and counseling
  • medicine and dentistry

Math and Science

  • psychology
  • biology

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Basic Skills

  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • reading work related information

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Social

  • understanding people's reactions
  • looking for ways to help people

Verbal

  • listen and understand what people say
  • read and understand what is written

Ideas and Logic

  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
  • notice when problems happen

Hearing and Speech

  • speak clearly
  • recognize spoken words

Visual Understanding

  • quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things

Investigative

People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.

  • Concern for Others
  • Integrity
  • Dependability
  • Attention to Detail
  • Cooperation
  • Initiative

Medical software

  • eClinicalWorks EHR software
  • Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Spreadsheet software

  • Microsoft Excel

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Bright.

New job opportunities are very likely in the future. This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.

Median Annual Salary: $82,680

Education

Doctoral degree is usually needed.