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Hearing Aid Specialist

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.

Annual openings

13

Median wage

$77,540

Typical education

Education not reported

Growth 2026–2032

+15%

Median wage source: Colorado BLS OEWS (2025).

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High exposure

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A typical day

  1. Counsel patients and families on communication strategies and the effects of hearing loss.
  2. Select and administer tests to evaluate hearing or related disabilities.
  3. Administer basic hearing tests including air conduction, bone conduction, or speech audiometry tests.
  4. Maintain or repair hearing aids or other communication devices.
  5. Perform basic screening procedures, such as pure tone screening, otoacoustic screening, immittance screening, and screening of ear canal status using otoscope.
  6. Create or modify impressions for earmolds and hearing aid shells.
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