Retail
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
BLS median wage
$77,540
Typical education
Flexible / varies by employer
10-year growth
+15%
Career requirements
What does this career require?
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Typical education
Flexible / varies by employer
Credential requirement
No specific credential listed yet
Work experience
This is an entry-level role so no experience is required.
Is this work a fit?
What the work actually feels like
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Automation exposure
High exposure
Many tasks are repeatable, so technology could reshape the day-to-day over time.
A typical day
- 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.