Occupational Employment Statistics
29-2092 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. Excludes “Audiologists” (29-1181).
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Minnesota
| 290 | 50 | $30.42/hr | $22.38/hr | $23.93/hr | $28.43/hr | $36.05/hr | $42.70/hr |
| Manufacturing | N/A | N/A |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 140 | $32.88/hr |
| Education and Health Services | 40 | $27.02/hr |
- Create or modify impressions for earmolds and hearing aid shells.
- Perform basic screening procedures, such as pure tone screening, otoacoustic screening, immittance screening, and screening of ear canal status using otoscope.
- Counsel patients and families on communication strategies and the effects of hearing loss.
- Counsel patients and families on communication strategies and the effects of hearing loss.
- Administer basic hearing tests including air conduction, bone conduction, or speech audiometry tests.
- Select and administer tests to evaluate hearing or related disabilities.
- Train clients to use hearing aids or other augmentative communication devices.
- 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.
- Perform basic screening procedures, such as pure tone screening, otoacoustic screening, immittance screening, and screening of ear canal status using otoscope.