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Audiologist: what the job is, what it pays, and how to get hired.

The work, the skills that matter, the tools in demand and the pay range, from U.S. government data, plus every TryHired page for the role.

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Updated Oct 24, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · O*NET 31.0
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Median percentile pay

Half of audiologists earn more than this and half earn less.

Annual
$95,780
Hourly
$46.05
Source
BLS May 2025
Quick answer

Audiologists assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. The median pay is $95,780 a year ($46.05 an hour) (BLS, May 2025). The most commonly reported education requirement is a doctoral degree (95% of workers surveyed by O*NET).

Median pay
$95,780
BLS May 2025
Employed in the U.S.
13,660
BLS May 2025
Preparation
Job Zone 5 of 5
extensive preparation
Most common education
Doctoral Degree
95% of workers
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The work

What audiologists do day to day

Data Core tasks rated most important by workers in the role (O*NET).

  1. Maintain patient records at all stages, including initial and subsequent evaluation and treatment activities.
  2. Evaluate hearing and balance disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment.
  3. Fit, dispense, and repair assistive devices, such as hearing aids.
  4. Administer hearing tests and examine patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment.
  5. Monitor patients' progress and provide ongoing observation of hearing or balance status.
  6. Instruct patients, parents, teachers, or employers in communication strategies to maximize effective receptive communication.
  7. Counsel and instruct patients and their families in techniques to improve hearing and communication related to hearing loss.
  8. Refer patients to additional medical or educational services, if needed.
Skills that matter

Ranked by importance to the job

Data O*NET importance ratings. The first three are core.

Reading ComprehensioncoreActive ListeningcoreSocial PerceptivenesscoreWritingSpeakingCritical ThinkingActive LearningJudgment and Decision MakingMonitoring

Knowledge areas: Customer and Personal Service, Therapy and Counseling, Psychology, Medicine and Dentistry, English Language, Sales and Marketing.

Tools and technology

Software audiologists use

Data Examples reported for the role; employer demand flags from O*NET.

  • Epic SystemsMedical softwareHot technology
  • eClinicalWorks EHR softwareMedical softwareHot technology
  • Abacus Data Solutions HearWareMedical software
  • Bio-logic Systems HINT ProMedical software
  • Chart LinksMedical software
  • Computers Unlimited TIMS for AudiologyMedical software
  • Ear WorksMedical software
  • Ear measurement softwareMedical software
  • Etymotic Research QuickSINMedical software
  • GN Otometrics CHARTR EPMedical software
  • Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCSMedical software
  • HearForm Software HearFormMedical software

Also called: Audiology Doctor (AUD), Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology Licensed Audiologist (CCC-A Licensed Audiologist), Clinical Audiologist, Dispensing Audiologist, Educational Audiologist.

Method

How this page is built

Tasks, skills, tools, education and related roles come from O*NET 31.0. Pay and employment come from the BLS OEWS May 2025 national estimates. The skill-match score is our calculation: Skill match is the correlation between the two occupations' skill profiles: for each of 35 O*NET skills (10 essential, 25 transferable) we multiply importance by level, subtract the average across all occupations, and correlate the two profiles. 100 means identical shape; 0 or below means unrelated. Only occupations that O*NET itself lists as related are compared.

What this page can't tell you
  • How a specific employer defines the job.
  • Pay for self-employed workers (OEWS covers employees).
  • Your own chances: data describes the occupation, not you.
Sources
  1. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).