Audiologist job description: duties, skills and qualifications.

Core duties

16

O*NET task statements

Preparation

Job Zone 5 of 5

extensive preparation

Typical entry education

Doctoral or professional degree

BLS 2025–35

Median pay

$95,780

BLS May 2025

1. Maintain patient records at all stages, including initial and subsequent evaluation and treatment activities. importance 5.0 of 5
2. Evaluate hearing and balance disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment. importance 4.9 of 5
3. Fit, dispense, and repair assistive devices, such as hearing aids. importance 4.8 of 5
4. Administer hearing tests and examine patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment. importance 4.8 of 5
5. Monitor patients' progress and provide ongoing observation of hearing or balance status. importance 4.6 of 5
6. Instruct patients, parents, teachers, or employers in communication strategies to maximize effective receptive communication. importance 4.6 of 5
7. Counsel and instruct patients and their families in techniques to improve hearing and communication related to hearing loss. importance 4.5 of 5
8. Refer patients to additional medical or educational services, if needed. importance 4.3 of 5
9. Participate in conferences or training to update or share knowledge of new hearing or balance disorder treatment methods or technologies. importance 4.3 of 5
10. Examine and clean patients' ear canals. importance 4.2 of 5
11. Recommend assistive devices according to patients' needs or nature of impairments. importance 4.2 of 5
12. Advise educators or other medical staff on hearing or balance topics. importance 4.2 of 5
13. Program and monitor cochlear implants to fit the needs of patients. importance 4.2 of 5
14. Educate and supervise audiology students and health care personnel. importance 4.1 of 5
15. Work with multidisciplinary teams to assess and rehabilitate recipients of implanted hearing devices through auditory training and counseling. importance 4.1 of 5
16. Conduct or direct research on hearing or balance topics and report findings to help in the development of procedures, technology, or treatments. importance 4.0 of 5

Work activities O*NET rates most important here: Assisting and Caring for Others, Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge, Working with Computers, Performing for or Working Directly with the Public and Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships.

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

Software O*NET lists for this occupation: Microsoft Excel, Epic Systems, eClinicalWorks EHR software, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint. These are examples O*NET records for the job, not a list of tools every employer uses or a checklist of what you must know.

• Education: BLS lists a doctoral or professional degree as the typical entry-level education.
• Experience: BLS lists no work experience in a related occupation as typical to enter.
• Training on the job: BLS lists no typical on-the-job training once hired.
• Preparation: O*NET places the job in Job Zone 5 of 5 (extensive preparation). Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations.
• Licenses and certifications: not listed here. A license is a legal requirement set by a state; a certification is a credential from a private or professional body. Rules vary by state and employer, and a missing entry on this page does not mean none is required: check with your state's licensing board and see how to become an audiologist.

Most O*NET's occupation experts for this occupation (95%) name a doctoral degree as the education the job requires.

Job title: Audiologist
[Company] · [City, State] · [Full-time or part-time] · [Pay range, where your state requires one]

About the role
[Company] is hiring an Audiologist to assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders.
[One sentence on your team and why this role matters.]

What you will do
- 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.
- Administer hearing tests and examine patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment.
- Monitor patients' progress and provide ongoing observation of hearing or balance status.
- Instruct patients, parents, teachers, or employers in communication strategies to maximize effective receptive communication.
- Counsel and instruct patients and their families in techniques to improve hearing and communication related to hearing loss.
- Refer patients to additional medical or educational services, if needed.

What we are looking for
- [Education: BLS lists a doctoral or professional degree as typical for this occupation; set the level this role truly needs]
- [Experience: BLS lists no related work experience as typical to enter; set what this role needs]
- Strength in reading comprehension, active listening and social perceptiveness
- Working knowledge of Customer and Personal Service and Therapy and Counseling
- [Software your team uses, e.g. Microsoft Excel or Epic Systems]
- [Any license or certification your state or company requires]

[Schedule, benefits and how to apply]

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The median annual wage was $95,780 in May 2025. The median hourly wage was $46.05. BLS estimates about 13,660 jobs in this occupation in the U.S.

BLS projects employment of audiologists to grow 11.0% from 2025 to 2035, with about 600 openings a year over that period, including openings to replace workers who leave.

See the full audiologist salary breakdown by percentile, state and metro.

• Read a real audiologist posting next to the core duties above. Duties it repeats, such as “Maintain patient records at all stages, including initial and…”, tell you what that employer weighs most; anything it adds is specific to that team.
• Tailor your resume to the posting, not to this page: describe only audiologist work you have actually done, with your own results.
• Prepare a story for each of the top-rated skills (reading comprehension and active listening).