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Hearing Aid Specialist: 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 Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · O*NET 31.0
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Median percentile pay

Half of hearing aid specialists earn more than this and half earn less.

Annual
$65,160
Hourly
$31.33
Source
BLS May 2025
Quick answer

Hearing Aid Specialists select and fit hearing aids for customers. The median pay is $65,160 a year ($31.33 an hour) (BLS, May 2025). The most commonly reported education requirement is a doctoral degree (44% of workers surveyed by O*NET).

Median pay
$65,160
BLS May 2025
Employed in the U.S.
11,270
BLS May 2025
Preparation
Job Zone 3 of 5
medium preparation
Most common education
Doctoral Degree
44% of workers
Key facts

Hearing Aid Specialists at a glance

  • Hearing aid specialists in the United States earned a median annual wage of $65,160 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • In its 2025–35 employment projections, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical entry-level education for hearing aid specialists in the United States.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS projects employment of hearing aid specialists in the United States to grow 19.4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 900 openings a year on average, including replacement openings.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS estimated that 11,270 people were employed as hearing aid specialists in the United States in May 2025, not counting the self-employed.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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The work

What hearing aid specialists do day to day

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

  1. Train clients to use hearing aids or other augmentative communication devices.
  2. Counsel patients and families on communication strategies and the effects of hearing loss.
  3. Select and administer tests to evaluate hearing or related disabilities.
  4. Administer basic hearing tests including air conduction, bone conduction, or speech audiometry tests.
  5. Maintain or repair hearing aids or other communication devices.
  6. Perform basic screening procedures, such as pure tone screening, otoacoustic screening, immittance screening, and screening of ear canal status using otoscope.
  7. Create or modify impressions for earmolds and hearing aid shells.
  8. Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in audiology.
Where this career works

Industries that employ it

Data Share of all hearing aid specialist jobs in each industry, 2025 (BLS Employment Matrix).

  1. Health and personal care retailers33.1% of all jobs in this occupation · +15.8% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $68,040
  2. General merchandise retailers32.1% of all jobs in this occupation · +23.8% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $75,030
  3. Ambulatory healthcare services27.8% of all jobs in this occupation · +22.1% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $57,330
  4. Hospitals; state, local, and private3.4% of all jobs in this occupation · +4.2% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $49,530
  5. Government, excluding state and local education and hospitals0.5% of all jobs in this occupation · +3.8% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $51,920

Sources: BLS 2025–35 National Employment Matrix (share of the occupation's jobs, projected change) and BLS OEWS May 2025 industry estimates (mean wage). Different industry estimates are not a pay forecast for any person.

Skills that matter

Ranked by importance to the job

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

Active ListeningcoreService OrientationcoreInstructingcoreSpeakingSocial PerceptivenessReading ComprehensionPersuasionComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision Making

Knowledge areas: Customer and Personal Service, Sales and Marketing, Therapy and Counseling, Medicine and Dentistry, Computers and Electronics, Administrative.

Tools and technology

Software hearing aid specialists use

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

  • HIMSA NoahMedical software
  • Otometrics OTOsuiteMedical software
  • Microsoft ExcelSpreadsheet softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft Office softwareOffice suite softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft OutlookElectronic mail softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft PowerPointPresentation softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft WordWord processing softwareHot technology

Also called: Audioprosthologist, Hearing Aid Consultant, Hearing Care Practitioner, Hearing Care Specialist, Hearing Instrument Dispenser.

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 cosine similarity of the two occupations' skill profiles: for each of 35 O*NET skills (10 essential, 25 transferable) we multiply importance by level and subtract the average across all occupations, then compare the direction of the two profiles. 100 means identical shape; 0 means unrelated or opposite (negative values are shown as 0). 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).

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