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Hearing Aid Specialists — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$65,160
United States, 2025
Employment
11,270
United States, 2025
Typical education
Doctoral Degree
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 29-2092.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Train clients to use hearing aids or other augmentative communication devices.
- 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.
- Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in audiology.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$38,400
25th percentile
$48,390
75th percentile
$80,010
90th percentile
$94,020
Most important skills
- Active Listening3.9
- Service Orientation3.6
- Instructing3.5
- Speaking3.4
- Social Perceptiveness3.3
- Reading Comprehension3.3
- Complex Problem Solving3.1
- Critical Thinking3.1
- Judgment and Decision Making3.1
- Writing3.1
- Monitoring3.1
- Active Learning3.1
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 16 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
16
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Service Orientation | 3.6 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Speaking | 3.4 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Instructing | 3.5 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.1 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.3 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Persuasion | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Active Learning | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Writing | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Hearing Aid SpecialistsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville, TN | $91,010 | 80 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $86,090 | 40 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $83,930 | 100 | 2025 |
| NY | $82,990 | 380 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $82,800 | — | 2025 |
| NV | $81,800 | 60 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $81,770 | 50 | 2025 |
| Cape Coral, FL | $81,140 | 100 | 2025 |
| CA | $80,060 | 990 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $80,050 | 480 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | $78,830 | 30 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $78,830 | 150 | 2025 |
| North Port, FL | $78,620 | 50 | 2025 |
| TN | $78,270 | 190 | 2025 |
| CO | $77,540 | 140 | 2025 |
| WA | $77,510 | 280 | 2025 |
| MD | $77,460 | 50 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | $76,990 | 50 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | $76,750 | 30 | 2025 |
| AZ | $76,750 | 110 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.