Occupation: Audiologists

Audiologists

Assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.

29-1181.00 | 22 tasks | 10 job titles
Reported Job Titles (10)
  • Audiologist
  • Audiology Doctor (AUD)
  • Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology Licensed Audiologist (CCC-A Licensed Audiologist)
  • Clinical Audiologist
  • Dispensing Audiologist
  • Educational Audiologist
  • Forensic Audiologist
  • Industrial Audiologist
  • Pediatric Audiologist
  • Staff Audiologist
Core Tasks (22)
  • 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.
  • Participate in conferences or training to update or share knowledge of new hearing or balance disorder treatment methods or technologies.
  • Examine and clean patients' ear canals.
  • Recommend assistive devices according to patients' needs or nature of impairments.
  • Advise educators or other medical staff on hearing or balance topics.
  • Program and monitor cochlear implants to fit the needs of patients.
  • Educate and supervise audiology students and health care personnel.
  • Plan and conduct treatment programs for patients' hearing or balance problems, consulting with educators, physicians, nurses, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, and other health care personnel, as necessary.
  • Work with multidisciplinary teams to assess and rehabilitate recipients of implanted hearing devices through auditory training and counseling.
  • Conduct or direct research on hearing or balance topics and report findings to help in the development of procedures, technology, or treatments.
  • Perform administrative tasks, such as managing office functions and finances.
  • Provide information to the public on hearing or balance topics.
  • Engage in marketing activities, such as developing marketing plans, to promote business for private practices.
  • Measure noise levels in workplaces and conduct hearing conservation programs in industry, military, schools, and communities.
  • Develop and supervise hearing screening programs.