Skills it runs on
The capabilities O*NET rates most important for this occupation — the human ground the work is built on.
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Occupation · SOC 29-1181.00
Assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.
Also called: Audiologist · Audiology Doctor (AUD) · Clinical Audiologist · Educational Audiologist · Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology Licensed Audiologist (CCC-A Licensed Audiologist) · Dispensing Audiologist · Forensic Audiologist · Industrial Audiologist · Pediatric Audiologist · Staff Audiologist · Audiology Extern · Hearing Therapist
Job family: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
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AI work map
A fast read on where AI already shows up in this occupation, where it stays a copilot, where humans remain in the loop, and what the labor market is doing. Built from observed Claude.ai conversations mapped to O*NET tasks and from published research — measures of usage and exposure, not advice or predictions that the job is going away.
Market signal
Independent published positions, read together — not a forecast.
- Growing fast employment outlook (+9.5% by 2034)
- 700 openings/yr
- Moderate AI exposure
- Median pay $92,120/yr
- Work is mostly on-site (not teleworkable)
- A reversal from 2013 — rated low automation risk then (1st), high AI task-overlap now (57th)
57th-percentile task overlap — yet about 700 openings a year (+9.5% projected, BLS) . What exposure means →
AI & job outlook
What today's research says about this occupation's exposure to AI, how AI is actually being used in it, and where employment is headed. These are positions within published studies — measures of exposure and usage, not predictions that this job will disappear.
Exposure to current AI
Each study uses its own scale, so the raw scores are not comparable across rows — the percentile (this job's rank among all U.S. occupations with data) is the comparable figure, and sizes the bars.
| Measure | Rank vs all occupations | Percentile | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) Moderate | 63rd | 0.6 | |
| LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) Moderate | 61st | 0.8 | |
| AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) Moderate | 50th | 0.1 |
OpenAI's exposure study scores tasks three ways: with a language model alone (α 0.1), with simple added tooling (β 0.5), and including AI-powered software (γ 0.8). Higher means more of the job's tasks could be done at least twice as fast — not that they will be automated away.
This job mostly cannot be done remotely (Dingel–Neiman) — its hands-on tasks sit outside what software-based AI reaches.
Historical automation estimate (2013)
A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
Frey–Osborne probability 0.0 · 1st percentile among occupations · Low
How AI is actually used in this job
Among measured AI assistant conversations mapped to this occupation (Anthropic Economic Index, 2026-01-15), these task types came up most. These are shares of observed AI conversations — not shares of the job, of worker time, or of what could be automated.
| Recommend assistive devices according to patients' needs or nature of impairments. | 0.3% | |
| Provide information to the public on hearing or balance topics. | 0.3% | |
| Conduct or direct research on hearing or balance topics and report findings to help in the development of procedures, technology, or treatments. | 0.2% | |
| Measure noise levels in workplaces and conduct hearing conservation programs in industry, military, schools, and communities. | 0.2% |
Job outlook
Independent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projection for 2024–2034 — a labor-market forecast, not an AI-impact forecast.
| Outlook | Growing fast · +9.5% by 2034 |
| Projected annual openings | 700 |
| Employment 2024 → 2034 | 15,800 → 17,300 |
“Annual openings” counts new jobs plus replacements for workers who leave the occupation, so it can be large even when growth is modest.
Where this work sits on the global GenAI gradient
The ILO's 2025 global study scores generative-AI exposure on the international ISCO-08 occupation system, not US SOC. Bridged through the published (and approximate, many-to-many) IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 crosswalk, this US occupation corresponds to the international occupation below. Exposure here means how much of the work's tasks today's AI can attempt — task overlap, not automation, adoption, or jobs lost.
Audiologists sits at the 43rd percentile of 427
occupations on the global GenAI task-exposure gradient
— exposure rose from 2023 to 2025. Each dot is one occupation; the
ringed one is this work. Exposure is task overlap, not automation or jobs lost.
24% mean task exposure (2025)
43rd percentile of 427 placed occupations
+4 pts shift 2023 → 2025
| International occupation (ISCO-08) | Task exposure (2025) | Most tasks fall in |
|---|---|---|
| Audiologists and Speech Therapists · 2266 | 24% | Not exposed |
Read the whole six-band gradient on the GenAI exposure gradient page. The crosswalk is approximate: a US occupation can map to several international ones, and the ILO scores describe the international occupation, not this exact US role.
Tasks
All 22 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, ordered by importance. Each links to its own page with AI-exposure and observed-use detail.
- Maintain patient records at all stages, including initial and subsequent evaluation and treatment activities. Core · importance 5.0
- Evaluate hearing and balance disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment. Core · importance 4.9
- Fit, dispense, and repair assistive devices, such as hearing aids. Core · importance 4.8
- Administer hearing tests and examine patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment. Core · importance 4.8
- Monitor patients' progress and provide ongoing observation of hearing or balance status. Core · importance 4.6
- Instruct patients, parents, teachers, or employers in communication strategies to maximize effective receptive communication. Core · importance 4.6
- Counsel and instruct patients and their families in techniques to improve hearing and communication related to hearing loss. Core · importance 4.5
- Participate in conferences or training to update or share knowledge of new hearing or balance disorder treatment methods or technologies. Core · importance 4.3
- Refer patients to additional medical or educational services, if needed. Core · importance 4.3
- Examine and clean patients' ear canals. Core · importance 4.2
- Advise educators or other medical staff on hearing or balance topics. Core · importance 4.2
- Recommend assistive devices according to patients' needs or nature of impairments. Core · importance 4.2
- Program and monitor cochlear implants to fit the needs of patients. Core · importance 4.2
- Educate and supervise audiology students and health care personnel. Core · importance 4.1
- 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. Core · importance 4.1
- Work with multidisciplinary teams to assess and rehabilitate recipients of implanted hearing devices through auditory training and counseling. Core · importance 4.1
- Conduct or direct research on hearing or balance topics and report findings to help in the development of procedures, technology, or treatments. Core · importance 4.0
- Perform administrative tasks, such as managing office functions and finances. Core · importance 3.9
- Provide information to the public on hearing or balance topics. Core · importance 3.8
- Engage in marketing activities, such as developing marketing plans, to promote business for private practices. Core · importance 3.7
- Measure noise levels in workplaces and conduct hearing conservation programs in industry, military, schools, and communities. Core · importance 3.7
- Develop and supervise hearing screening programs. Core · importance 3.7
Work activities
- Train patients, family members, or caregivers in techniques for managing disabilities or illnesses.
- Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.
- Enter patient or treatment data into computers.
- Maintain medical or professional knowledge.
- Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.
- Present medical research reports.
- Develop medical treatment plans.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
- Test patient hearing.
- Examine patients to assess general physical condition.
- Operate diagnostic or therapeutic medical instruments or equipment.
- Merchandise healthcare products or services.
- Recommend types of assistive devices.
- Adjust prostheses or other assistive devices.
- Advise medical personnel regarding healthcare issues.
- Communicate health and wellness information to the public.
- Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.
- Inspect work environments to ensure safety.
- Conduct health or safety training programs.
- Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.
- Manage healthcare operations.
- Record patient medical histories.
- Administer basic health care or medical treatments.
- Train medical providers.
- Supervise patient care personnel.
- Develop health assessment methods or programs.
Knowledge, skills & abilities
O*NET importance rating, from 1 (not important) to 5 (extremely important).
Knowledge
Essential skills
| Reading Comprehension | 4.1 | |
| Active Listening | 4.1 | |
| Writing | 4.0 | |
| Speaking | 4.0 | |
| Critical Thinking | 4.0 | |
| Active Learning | 4.0 | |
| Monitoring | 3.8 | |
| Learning Strategies | 3.4 |
Abilities
| Oral Comprehension | 4.1 | |
| Written Comprehension | 4.1 | |
| Oral Expression | 4.0 | |
| Written Expression | 4.0 | |
| Problem Sensitivity | 4.0 | |
| Deductive Reasoning | 4.0 | |
| Inductive Reasoning | 4.0 | |
| Speech Clarity | 3.9 | |
| Near Vision | 3.8 | |
| Speech Recognition | 3.8 | |
| Information Ordering | 3.6 | |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 3.5 | |
| Auditory Attention | 3.4 | |
| Category Flexibility | 3.3 |
Transferable skills
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.0 | |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.8 | |
| Service Orientation | 3.6 | |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.6 | |
| Coordination | 3.4 | |
| Time Management | 3.3 |
Skills in demand
Skills employers ask for in job postings for this occupation (Lightcast), with whether each is a common or specialized skill.
Tools & technology
Work context
How characteristic each condition is of the job, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale (higher = more present in day-to-day work). Each condition links to how it varies across all occupations.
How to get in
- Job zone
- Zone 5 — Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- Education
- Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
- Typical entry-level education
- Doctoral or professional degree · BLS, the typical path — not a requirement
- Related experience
- Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- Preparation level
- SVP (8.0 and above) — total schooling plus on-the-job experience.
What to study: Health Professions and Related Programs . Fields of study crosswalked to this occupation (NCES CIP–SOC), not a requirement.
Education of current workers
Share of people in this occupation at each level of education.
| Doctoral Degree | 95.5% | |
| Post-Doctoral Training | 4.5% |
Interests & work styles
The interests and personal qualities O*NET associates with people who do this work.
Work styles
| Dependability | 9.0 | |
| Attention to Detail | 8.0 | |
| Integrity | 7.0 | |
| Cautiousness | 6.0 | |
| Intellectual Curiosity | 5.0 | |
| Cooperation | 4.0 |
Interest areas
| Health Care Service | 6.4 | |
| Medical Science | 4.7 | |
| Social Service | 4.6 | |
| Teaching/Education | 4.4 | |
| Professional Advising | 4.0 | |
| Life Science | 3.5 |
Career interests (Holland / RIASEC)
| Investigative | 5.9 | |
| Social | 5.9 | |
| Realistic | 4.0 | |
| Conventional | 4.0 |
Wages & employment
U.S. · annual wages (BLS OEWS)
| 10th percentile | $61,930 |
| 25th percentile | $76,440 |
| Median (50th) | $92,120 |
| 75th percentile | $109,330 |
| 90th percentile | $129,830 |
| People employed | 14,730 |
Industries that employ this occupation
Where these workers are employed, by number of jobs (national, BLS OEWS). Pay shown is the occupation's national median, not industry-specific.
| Industry | Workers | National median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance · Sector | 11,590 | $93,490 |
| Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists · National industry | 3,930 | $84,400 |
| Retail Trade · Sector | 1,330 | $81,510 |
| Educational Services · Sector | 1,320 | $93,170 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services · Sector | 150 | — |
| Temporary Help Services · National industry | 100 | — |
| Manufacturing · Sector | 60 | $98,550 |
| Wholesale Trade · Sector | — | $84,060 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) · Sector | — | $77,520 |
Where this work is most concentrated
Industries where this occupation is far more common than in the economy as a whole. The location quotient is how many times more concentrated it is here (a value of 5 means five times its economy-wide share).
| Industry | Concentration | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists · National industry | 86.32× | 3,930 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance · Sector | 5.25× | 11,590 |
| Educational Services · Sector | 1.01× | 1,320 |
| Retail Trade · Sector | 0.89× | 1,330 |
| Temporary Help Services · National industry | 0.39× | 100 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services · Sector | 0.17× | 150 |
Related occupations
Part of the Healthcare & Human Services career cluster.
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- Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric · 29-1241.00 Compare →
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- Cardiologists · 29-1212.00 Compare →
Side-by-side comparisons place two occupations’ pay, preparation, skills, and AI exposure on the same page — same data, same scale, no forecast.
What you can do with this
Options the data surfaces for Audiologists — not advice or a forecast. Each is a real cross-link you can follow into the evidence.
Skills that travel
Capabilities this work builds that are used across many other occupations.
Adjacent roles
Occupations O*NET rates as related — the nearby moves on the map.
Paths in
How people typically prepare for this work.
- Doctoral or professional degree · typical entry level
- Job zone 5 — Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed · preparation tier
- Health Professions and Related Programs · field of study
Zoom out
On the global GenAI exposure gradient this work sits around the 43rd percentile of 427 international occupations.
Write a report on thisheadline · factoids · citation
Audiologists show 57th-percentile AI task overlap — and about 700 annual U.S. openings
- Audiologists rank in the 57th percentile (Moderate band) for AI task overlap across U.S. occupations — a measure of how much of the work today's AI can attempt, not how much is automated.Eloundou et al. (GPTs are GPTs) + Felten AIOE
- The occupation is projected to see about 700 U.S. job openings per year (2024–34), counting growth and replacement — a labor-demand projection made independently of AI.BLS Employment Projections 2024–34
- BLS projects employment to be growing fast (+9.5%) from 2024 to 2034.BLS Employment Projections 2024–34
- Median annual pay is $92,120, across about 14,730 U.S. workers.BLS OEWS (May 2024)
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Audiologists show 57th-percentile AI task overlap — and about 700 annual U.S. openings • Audiologists rank in the 57th percentile (Moderate band) for AI task overlap across U.S. occupations — a measure of how much of the work today's AI can attempt, not how much is automated. (Eloundou et al. (GPTs are GPTs) + Felten AIOE) • The occupation is projected to see about 700 U.S. job openings per year (2024–34), counting growth and replacement — a labor-demand projection made independently of AI. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34) • BLS projects employment to be growing fast (+9.5%) from 2024 to 2034. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34) • Median annual pay is $92,120, across about 14,730 U.S. workers. (BLS OEWS (May 2024)) Source: Singulariki — "Audiologists". https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1181-00 Note: AI task overlap measures what today's AI can attempt, not automation, job loss, or a forecast.
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Sources for this page
Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.
- O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
- Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai Microsoft Research
- “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic
- AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans academic
- ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025 International Labour Organization
- IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022 Institute for Structural Research (IBS)
- Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation academic
- Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome academic
Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
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Plain
Singulariki. "Audiologists." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1181-00
APA
Singulariki. (2026). Audiologists. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1181-00
BibTeX
@misc{singulariki-role-29-1181-00,
title = {Audiologists},
author = {{Singulariki}},
year = {2026},
note = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026},
url = {https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1181-00}
} Citations name the underlying public dataset releases — they reflect what this page is built from, not just the URL.