Audiologists
SOC Code: 29-1181
Audiologistss maintain patient records at all stages, including initial and subsequent evaluation and treatment activities. This career typically requires extensive preparation (4+ years). With an AI-proof score of 92.7/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening.
AI-Proof Score: 92.7 — Very High
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Median Salary
$92,120
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Job Growth
9.5%
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Training Time
Extensive preparation (4+ years)
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Job Zone
Zone 5 / 5
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Training Cost
~$80,000
Key Skills
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Active Listening
- •Active Learning
- •Speaking
- •Critical Thinking
- •Writing
- •Monitoring
Common Tasks
- ✓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.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation