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Hearing Aid Specialists

SOC 29-2092.00

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.

Zone 3 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Active Listening

3.8

Service Orientation

3.6

Instructing

3.5

Speaking

3.4

Judgment and Decision Making

3.4

Reading Comprehension

3.2

Critical Thinking

3.2

Active Learning

3.2

Knowledge Areas 8

Customer and Personal Service

4.9

Sales and Marketing

4.8

Psychology

4.0

Computers and Electronics

3.9

English Language

3.8

Education and Training

3.8

Therapy and Counseling

2.9

Personnel and Human Resources

2.8

Key Tasks

1Perform basic screening procedures, such as pure tone screening, otoacoustic screening, immittance screening, and screening of ear canal status using otoscope.

2Administer basic hearing tests including air conduction, bone conduction, or speech audiometry tests.

3Select and administer tests to evaluate hearing or related disabilities.

4Maintain or repair hearing aids or other communication devices.

5Train clients to use hearing aids or other augmentative communication devices.

Also Known As

Audiology Assistant Audiology Technician Audioprosthologist Board Certified Hearing Instrument Dispenser Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist/Company President Board Certified in Hearing Instrument Sciences Certified Hearing Instrument Dispenser Hearing Aid Consultant Hearing Aid Dispenser