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Overview
Audiologist work is about assessing, diagnosing and treating hearing and balance disorders in children and adults, including hearing loss, tinnitus, dizziness and auditory processing difficulties.
In job descriptions, look for audiometry, counselling patients on hearing, hearing aids, cochlear implant adjustment, vestibular assessment, clinical audit, patient communication, health records and continuity of care.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Audiologist work combines patient assessment, hearing and balance diagnostics, counselling and follow-up. The setting may be a clinic, hospital service, hearing centre or rehabilitation team. Daily work can include audiometry, hearing-aid decisions, cochlear implant adjustment, vestibular testing, health records and conversations with patients who describe hearing, tinnitus, dizziness or sound sensitivity problems.
Skills and specializations
Core skills include audiometry, audiology, counselling methods, hearing improvement advice, cochlear implant adjustment, acoustics and empathy with healthcare users. Strong practice also depends on hygiene routines, clinical audit, continuity of care and the ability to explain test results in language patients and relatives can use.
Salary context
Salary context varies with clinical responsibility, diagnostic scope, patient complexity, implant or vestibular work, supervision and whether the role includes service development or audit. A post focused on routine tests is different from one that owns complex assessments, treatment planning and specialist follow-up. No salary amount is provided here.
Career paths
Career paths can move from general hearing assessments toward paediatric audiology, implant services, vestibular work, tinnitus care, rehabilitation coordination, clinical quality work or research-linked practice. Progression often depends on reliable test interpretation, patient communication, documentation and the ability to coordinate with doctors, speech therapists and hearing technology suppliers.
Good to know
When reading vacancies, check whether the work involves adults, children or both, and whether it includes hearing aids, implants, balance assessment or rehabilitation counselling. Useful adverts name the equipment, patient groups, appointment types, documentation expectations and how clinical decisions are reviewed with the wider health team.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships: 1
Audiologists
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Occupation group
Audiologists and speech therapists (2266)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c4d6d07a-ae90-40ce-bc5a-c952805a9bf3 |
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| ESCO code | 2266.1 |
| ISCO group | 2266 |
| Concept type | Occupation |