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Overview
Audiology technicians support hearing services by handling audiological equipment, hearing aids, ear mould impressions, records, supplies, hygiene routines and careful technical tasks.
In job descriptions, look for hearing aids, ear moulds, audiology equipment, hearing tests, client prescriptions, laboratory equipment, hygiene, acoustics, hearing loss, patient preparation and cooperation with audiologists.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Audiology technicians work close to hearing aids, ear moulds, client records, laboratory equipment and hygiene routines. The role supports audiologists and users through careful preparation, repair, supplies and technical handling.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes audiological equipment, hearing aids, acoustics, hearing loss, ear anatomy, impressions for ear moulds, test preparation and accurate prescription records. Careful instrument handling is central.
Salary context
Salary context depends on repair responsibility, patient contact, testing support, stock ordering, laboratory duties and whether the technician adjusts devices independently or assists an audiologist. Precision and accountability shape the scope.
Career paths
Experience can move toward advanced hearing-aid fitting support, audiology service coordination, laboratory supervision, assistive device work or further clinical training where appropriate. Equipment knowledge transfers well.
Good to know
Check whether an advert names hearing tests, mould impressions, repairs, prescriptions, stock ordering, hygiene routines, patient preparation and supervision by audiologists or other hearing-care professionals.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context for audiology technical work, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is prosthetist-orthotist.
Explore this activityOther human health activities n.e.c.
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include prosthetist-orthotist and clinical perfusion scientist.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 3
Medical Appliance Technicians
51-9082.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETDental Laboratory Technicians
51-9081.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETHearing Aid Specialists
29-2092.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
86.99Other human health activities n.e.c.32.5Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies47.74Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Medical and dental prosthetic technicians (3214)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/521bbfd5-c179-46e3-879b-e74bd6db367c |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3214.1 |
| ISCO group | 3214 |
| Concept type | Occupation |