A clinician for hearing and balance — you diagnose disorders, fit and program devices, and manage care from infants to elders, with a doctoral-level scope. Where precise testing meets long-term patient care.
Days mix diagnostic testing, fitting and tuning devices, and counseling patients through hearing loss. You work in clinics, hospitals, schools, or ENT practices, across a wide age range. Much of the skill is interpreting subtle results and translating them into a livable plan.
What's harder than it looks is the counseling alongside the clinical work — hearing loss carries grief, and expectations need managing. The doctoral training is long, devices can't fully restore hearing, and reimbursement shapes how you practice. Settings range from medical to dispensing-heavy.
This fits someone precise, patient, and caring across a lifespan. If you want fast variety or hate the business side, parts of it can wear. But if restoring people's connection to sound feels meaningful — and you like both science and people — the work tends to reward it.
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Median pay for a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology Licensed Audiologist (CCC-A Licensed Audiologist) is about $92K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $62K to $130K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Writing, and Speaking.
Most people in this role hold a professional degree.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 9.5% through 2034, with roughly 14,730 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Clinical Director, Audiologist, and Audiology Extern.
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