Healthcare
Audiologists
Assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.
Median salary (BLS)
$95,780
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$65k – $133k
Job outlook
+10% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $93,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Audiologists
Education
Typical entry: Doctorate / professional (MD, JD, PhD)
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Audiologists
Entry / Junior
$64,610
~2 yrs to advance
Audiologists
Established
$95,780
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Audiologists
Senior
$114,450
Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Healthcare
Explore all- Johns Hopkins University7% admit · $93,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- Duke University6% admit · $105,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.