Audiologists
SOC 29-1181 · 2024-2034
Assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $118,127per year
- Projected openings
- 1,010
- Projected change
- +23.5%
- Usually needs
- Doctoral or professional degree
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Social Perceptiveness
- Speaking
- Active Learning
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $135,112 | 80 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $118,998 | 90 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $118,997 | 240 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing Aid Specialists | $82,301 | 940 | +20% |
| Emergency Medicine Physicians | Not reported | 1,730 | +10.9% |
| Optometrists | $140,115 | 4,840 | +22.2% |
| Pediatricians, General | $220,134 | 2,350 | +7% |
| Occupational Therapists | $127,995 | 10,780 | +26.7% |
| Neurologists | $367,076 | 410 | +8.3% |