Audiologists
Also called: Audiologist, Audiology Doctor (AUD), Clinical Audiologist, Educational AudiologistAssess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.
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What the data says: AI could halve the time on 15 of its 22 tasks, yet jobs are projected to grow 11.0% by 2035. How to think about this →
About this projection
BLS builds AI into its projections where the research supports it: “BLS generally applies adjustments based on this research conservatively, where there is convincing evidence for a change.”
It also notes a limit: “BLS projection methods are not designed to capture extremely rapid technological change.”
On its AI exposure groups, BLS says exposure “does not imply job loss.”
Recent conditions
- In 2024, 1.3% of people in this work were unemployed, against 3.8% across all occupations Census ACS 2024
- From Sep 2025 to Aug 2026, 5.0 hires for every 10 job openings in health care and social assistance, which employs about 78% of people in this work, against 7.3 across all industries BLS JOLTS
One box per opening, filled for each hire; hires beyond the openings are added in a lighter shade. Higher can mean openings get filled, or that people leave often; lower, that jobs go unfilled, or hiring is slow.5.0 this industry7.3 all industries
Median pay by state BLS OEWS May 2025, state estimates
Tap a state for its figures.
Median pay in every state
| State | Median | Middle half earn | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $86,300 | $74,290 to $86,310 | 190 |
| Alaska | $114,170 | $89,020 to $118,620 | not published |
| Arizona | $83,210 | $81,060 to $106,420 | 240 |
| Arkansas | $96,980 | $83,310 to $105,230 | 110 |
| California | $114,910 | $74,090 to $139,080 | 1,740 |
| Colorado | $102,270 | $75,920 to $123,050 | 430 |
| Connecticut | $113,180 | $79,060 to $118,790 | 70 |
| Delaware | $85,700 | $81,710 to $91,450 | 70 |
| District of Columbia | $102,500 | $101,680 to $130,200 | 40 |
| Florida | $93,480 | $78,100 to $111,280 | 700 |
| Georgia | $98,470 | $80,550 to $105,720 | 470 |
| Hawaii | $113,850 | $97,970 to $120,080 | 90 |
| Idaho | $95,120 | $79,960 to $100,020 | 200 |
| Illinois | $93,510 | $82,790 to $110,790 | 330 |
| Indiana | $90,280 | $75,600 to $102,830 | 410 |
| Iowa | $97,180 | $83,470 to $106,050 | 270 |
| Kansas | $97,250 | $86,410 to $103,210 | 200 |
| Kentucky | $92,520 | $70,440 to $111,770 | 90 |
| Louisiana | $75,200 | $65,430 to $95,870 | 140 |
| Maine | $102,060 | $86,900 to $107,320 | 60 |
| Maryland | $91,260 | $81,110 to $105,030 | 160 |
| Massachusetts | $104,130 | $86,780 to $116,440 | 220 |
| Michigan | $97,790 | $83,780 to $104,480 | 250 |
| Minnesota | $102,130 | $96,760 to $111,350 | 290 |
| Mississippi | $80,740 | $65,840 to $91,000 | not published |
| Missouri | $99,450 | $79,490 to $107,690 | 220 |
| Montana | $86,990 | $77,900 to $98,400 | 60 |
| Nebraska | $97,460 | $81,410 to $109,660 | 90 |
| Nevada | $133,110 | $89,430 to $133,120 | not published |
| New Hampshire | $105,590 | $91,540 to $107,600 | 50 |
| New Jersey | $119,230 | $96,820 to $124,810 | 210 |
| New Mexico | $83,050 | $71,330 to $101,060 | 80 |
| New York | $100,860 | $88,140 to $118,440 | 690 |
| North Carolina | $88,920 | $76,200 to $110,490 | 450 |
| North Dakota | $118,750 | $93,960 to $134,870 | 40 |
| Ohio | $81,390 | $69,580 to $97,450 | 1,230 |
| Oklahoma | $76,880 | $72,000 to $84,090 | 210 |
| Oregon | $109,560 | $98,320 to $132,040 | 140 |
| Pennsylvania | $89,480 | $74,820 to $106,970 | 460 |
| South Carolina | $82,330 | $78,920 to $87,380 | 200 |
| South Dakota | $91,190 | $83,320 to $106,110 | 40 |
| Tennessee | $90,540 | $81,380 to $99,030 | 270 |
| Texas | $93,570 | $77,620 to $119,160 | 1,020 |
| Utah | $104,450 | $88,070 to $128,560 | 120 |
| Vermont | $101,730 | $84,540 to $127,470 | not published |
| Virginia | $80,010 | $79,780 to $107,730 | 260 |
| Washington | $108,580 | $99,510 to $131,400 | 320 |
| West Virginia | $79,990 | $67,600 to $99,990 | 120 |
| Wisconsin | $102,840 | $86,930 to $124,700 | 280 |
Nationally: $95,780. Shades run from the lowest state median to the highest; a territory below that range takes the lightest. How to read this
How AI touches the work
What AI could speed up, task by task, and where people already use it.
AI could halve the time on 15 of its 22 tasks
| AI rating | Its main tasks | Share of Claude conversations May 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| AI + software | Maintain patient records at all stages, including initial and subsequent evaluation and treatment activities. | Not published |
| AI + software | Evaluate hearing and balance disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment. | Not published |
| Not much | Fit, dispense, and repair assistive devices, such as hearing aids. | Not published |
| Not much | Administer hearing tests and examine patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment. | Not published |
| AI alone | Instruct patients, parents, teachers, or employers in communication strategies to maximize effective receptive communication. | Not published |
| AI alone | Counsel and instruct patients and their families in techniques to improve hearing and communication related to hearing loss. | Not published |
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| Not much | Monitor patients' progress and provide ongoing observation of hearing or balance status. | Not published |
| AI alone | Refer patients to additional medical or educational services, if needed. | Not published |
| AI + software | Participate in conferences or training to update or share knowledge of new hearing or balance disorder treatment methods or technologies. | Not published |
| Not much | Examine and clean patients' ear canals. | Not published |
| AI alone | Recommend assistive devices according to patients' needs or nature of impairments. | under 0.01% |
| AI alone | Advise educators or other medical staff on hearing or balance topics. | Not published |
| Not much | Educate and supervise audiology students and health care personnel. | Not published |
| AI + software | Plan and conduct treatment programs for patients' hearing or balance problems, consulting with educators, physicians, nurses, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, and other health care personnel, as necessary. | Not published |
| AI + software | Perform administrative tasks, such as managing office functions and finances. | Not published |
| AI + software | Provide information to the public on hearing or balance topics. | Not published |
| AI + software | Engage in marketing activities, such as developing marketing plans, to promote business for private practices. | Not published |
| AI + software | Work with multidisciplinary teams to assess and rehabilitate recipients of implanted hearing devices through auditory training and counseling. | Not published |
| AI + software | Conduct or direct research on hearing or balance topics and report findings to help in the development of procedures, technology, or treatments. | Not published |
| AI + software | Program and monitor cochlear implants to fit the needs of patients. | Not published |
| Not much | Develop and supervise hearing screening programs. | Not published |
| Not much | Measure noise levels in workplaces and conduct hearing conservation programs in industry, military, schools, and communities. | Not published |
Ordered by how important O*NET's respondents rate each task (1 to 5) times the share who say it is part of their job. The ordering is ours. 1 of the 22 have a published share of Claude conversations; “not published” means too few conversations for Anthropic to publish a figure.
Where people already use AI
The tasks above say what AI could speed up. This shows what people are using it for. Its 22 tasks fall under 24 work activities that many occupations share, and Microsoft counted how often each one came up in 200,000 conversations with its Copilot assistant in 2024.
- #4 Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise
- #5 Provide information or assistance to the public
- #20 Present research or technical information
- and 4 more, in the table below
| Work activity | This occupation's tasks under it | People asked AI for help in 10,000 conversations |
AI did it for them in 10,000 conversations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train others on health or medical topics | |||
| Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures | |||
| Examine people or animals to assess health conditions or physical characteristics | |||
| Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient care | |||
| Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise | |||
| Provide information or assistance to the public | |||
| Present research or technical information | |||
| Assist others to access additional services or resources |
Show all 24 activities
| Research healthcare issues | |||
| Advise others on products or services | |||
| Process digital or online data | |||
| Advise others on healthcare or wellness issues | |||
| Analyze health or medical data | |||
| Monitor health conditions of humans or animals | |||
| Inspect facilities or equipment | |||
| Sell products or services | |||
| Administer basic health care or medical treatments | |||
| Develop patient or client care or treatment plans | |||
| Supervise personnel activities | |||
| Operate medical equipment | |||
| Develop health assessment methods or programs | |||
| Maintain health or medical records | |||
| Adjust medical equipment to ensure adequate performance | |||
| Administer diagnostic tests to assess patient health |
How people in this work use Claude
What people in this work made with Claude % of conversations
- Advice or a recommendation34%
- An explanation or answer34%
- A document or report11%
- An analysis or summary3%
- A chart or visualization3%
How they worked with Claude
18% of these conversations were about work. Anthropic Economic Index, May 2026.
How to read this
Work activities come from O*NET, which links every task to the broader activities it involves. Microsoft's figures are for the activity across everyone who used Copilot, not for audiologists specifically. Copilot is a general chat assistant; dedicated coding tools are not included, so programming help is under-counted here. Activities are listed by how many of this occupation's tasks fall under them.
The task ratings say whether AI could halve the time a task takes: on its own (“AI alone”), or with software built on it (“AI + software”). They were made by people in 2023 (Eloundou et al.). Claude's share is the task's share of all Claude.ai conversations in May 2026; Anthropic doesn't publish a task with too few conversations. None of these add up to the BLS exposure group, which combines five research measures.
More in the Guide: task ratings · task order · work activities · Copilot figures · Claude
High exposure doesn't mean fewer jobs
BLS projects most occupations in its two most exposed groups to grow: 141 of 206 rated Very high and 165 of 206 rated High. Each dot is one of the 831 occupations BLS rates.
Career moves into and out of this occupation
From moves between occupations found in online resumes, 2002–2016. Career changes only: a first job after school isn't a move.
Where people moved next
of 1,591 moves out
- 1 Medical and Health Services Managers High +24.2% 5%
- 2 Managers, All Other (2010 group) an older group BLS has since split; no exposure group today 5%
- 3 Postsecondary Teachers, All Other Very high +2.0% 4%
- 4 Special Education Teachers, Middle School High -0.4% 4%
- 5 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products Very high -0.9% 3%
Where people moved in from
of 1,992 moves in
- 1 Office Clerks, General Very high -6.0% 8%
- 2 Retail Salespersons Very high -0.3% 5%
- 3 Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service Moderate -7.2% 4%
- 4 Medical and Health Services Managers High +24.2% 4%
- 5 Education Administrators, Postsecondary High +1.8% 3%
Resumes over-represent younger, white-collar job-seekers and moves into management. Schubert, Stansbury and Taska (resume data).
Education and training for the occupation
O*NET survey of workers in this occupation
- 95% research doctorate
- 5% post-doctoral training
O*NET 31.0 survey of workers in this occupation · 22 people answered.
Census survey (American Community Survey)
- 2% high school
- 3% some college
- 10% bachelor's
- 11% master's
- 21% professional degree
- 53% doctorate
Census ACS 2024, all workers in this occupation · 230 people surveyed.
Why the two can differ
O*NET asks about 20 people in each occupation, which makes its shares uncertain, but it reports the exact occupation and counts certificates. The Census survey reaches thousands, but it groups some occupations together and counts degrees only. More in the Guide
Median pay by highest degree full-time, year-round · Census ACS 2024, all workers in this occupation
4 programs, such as Communication Sciences and Disorders, General, Audiology/Audiologist and Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist.
See all
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
- Audiology/Audiologist
- Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other
Jobs that require a credential BLS Occupational Requirements Survey 2023
>99.5% this occupation
45.3% all occupations
| By kind | This occupation | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| a license | >99.5% | 19.1% |
| an educational certificate | <0.5% | 2.8% |
| a certification | not published |
Share of jobs whose employer requires it. BLS doesn't say which credential. How to read this
Look up certifications, training and licenses U.S. Department of Labor
- Certification Finder ↗ certifications CareerOneStop lists for this occupation
- Training Finder ↗ schools and programs, nationwide; narrow the place there
- License Finder ↗ licenses by state
- Apprenticeships: DOL's list of apprenticeable occupations doesn't include this one.
These open in a new tab and send only the occupation's public code. More in the Guide
BLS AI exposure categories (Aug 2026) · BLS Employment Projections 2025–35 · O*NET 31.0 · Task ratings: Eloundou et al., Science (2024) · Microsoft "Working with AI" v1.1 · Anthropic Economic Index (2026-06-26) · Schubert, Stansbury and Taska · NCES CIP–SOC · Census ACS 2024 · BLS JOLTS
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