Headline risk
4%
Very Low RiskAudiologists
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 92,120
Employment 2024
15.8K
Projected Change (2024–34)
9.5%
Openings (2024–34)
0.7K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of audiologists is projected to grow 9 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Maintain patient records at all stages, including initial and subsequent evaluation and treatment activities. AI use: 0%
- 2. Evaluate hearing and balance disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment. AI use: 0%
- 3. Fit, dispense, and repair assistive devices, such as hearing aids. AI use: 0%
- 4. Administer hearing tests and examine patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment. AI use: 0%
- 5. Instruct patients, parents, teachers, or employers in communication strategies to maximize effective receptive communication. AI use: 0%
- 6. Counsel and instruct patients and their families in techniques to improve hearing and communication related to hearing loss. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
10/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
title_match · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Audiologists diagnose, manage, and treat patients who have hearing, balance, or related problems.
Most audiologists work in healthcare facilities, such as physicians’ offices, audiology clinics, and hospitals. Some work in schools or for school districts and travel between facilities.
Audiologists typically need a doctor of audiology degree (Au.D.) to enter the occupation. All states require audiologists to be licensed.
The median annual wage for audiologists was $92,120 in May 2024.
Employment of audiologists is projected to grow 9 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.