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2%

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Hearing aid specialists

United States AI Work Index29-2092

AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.

10.7 current · 12.6 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $62K

Median annual wage

Demand 18%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 3

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Select and fit hearing aids for customers. Administer and interpret tests of hearing. Assess hearing instrument efficacy. Take ear impressions and prepare, design, and modify ear molds.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 6% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 61,560

Employment 2024

10.7K

Projected Change (2024–34)

18.4%

Openings (2024–34)

1.0K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 36,95025th pctl: USD 47,150Median: USD 61,56075th pctl: USD 78,110Top 10%: USD 91,000

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent Experience: —

Role Profile

AdaptabilityCustomer serviceInterpersonal

Tasks

  • 1. Train clients to use hearing aids or other augmentative communication devices. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Counsel patients and families on communication strategies and the effects of hearing loss. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Maintain or repair hearing aids or other communication devices. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Administer basic hearing tests including air conduction, bone conduction, or speech audiometry tests. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Perform basic screening procedures, such as pure tone screening, otoacoustic screening, immittance screening, and screening of ear canal status using otoscope. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Select and administer tests to evaluate hearing or related disabilities. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft Office softwareMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordHIMSA Noah

Requirements

Can telework: 43.4%License required: 29.1%No education requirement: <5%High school diploma: 85.9%Bachelor's degree: 5.5%Associate's degree: 7.6%On-the-job training: 30.19%Prior work experience: 59.1%

Work context

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General 4.9/5
E-Mail 4.9/5
Frequency of Decision Making 4.7/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.7/5
Contact With Others 4.7/5
Telephone Conversations 4.7/5

Worker profile

Median age 38.2 · 113K employed

Under 25: 16% · 25–54: 68% · 55+: 16%

Related

No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.

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