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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.

Also called: Audiologist, Audiology Doctor (AUD), Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology Licensed Audiologist (CCC-A Licensed Audiologist), Clinical Audiologist, Dispensing Audiologist, Educational Audiologist

Median pay in Greater Boston
$108,960
$52.38/hr
Jobs in Greater Boston
160
Massachusetts 2024–2034
+3.5%
10 openings a year
Typical U.S. entry requirement
Doctoral or professional degree

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$80,170$93,920$108,960$123,120$129,770

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • 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.
  • Instruct patients, parents, teachers, or employers in communication strategies to maximize effective receptive communication.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Higher exposure67 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 61
  • Language-model AIOE 66
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 73

Observed AI use today: Little or none (Anthropic Economic Index)

Audiologists have higher AI exposure, so AI tools may help with parts of the job. Record keeping and reviewing test results are the most likely tasks to be touched. Observed AI use in this job is little or none so far. Hands-on work like fitting devices and working with patients still relies on a trained professional.

Likely to change

  • Keeping and updating patient records
  • Reviewing hearing and balance test results

Still relies on people

  • Fitting and repairing hearing aids by hand
  • Examining patients and explaining treatment choices

Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.

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Training near Boston

College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).

6 programs near Boston (plus 6 graduate)

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