How do they match: Audiologists

  • Educational Audiologist
  • Speech and Hearing Clinic Director

  • Assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.

  • Administer hearing tests and examine patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment.
  • Educate and supervise audiology students and health care personnel.
  • Advise educators or other medical staff on hearing or balance topics.
  • Participate in conferences or training to update or share knowledge of new hearing or balance disorder treatment methods or technologies.
  • Perform administrative tasks, such as managing office functions and finances.
  • 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.
  • Refer patients to additional medical or educational services, if needed.
  • Work with multidisciplinary teams to assess and rehabilitate recipients of implanted hearing devices through auditory training and counseling.

  • Administer basic health care or medical treatments.
  • Train medical providers.
  • Train patients, family members, or caregivers in techniques for managing disabilities or illnesses.
  • Conduct health or safety training programs.