According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Train clients to use hearing aids or other augmentative communication devices. | 96% |
| Counsel patients and families on communication strategies and the effects of hearing loss. | 95% |
| Select and administer tests to evaluate hearing or related disabilities. | 95% |
| Administer basic hearing tests including air conduction, bone conduction, or speech audiometry tests. | 94% |
| Perform basic screening procedures, such as pure tone screening, otoacoustic screening, immittance screening, and screening of ear canal status using otoscope. | 93% |
| Maintain or repair hearing aids or other communication devices. | 93% |
| Create or modify impressions for earmolds and hearing aid shells. | 89% |
| Assist audiologists in performing aural procedures, such as real ear measurements, speech audiometry, auditory brainstem responses, electronystagmography, and cochlear implant mapping. | 86% |
| Diagnose and treat hearing or related disabilities under the direction of an audiologist. | 85% |
| Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in audiology. | 79% |
| Demonstrate assistive listening devices (ALDs) to clients. | 73% |
