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Hearing Aid Specialists
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.
What a hearing aid specialist does
Become a hearing aid specialist
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good hearing aid specialist
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Talking to others.
- Looking for ways to help people.
- Teaching people how to do something.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $43 per hour with a typical salary of $81,500 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $25 and $49 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $29,100 and $89,500 per year.
- 63% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $40 per hour with a typical salary of $46,800 per year.
- 36.9% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Hearing Aid Specialist job outlook
- There are 255 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 18 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 3% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 13% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.