Hearing Aid Specialists

Health Science In demand
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

  • Average hourly rate is $32 per hour with an average salary of $67,200 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $29 and $36 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $60,200 and $74,400 per 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.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

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