Audiologists
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical · SOC 29-1181
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 29-1181 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 63/100
- High friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $95,780
- H-1B offered wage $90,000; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 800
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +9.5%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 17
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 2,017 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~45.5% of this role but only ~0% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.
Common titles: Audiologist, Audiology Doctor (AUD), Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology Licensed Audiologist (CCC-A Licensed Audiologist), Clinical Audiologist, Dispensing Audiologist, Educational Audiologist
Representative Tasks
- •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.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Record patient medical histories.
- •Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.
- •Adjust prostheses or other assistive devices.
- •Examine patients to assess general physical condition.
- •Operate diagnostic or therapeutic medical instruments or equipment.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 5.4% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 62% Bright |
| Median Salary | $95,780 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |