How to hire audiologists
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Job description template
Copy it, fill in the brackets, and remove anything that does not fit your job. Keep only must-haves you would really turn someone away for.
[Job title] at [Company name] [City, State] · [Full-time / Part-time] · [Pay range] About the role [Two or three sentences about your team, the work and why it matters.] What you will do • Administer hearing tests and examine patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment. • Counsel and instruct patients and their families in techniques to improve hearing and communication related to hearing loss. • Evaluate hearing and balance disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment. • Fit, dispense, and repair assistive devices, such as hearing aids. • Instruct patients, parents, teachers, or employers in communication strategies to maximize effective receptive communication. • Maintain patient records at all stages, including initial and subsequent evaluation and treatment activities. • Monitor patients' progress and provide ongoing observation of hearing or balance status. • Refer patients to additional medical or educational services, if needed. What you bring • [Required license, certification or years of experience, if any] • [Education, only if you truly need it. Typical to start in this job: Doctoral or professional degree] • Strong active listening, reading comprehension, active learning, critical thinking, speaking and writing skills • Working knowledge of customer and personal service, therapy and counseling, psychology and medicine and dentistry • [Anything else you would really turn someone away for] Pay and benefits [Pay range]. For reference, the U.S. median for this job is $46.05 an hour ($95,780 a year). [Benefits, schedule and anything else candidates should know.] How to apply [Apply on JAI Bot. Every applicant hears back.]
Interview questions for audiologists
Ask every candidate the same questions, in the same order, and write down what they say. Questions about past work show what someone has actually done.
- Tell me about a time you had to administer hearing tests and examine patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to counsel and instruct patients and their families in techniques to improve hearing and communication related to hearing loss. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to evaluate hearing and balance disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to fit, dispense, and repair assistive devices, such as hearing aids. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to understand a request or problem that was explained poorly. How did you make sure you got it right?
- Tell me about written instructions, a policy or a manual you had to follow closely. How did you make sure you followed it correctly?
- Tell me about something new you had to learn quickly for work. How did you learn it?
- Why this job, and why now? What would make you stay here for the long term?
Good answers name a real situation, what the person did themselves and what happened. Avoid questions about age, family plans, religion, health, national origin or anything else unrelated to the job.
What audiologists do
- Administer hearing tests and examine patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment.
- Counsel and instruct patients and their families in techniques to improve hearing and communication related to hearing loss.
- Evaluate hearing and balance disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment.
- Fit, dispense, and repair assistive devices, such as hearing aids.
- Instruct patients, parents, teachers, or employers in communication strategies to maximize effective receptive communication.
- Maintain patient records at all stages, including initial and subsequent evaluation and treatment activities.
- Monitor patients' progress and provide ongoing observation of hearing or balance status.
- Refer patients to additional medical or educational services, if needed.
Skills that matter most
Education, experience and outlook for audiologists
- Typical education to start: Doctoral or professional degree (BLS)
- Related work experience most have: 6 months to 1 year (O*NET)
- Job outlook: +11% over ten years, much faster than average · about 600 openings a year (BLS)
What to pay audiologists
Pay depends a lot on where the job is. Highest and lowest median yearly pay by state:
| State | Median yearly pay |
|---|---|
| California | $114,910 |
| New York | $100,860 |
| Texas | $93,570 |
| Florida | $93,480 |
| Ohio | $81,390 |
See audiologists pay in every state
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Post a job freePay by areaJob duties and skills: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Interview questions and the job description template: JAI Bot, based on the duties and skills above.