Audiologist
What the work is
Provides diagnostic assessment and rehabilitative services for the non-medical management of hearing loss and balance function disorders.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Performs a range of assessments to measure hearing, auditory, balance and neural function, and tinnitus
- Interprets test results and provides recommendations for treatment and rehabilitation
- Prescribes and fits devices and aids such as hearing aids and other hearing assistive devices
- Provides support and guidance to individuals affected by communication difficulties in relation to ear and hearing health
- Collaborates with other hearing and Health Professionals in the application of implantable devices
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a hearing clinic with a soundproof testing booth, in a suburban medical centre. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A man hears his granddaughter's voice clearly for the first time in years
- A baby's screening result is checked, and a family gets answers early
- A client who dreaded the first appointment books their next one with a smile
Hard days
- Someone who has been sent in by their family and does not believe there is a problem
- Trying to explain a result to a person who is upset about it
- A day of testing in a small quiet booth, with the same instructions repeated again and again
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
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Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 263931, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.