Audiometrist
What the work is
Assesses hearing and auditory function, and provides rehabilitation for children and adults in a variety of health care settings.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Assesses and diagnoses client hearing loss using a wide range of techniques, including audiometric tests
- Reports results of assessments and tests in writing, and makes referrals to other Medical Practitioners
- Recommends options to those with hearing impairment, including tinnitus, fits non-implantable devices, hearing aids and other remote sensing systems, and provides aural rehabilitation programs
- Provides information and advice to clients and their families about hearing loss management and rehabilitation
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a community health clinic and outreach van serving a fictional remote and regional area. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- An Elder who avoided the clinic for years walks in because someone trusted them
- You catch a hearing problem in a child early and the family gets support in time
- The whole team learns something new about the community from you
Hard days
- Long drives to outreach days when the roads are rough or flooded
- Being the only person in the room who knows the family and the community
- Explaining to a team why a plan will not work for a client without it sounding like blame
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
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 441933, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.