Audiologists

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

O*NET-SOC code: 29-1181.00

Assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.

Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08
High· relative
LowFour relative bandsVery high
Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)
831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band
Source dataset (XLSX download)
Data source: AnthropicPublished: 2026-03
0.000
0.000Range of values carried here0.745
Scale, basis and source
Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published
Mapped onto O*NET tasks
Published per SOC 2018 occupation; every O*NET occupation with the same SOC 2018 code carries this value
Source dataset (CSV download)
Data source: ILOPublished: 2025
0.24
0.09Range of values carried here0.70
Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published
Published per ISCO-08 unit group. Linked to this occupation, wholly or in part, by applying U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to 2018 SOC) as published
Source dataset (PDF download)

What kind of figure this source publishes

The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.

Task-level exposure

Exposed tasks only

22 rated tasks · 17 tasks with β ≥ 0.5 (77.3%)

β = direct exposure (E1) + 0.5 × exposure when tools are available (E2), per the source repository's definition.

Source unit: O*NET 27.2 tasks → O*NET 31.0 occupation code
All rated tasks are in the O*NET 31.0 task list.

Source: OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" exposure rubric
Release: gh-main-0471612
License: MIT License, Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI

Values in this tab are predicted labels, not observations. Eloundou et al. (2023) published two rating regimes — human raters and GPT-4 — and the β shown here is derived from the GPT-4 rater basis alone; the same task can take a different value under the other regime. The unit and the meaning differ from the observed shares (%) in the other tabs, so do not place them on the same axis.

Task (O*NET 27.2)	βE1 + 0.5 × E2
Provide information to the public on hearing or balance topics. O*NET Task ID 18683	1.0
Perform administrative tasks, such as managing office functions and finances. O*NET Task ID 18689	1.0
Maintain patient records at all stages, including initial and subsequent evaluation and treatment activities. O*NET Task ID 18690	1.0
Develop and supervise hearing screening programs. O*NET Task ID 7875	0.5
Counsel and instruct patients and their families in techniques to improve hearing and communication related to hearing loss. O*NET Task ID 18672	0.5
Evaluate hearing and balance disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment. O*NET Task ID 18673	0.5
Program and monitor cochlear implants to fit the needs of patients. O*NET Task ID 18674	0.5
Participate in conferences or training to update or share knowledge of new hearing or balance disorder treatment methods or technologies. O*NET Task ID 18675	0.5
Conduct or direct research on hearing or balance topics and report findings to help in the development of procedures, technology, or treatments. O*NET Task ID 18676	0.5
Plan and conduct treatment programs for patients' hearing or balance problems, consulting with educators, physicians, nurses, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, and other health care personnel, as necessary. O*NET Task ID 18677	0.5
Engage in marketing activities, such as developing marketing plans, to promote business for private practices. O*NET Task ID 18679	0.5
Recommend assistive devices according to patients' needs or nature of impairments. O*NET Task ID 18680	0.5
Advise educators or other medical staff on hearing or balance topics. O*NET Task ID 18682	0.5
Work with multidisciplinary teams to assess and rehabilitate recipients of implanted hearing devices through auditory training and counseling. O*NET Task ID 18685	0.5
Monitor patients' progress and provide ongoing observation of hearing or balance status. O*NET Task ID 18686	0.5
Measure noise levels in workplaces and conduct hearing conservation programs in industry, military, schools, and communities. O*NET Task ID 18687	0.5
Refer patients to additional medical or educational services, if needed. O*NET Task ID 18688	0.5
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Examine and clean patients' ear canals. O*NET Task ID 7870	0.0
Educate and supervise audiology students and health care personnel. O*NET Task ID 7872	0.0
Administer hearing tests and examine patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment. O*NET Task ID 18678	0.0
Fit, dispense, and repair assistive devices, such as hearing aids. O*NET Task ID 18681	0.0
Instruct patients, parents, teachers, or employers in communication strategies to maximize effective receptive communication. O*NET Task ID 18684	0.0

β = E1 + 0.5 × E2 · E1 = tasks where direct LLM access alone cuts time by at least 50%, E2 = tasks where software built on top of an LLM cuts time by at least 50%. Values take only 0 / 0.5 / 1.0.

Data sources & licenses — O*NET®, Eloundou et al. (2023): see full notices on the Credits page

All O*NET 31.0 task statements (22)

All O*NET 31.0 task statements for this occupation (English, as published; task type core or supplemental). Exposure values are not listed here; they are in the table above, next to each task statement as worded in the O*NET version each source used.

Task (O*NET 31.0)	Type
Examine and clean patients' ear canals.	Core
Educate and supervise audiology students and health care personnel.	Core
Develop and supervise hearing screening programs.	Core
Counsel and instruct patients and their families in techniques to improve hearing and communication related to hearing loss.	Core
Evaluate hearing and balance disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment.	Core
Program and monitor cochlear implants to fit the needs of patients.	Core
Participate in conferences or training to update or share knowledge of new hearing or balance disorder treatment methods or technologies.	Core
Conduct or direct research on hearing or balance topics and report findings to help in the development of procedures, technology, or treatments.	Core
Plan and conduct treatment programs for patients' hearing or balance problems, consulting with educators, physicians, nurses, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, and other health care personnel, as necessary.	Core
Administer hearing tests and examine patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment.	Core
Engage in marketing activities, such as developing marketing plans, to promote business for private practices.	Core
Recommend assistive devices according to patients' needs or nature of impairments.	Core
Fit, dispense, and repair assistive devices, such as hearing aids.	Core
Advise educators or other medical staff on hearing or balance topics.	Core
Provide information to the public on hearing or balance topics.	Core
Instruct patients, parents, teachers, or employers in communication strategies to maximize effective receptive communication.	Core
Work with multidisciplinary teams to assess and rehabilitate recipients of implanted hearing devices through auditory training and counseling.	Core
Monitor patients' progress and provide ongoing observation of hearing or balance status.	Core
Measure noise levels in workplaces and conduct hearing conservation programs in industry, military, schools, and communities.	Core
Refer patients to additional medical or educational services, if needed.	Core
Perform administrative tasks, such as managing office functions and finances.	Core
Maintain patient records at all stages, including initial and subsequent evaluation and treatment activities.	Core

Anthropic, "What work can robots do?"2026-09

0.00/ 3· Robot exposure index

0 none3 unstructured settings

Scale, basis and source

Each physical task is graded 0–3 by the setting in which robots that have been deployed, sold or demonstrated could do it (0 none · 1 purpose-built robot settings such as a fenced machine cell or a bottling line · 2 structured facilities such as a hospital pharmacy or a container port · 3 unstructured settings such as a private home or a construction site), and the grades are averaged by share of working time

Physical tasks among this occupation's O*NET 29.3 tasks

Anthropic estimated the grades and time shares with Claude Opus 5 using web search, as of 2026.

Source dataset

The robot exposure index is a different measure from the AI exposure figures on this site and cannot be added to or compared with them. It does not measure actual adoption or cost, and 0 also covers occupations with no physical tasks.

Tier of each physical task

Robot environment tiers (E0–E3)

E0 noneDetails
Rated not doable by robots that have been deployed, sold or demonstrated, even in a purpose-built setting
E1 purpose-built robot settingsDetails
Rated doable in a setting built around the machine, such as a fenced machine cell or a bottling line
E2 structured facilitiesDetails
Rated doable in a human work facility that an institution keeps to a working standard, such as a hospital pharmacy or a container port
E3 unstructured settingsDetails
Rated doable in a setting that no institution keeps to a working standard, such as a private home or a construction site

Only tasks classified as physical are listed; other tasks have no tier in the source.

Task (O*NET 29.3)	Robot environment tier
Examine and clean patients' ear canals.	E0 none
Plan and conduct treatment programs for patients' hearing or balance problems, consulting with educators, physicians, nurses, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, and other health care personnel, as necessary.	E0 none
Administer hearing tests and examine patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment.	E0 none
Fit, dispense, and repair assistive devices, such as hearing aids.	E0 none
Measure noise levels in workplaces and conduct hearing conservation programs in industry, military, schools, and communities.	E0 none

Employment outlook (BLS)

Employment, 2025: 14K
Projected employment, 2035: 16K
Change (2025–35): +11%
Median annual wage, 2025: $95,780
Typical education needed for entry: Doctoral or professional degree

lowest $30,890median wage across 825 detailed occupations, BLS EP 2025–35highest $559,030

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–35 — Employment by detailed occupation, 2025 and projected 2035

Korea classification links (KSCO)

Links from the current release of the Korea Occupation Direct Crosswalk v1.1, made by AI Changing Work. Relation values are read from the O*NET-SOC occupation side.

KSCO code	KSCO title	Relation	Status
24682	청각능력 재활사	Same scope	confirmed

Relation and status definitions(kr-direct v1.1)

ILO occupational description

AI Changing Work links the ISCO-08 unit groups below to this occupation by applying the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (2018 SOC to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to ISCO-08) as published, without case-by-case selection; each link may be whole or partial.

ISCO-08 2266Audiologists and Speech Therapists

The definition, tasks and examples below are the ILO's description of that unit group, not of this occupation.

Audiologists and speech therapists evaluate, manage and treat physical disorders affecting human hearing, speech, communication and swallowing. They prescribe corrective devices or rehabilitative therapies for hearing loss, speech disorders, and related sensory and neural problems and provide counselling on hearing safety and communication performance.

Tasks

(a) evaluating hearing, speech and language performance in patients to determine the nature of hearing and communication disorders;
(b) administering hearing or speech/language tests or other examinations using specialized diagnostic instruments and equipment, and interpreting test results alongside other medical, social and behavioural diagnostic data to determine appropriate courses of treatment;
(c) planning, directing and participating in counselling, screening, speech rehabilitation and other programmes related to hearing and communication;
(d) prescribing hearing aids and other assistive devices according to patients’ needs and instructing them in their use;
(e) planning and conducting treatment programmes to manage physical disorders affecting speech and swallowing;
(f) counselling and guiding hearing and/or language-impaired individuals, their families, teachers and employers;
(g) referring patients and families to additional medical or educational services if needed.

Example occupations

Audiologist · Language therapist · Speech pathologist · Speech therapist

Sources: ILO ISCO-08 — details: Credits

ESCO occupational vocabulary

Each entry below is matched to this occupation in the published ESCO-O*NET Crosswalk (version 1, 2022). The match types are that crosswalk's; the wording is AI Changing Work's.

audiologistESCO 2266.1Same scope
Audiologists assess, diagnose and treat patients ( children or adults) with audiological and vestibular disorders caused by infectious, genetic, traumatic or degenerative conditions, such as hearing loss, tinnitus, dizziness, imbalance, hyperacusis and auditory processing difficulties. They can prescribe a hearing aid and have a role in assessing and managing patients who may benefit from cochlear implants.

Source: European Commission, DG EMPL — ESCO API 2026-08-08 (bridge v1.2.1)

License: CC BY 4.0 (EU Reuse Notice)

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ESCO reuse terms and the modification notice are in Credits.

France classification links (ROME)

AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and ROME 4.0 job profiles, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side. Links marked “provisional” were adopted on the judgments of two judges from the same model family (Claude) alone, or by an operator rule applied to their judgments, so they rest on weaker evidence than confirmed links.

ROME code	ROME title (French)	Relation
J1130	Oto-rhino-laryngologiste (ORL)	Related, not a match
J1401	Audioprothésiste	Related, not a match

Source: France Travail — Répertoire Opérationnel des Métiers et des Emplois (ROME 4.0), version 61, last updated 15 June 2026 (https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/repertoire-operationnel-des-metiers-et-des-emplois-rome). Licence Ouverte 2.0.

ROME codes and titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET-SOC occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not a France Travail correspondence.

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Spain classification links (CNO-11)

AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and CNO-11 occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.

CNO-11 code	CNO-11 title (Spanish)	Relation
2154	Logopedas	This occupation is narrowerprovisional
3317	Técnicos en audioprótesis	Related, not a matchprovisional

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), National Classification of Occupations 2011 (CNO-11, Royal Decree 1591/2010) — www.ine.es · Licensed CC BY 4.0. CNO-11 codes and Spanish titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not an INE correspondence.

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Germany classification links (KldB)

AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and KldB occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.

KldB code	KldB title (German)	Relation
81222	Medizinisch-technische Berufe in der Funktionsdiagnostik - fachlich ausgerichtete Tätigkeiten	Related, not a match
81444	Fachärzte/-ärztinnen in den Bereichen Hautkrankheiten, Sinnes- und Geschlechtsorgane - hoch komplexe Tätigkeiten	Related, not a match
82532	Berufe in der Hörgeräteakustik - fachlich ausgerichtete Tätigkeiten	Related, not a match
82534	Berufe in der Hörgeräteakustik - hoch komplexe Tätigkeiten	Related, not a matchprovisional

Source: © Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Klassifikation der Berufe 2010 – überarbeitete Fassung 2020, https://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de. KldB codes and titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own mapping (eigene Zuordnung) and are not a Bundesagentur für Arbeit correspondence.

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Japan classification links (JSCO)

AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and JSCO occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.

JSCO code	JSCO title (Japanese)	Relation
145	視能訓練士，言語聴覚士	Related, not a match

Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan Standard Occupational Classification (Dec. 2009, MIC Notification No. 555). JSCO codes and Japanese titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not a MIC correspondence.

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