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Audiologists

in Washington State

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

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Area	Year	Period	Percentiles					Hourly Average
Area	Year	Period	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Washington State	2010	Mar	$23.01	$25.87	$31.34	$37.66	$43.97	$32.03

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Short Term Employment Projections

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Area	Employment Projections		Change	Growth Rate %	Annual Avg Openings
	2009 2nd Qtr	2011 2nd Qtr
Washington State	389	412	23	2.9	18

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Employment Projections

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Area	Employment Projections		Change	% Change	Annual Avg Openings
	2008	2018
Washington State	376	504	128	34.0	22

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Program Title

Audiology/Hearing Sciences

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other

Sign Language Interpreter

Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Educational Requirements

This occupation is in Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed .
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

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O*NET Characteristics

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Top 10 Skills

Importance
(0-100)high

Competence Level

Active Listening

Reading Comprehension

Speaking

Service Orientation

Social Perceptiveness

Active Learning

Instructing

Critical Thinking

Writing

Time Management

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Top 10 Tasks

Importance
(0-100)high

Evaluate hearing and speech/language disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment.

Administer hearing or speech/language evaluations, tests, or examinations to patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment.

Fit and dispense assistive devices, such as hearing aids.

Maintain client records at all stages, including initial evaluation and discharge.

Refer clients to additional medical or educational services if needed.

Counsel and instruct clients in techniques to improve hearing or speech impairment, including sign language or lip-reading.

Monitor clients` progress and discharge them from treatment when goals have been attained.

Plan and conduct treatment programs for clients` hearing or speech problems, consulting with physicians, nurses, psychologists, and other health care personnel as necessary.

Recommend assistive devices according to clients` needs or nature of impairments.

Instruct clients, parents, teachers, or employers in how to avoid behavior patterns that lead to miscommunication.

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Top 10 Work Activities

Importance
(0-100)high

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public

Assisting and Caring for Others

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Documenting/Recording Information

Getting Information

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others

Interacting With Computers

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

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Top 2 Work Values

Extent
(0-100)high

Achievement

Relationships

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Top 2 Interests

Occupational Interest
(0-100)high

Social

Investigative

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Alternate Titles

Audiologist, Audiology Director, Audiology Doctor (AUD), Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology Licensed Audiologist (CCC-A Licensed Audiologist), Clinical Audiologist, Clinical Director, Dispensing Audiologist, Educational Audiologist, Hearing Instrument Specialist, Hearing Therapist, Industrial Audiologist, Infant Hearing Screening Manager, Newborn Hearing Screening Program Coordinator, Occupational Audiologist, Pediatric Audiologist, Pediatric Cochlear Implant Audiologist, Speech Language Pathologist, Speech and Hearing Clinic Director

Top 15 Industries of Employment

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Industry Title

Number of Employers in State of Washington

Number Employed in Industry in 2007 in State of Washington

Percent of Total
Employment for Occupation in State of Washington

Growth Projection in State of Washington

Offices of Physicians

5,071

127

0.0%

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