Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Above-baseline growth SOC 29-2092

Hearing Aid Specialists

Projected +18% employment change leads this card; pay sits next to Pediatric Surgeons, Orthodontists, Cardiologists, Radiologists.

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Same-major-group titles next to Hearing Aid Specialists: Pediatric Surgeons ($559K) , Orthodontists ($289K) , Cardiologists ($496K) , Radiologists ($421K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Hearing Aid Specialists publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 29-2092 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Train clients to use hearing aids or other augmentative communication devices
  2. 2. Counsel patients and families on communication strategies and the effects of hearing loss
  3. 3. Select and administer tests to evaluate hearing or related disabilities
  4. 4. Administer basic hearing tests including air conduction, bone conduction, or speech audiometry tests
  5. 5. Maintain or repair hearing aids or other communication devices
  6. 6. Perform basic screening procedures, such as pure tone screening, otoacoustic screening, immittance screening, and screening of ear canal…
  7. 7. Create or modify impressions for earmolds and hearing aid shells
  8. 8. Assist audiologists in performing aural procedures, such as real ear measurements, speech audiometry, auditory brainstem responses, elect…
  9. 9. Diagnose and treat hearing or related disabilities under the direction of an audiologist
  10. 10. Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developmen…
  11. 11. Demonstrate assistive listening devices (ALDs) to clients

Hearing Aid Specialists: O*NET ranks Active Listening first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 29-2092 - lead skill Active Listening at 3.9 ; lead knowledge Customer and Personal Service. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Active Listening 3.9
  2. 2. Service Orientation 3.6
  3. 3. Instructing 3.5
  4. 4. Speaking 3.4
  5. 5. Reading Comprehension 3.3
  6. 6. Social Perceptiveness 3.3
  7. 7. Writing 3.1
  8. 8. Critical Thinking 3.1

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. Customer and Personal Service 4.8
  2. 2. Sales and Marketing 4.2
  3. 3. Therapy and Counseling 4.2
  4. 4. Medicine and Dentistry 4.1
  5. 5. Computers and Electronics 4.0
  6. 6. Administrative 4.0
Projected employment change 2024-2034
↑ +18%
much faster than average (3.1%)
National median $65,160/yr
$65K
National median
1,000
Annual openings
11,270
Estimated US jobs
Pediatric Surgeons
Highest-pay peer · $559K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education High school diploma or equivalent

Top Paying States for Hearing Aid Specialists

1. Wisconsin $76,750
2. Nevada $81,800
3. Tennessee $78,270
4. Arizona $76,750
5. Washington $77,510
6. North Carolina $75,810
7. California $80,060
8. New York $82,990
9. Colorado $77,540
10. Maryland $77,460

Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations titles

  1. 1. Pediatric Surgeons $559,030
  2. 2. Cardiologists $496,010
  3. 3. Radiologists $420,860
  4. 4. Orthodontists $289,140
  5. 5. Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $358,550
  6. 6. Prosthodontists $311,180

BLS projects +18% employment change for Hearing Aid Specialists (2024-2034), much faster than average vs the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. Published median pay is $65,160.

BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical entry education. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal employer rules. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Wisconsin at $76,750. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Pediatric Surgeons at $559,030. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Hearing Aid Specialists pay-rank #55 in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

On the Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations median table (71 detailed occupations with OEWS medians), Hearing Aid Specialists lands at #55, in the lower third. That rank is a table position, not a statement about individual workers.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

Projected change +18.4% puts Hearing Aid Specialists ahead of most peers. Open the state map or compare it directly against a slower-growing role.

Hearing Aid Specialists salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 29-2092

Wisconsin · top state for Hearing Aid Specialists

$77K published median

Nevada · #2 state pay

$82K · behind Wisconsin

Pediatric Surgeons

Highest-pay peer vs Hearing Aid Specialists · $559K

Orthodontists

Lower-pay peer beside Hearing Aid Specialists · $289K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Hearing Aid Specialists land on the Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations median table? ▼
Hearing Aid Specialists is pay-rank #55 of 71 in this major group, lower third of the median table. Closest lower-third titles: Surgical Technologists ($65K), Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other ($66K), Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses ($64K), Surgical Assistants ($67K). That position is a table rank, not a worker percentile.
What do hearing aid specialists do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Hearing Aid Specialists. Leading ones include: Train clients to use hearing aids or other augmentative communication devices; Counsel patients and families on communication strategies and the effects of hearing loss; Select and administer tests to evaluate hearing or related disabilities; Administer basic hearing tests including air conduction, bone conduction, or speech audiometry tests. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for hearing aid specialists? ▼
For SOC 29-2092, O*NET importance scores lead with Active Listening (3.9), Service Orientation (3.6), Instructing (3.5), Speaking (3.4). Knowledge areas emphasize Customer and Personal Service, Sales and Marketing, Therapy and Counseling. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
What is the OEWS national median for Hearing Aid Specialists? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $65,160 as the national median for Hearing Aid Specialists. The published 10th-90th range is $38,400 to $94,020. Beside Pediatric Surgeons ($559,030), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
How fast is Hearing Aid Specialists projected to grow? ▼
BLS Employment Projections put Hearing Aid Specialists at +18% change for 2024-2034, with about 1,000 annual openings. Versus the all-occupations baseline (3.1%): much faster than average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Hearing Aid Specialists? ▼
BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Hearing Aid Specialists. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Hearing Aid Specialists? ▼
Wisconsin ($76,750), Nevada ($81,800), Tennessee ($78,270) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Hearing Aid Specialists card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 29-2092. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Hearing Aid Specialists. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics