Career pathway

Audiologist

ANZSCO 252711

Employed

2,600

Part-time share

37%

Female share

77%

Median age

37 yrs

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.

About this career

Audiologists provide diagnostic assessment and rehabilitative services related to human hearing defects.

What they typically do

Administers and interprets a wide range of audiometric tests to determine hearing efficiency and locate sites of hearing problems.
Interprets audiometric test results alongside other medical, social and behavioural diagnostic data.
Evaluates total response pattern and acoustic tests to distinguish between organic and non-organic hearing loss.
Plans, directs and participates in counselling, speech reading and other rehabilitation programmes.
Prescribes appropriate hearing aids and instructing patients in use.

States and territories

Share of workers by location

VIC

29%

NSW

27.3%

QLD

20.8%

10.7%

7.1%

TAS

2.2%

ACT

1.8%

1.1%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as an Audiologist.

No qualification pathways published on training.gov.au yet.