# Hearing Aid Specialists

> Select and fit hearing aids for customers. Administer and interpret tests of hearing. Assess hearing instrument efficacy. Take ear impressions and prepare, design, and modify ear molds.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/hearing-aid-specialists
- SOC code: 29-2092.00
- Career family: Healthcare practitioners
- Median annual pay: $65,160 (10th percentile $38,400, 90th percentile $94,020)
- Projected growth: Much faster than average, +19.4%
- Openings a year: 900
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code SCI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 48 |
| Investigative (I) | 56 |
| Artistic (A) | 12 |
| Social (S) | 59 |
| Enterprising (E) | 12 |
| Conventional (C) | 57 |

## What you'd do

- Assisting and Caring for Others (importance 92/100)
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public (importance 84/100)
- Getting Information (importance 84/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 83/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 82/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 79/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 78/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 78/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 76/100)
- Selling or Influencing Others (importance 75/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Service Orientation, Instructing, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making

## Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service, Sales and Marketing, Therapy and Counseling, Medicine and Dentistry, Computers and Electronics, Administrative, English Language, Administration and Management, Economics and Accounting, Psychology

## Also called

Audiology Assistant, Audiology Technician, Audioprosthologist, Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist (Board Certified HIS), Hearing Aid Attendant, Hearing Aid Consultant, Hearing Aid Dispenser, Hearing Aid Fitter, Hearing Aid Specialist, Hearing Aid Technician (Hearing Aid Tech)

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5109) (CIP 5109, 1,504 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Wagner College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/wagner-college-3148) | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | not reported | $156,982 | $27,000 |
| [St. John's University-New York](https://www.collegesref.com/college/st-john-s-university-new-york-2579) | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $102,500 | $142,774 | $23,325 |
| [John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences](https://www.collegesref.com/college/john-patrick-university-of-health-and-applied-sciences-1341) | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $112,673 | $122,061 | $23,437 |
| [Saint Francis University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/saint-francis-university-2301) | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | not reported | $115,813 | $28,000 |
| [D'Youville University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/d-youville-university-755) | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $113,290 | $114,737 | $30,703 |
| [Molloy College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/molloy-college-1749) | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $90,567 | $111,267 | not reported |
| [Salisbury University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/salisbury-university-2329) | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $75,312 | $109,739 | $23,250 |
| [Long Island University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/long-island-university-1520) | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $90,526 | $107,539 | $22,000 |

## Related careers

- [Ophthalmic Medical Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/ophthalmic-medical-technicians): $45,570 median pay
- [Orthotists and Prosthetists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/orthotists-and-prosthetists): $81,110 median pay
- [Neurodiagnostic Technologists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/neurodiagnostic-technologists): $50,290 median pay
- [Dental Assistants](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/dental-assistants): $48,070 median pay
- [Endoscopy Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/endoscopy-technicians): $48,430 median pay
- [Occupational Therapy Aides](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/occupational-therapy-aides): $39,160 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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