Audiologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

     An audiologist is someone who studies hearing, balance, and related disorders. Basically science is involved in these three categories. An audiologist helps patients with many ear problems, and they are responsible for helping the patients. Some patient’s ears can have several infections, and they would give a prescription of medicine to cure the ear. Sometimes patients lose some of their hearing, and audiologists provide them with hearing aids. There are other reasons why people go to an audiologist, but these are the most common reasons.

Salary: $74,913-$81,986

Education: Audiologists in the U.S are regulated by the state licensure or registration. In most clinical practices, the doctor of Audio biology becomes the entry level degree. As of now, there is a no longer professional program in audiology, which offers the master’s degree. Some audiologists earn certificates from the American Speech Language Hearing Association or from the American Board of Audiology. However what is required is listed below:

.Degree including a minimum of 75 semester’s hours of post-baccalaureate study

.Meeting prescribed competencies

.Passing a national exam offered by Praxis Series of the Educational Testing Service

.Practicum experience that is equivalent to a minimum of 12 months of full-time, supervised experience