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2. User Poll
3. Growth
4. Wages
5. Volume
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Hearing Aid Specialists

Moderate Risk
49%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
49%
(Moderate Risk)
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LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
15.7%
by year 2032
WAGES
$58,670
or $28.20 per hour
Volume
10,250
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
5.5/10

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Calculated automation risk

49% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

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Some very important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Social Perceptiveness

  • Finger Dexterity

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Persuasion

User poll

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Hearing Aid Specialists will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Hearing Aid Specialists' job openings is expected to rise 15.7% by 2032

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2024.

Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Hearing Aid Specialists' was $58,670, or $28 per hour

'Hearing Aid Specialists' were paid 22.1% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 10,250 people employed as 'Hearing Aid Specialists' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 14 thousand people are employed as 'Hearing Aid Specialists'.

Job description

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.

SOC Code: 29-2092.00

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Comments

Lisa (Low) 10 days ago
Hearing aid specialists, like doctors, include too much human interaction for automation to be a suitable replacement, and provide a genuine risk if done incorrectly, which is more likely with robots handling the manual. If artificial intelligence gets more advanced there is a potential risk, but this is unlikely to happen, especially in the next twenty years.
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