(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Audiologists
Job Description
Assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Counsel and instruct patients and their families in techniques to improve hearing and communication related to hearing loss. |
100
|
Evaluate hearing and balance disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment. |
100
|
Program and monitor cochlear implants to fit the needs of patients. |
100
|
Educate and supervise audiology students and health care personnel. |
100
|
Participate in conferences or training to update or share knowledge of new hearing or balance disorder treatment methods or technologies. |
100
|
Conduct or direct research on hearing or balance topics and report findings to help in the development of procedures, technology, or treatments. |
100
|
Administer hearing tests and examine patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment. |
100
|
Engage in marketing activities, such as developing marketing plans, to promote business for private practices. |
100
|
Recommend assistive devices according to patients' needs or nature of impairments. |
100
|
Advise educators or other medical staff on hearing or balance topics. |
97
|
Plan and conduct treatment programs for patients' hearing or balance problems, consulting with educators, physicians, nurses, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, and other health care personnel as necessary. |
97
|
Monitor patients' progress and provide ongoing observation of hearing or balance status. |
97
|
Measure noise levels in workplaces and conduct hearing conservation programs in industry, military, schools, and communities. |
93
|
Examine and clean patients' ear canals. |
93
|
Maintain patient records at all stages, including initial and subsequent evaluation and treatment activities. |
90
|
Refer patients to additional medical or educational services if needed. |
90
|
Perform administrative tasks, such as managing office functions and finances. |
87
|
Work with multidisciplinary teams to assess and rehabilitate recipients of implanted hearing devices through auditory training and counseling. |
87
|
Develop and supervise hearing screening programs. |
83
|
Provide information to the public on hearing or balance topics. |
77
|
Fit, dispense, and repair assistive devices, such as hearing aids. |
73
|
Instruct patients, parents, teachers, or employers in communication strategies to maximize effective receptive communication. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
77
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
75
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
74
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
73
|
Getting Information
|
73
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
70
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
69
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
66
|
Processing Information
|
66
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
66
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
64
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
63
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
63
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
62
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
61
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
59
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
59
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
58
|
Thinking Creatively
|
58
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
57
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
57
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
56
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
55
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
55
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
55
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
54
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
54
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
52
|
Interacting With Computers
|
51
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
49
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
49
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
49
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
46
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
46
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
40
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
39
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
39
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
37
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
23
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
22
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
6
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|