Audiologists
May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers
Audiologists: Assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.
Audiologists held about 10,000 jobs in 2004. More than half of all jobs were in offices of physicians or other health practitioners, including audiologists; in hospitals; and in outpatient care centers. About 1 in 7 jobs was in educational services, including elementary and secondary schools. Other jobs for audiologists were in health and personal care stores, including hearing aid stores; scientific research and development services; and State and local governments.
A small number of audiologists were self-employed in private practice. They provided hearing health care services in their own offices or worked under contract for schools, health care facilities, or other establishments.
Median annual earnings of audiologists were $51,470 in May 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $42,160 and $62,210. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $34,990, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $75,990.
According to a 2004 survey by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the median annual salary for full-time certified audiologists who worked on a calendar-year basis, generally 11 or 12 months annually, was $56,000. For those who worked on an academic-year basis, usually 9 or 10 months annually, the median annual salary was $53,000. The median starting salary for certified audiologists with one to three years of experience was $45,000 on a calendar-year basis.
(from the Occupational Outlook Handbook: Audiologists)
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May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers
National Occupational Employment and Earnings by Industry (NAICS sector and 3-digit industry group)
| Audiologists | |||||
| Percentile earnings distribution | |||||
| 10th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 90th | |
| Manufacturing employment: 90 mean earnings: $63,330 (EC) (def) (IG) | $47,990 | $54,910 | $63,800 | $71,130 | $82,020 |
| Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing employment: 80 mean earnings: $63,800 | $48,240 | $55,100 | $64,000 | $71,430 | $83,370 |
| Wholesale Trade employment: n.a. mean earnings: $60,810 (EC) (def) (IG) | $49,740 | $53,300 | $59,230 | $68,020 | $73,560 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods employment: n.a. mean earnings: $60,810 | $49,740 | $53,300 | $59,230 | $68,020 | $73,560 |
| Retail Trade employment: 1,550 mean earnings: $53,560 (EC) (def) (IG) | $16,250 | $40,960 | $51,650 | $63,080 | $82,440 |
| Health and Personal Care Stores employment: 1,550 mean earnings: $53,560 | $16,250 | $40,960 | $51,650 | $63,080 | $82,440 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services employment: 50 mean earnings: $57,600 (EC) (def) (IG) | $35,940 | $46,720 | $53,160 | $65,820 | $91,440 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services employment: 50 mean earnings: $57,600 | $35,940 | $46,720 | $53,160 | $65,820 | $91,440 |
| Educational Services employment: 1,350 mean earnings: $53,350 (EC) (def) (IG) | $33,180 | $41,500 | $51,220 | $63,980 | $75,870 |
| Educational Services employment: 1,350 mean earnings: $53,350 | $33,180 | $41,500 | $51,220 | $63,980 | $75,870 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance employment: 6,850 mean earnings: $59,650 (EC) (def) (IG) | $37,880 | $45,420 | $54,260 | $66,500 | $84,080 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services employment: 5,000 mean earnings: $60,990 | $37,250 | $44,500 | $54,030 | $67,480 | $88,250 |
| Hospitals employment: 1,720 mean earnings: $56,220 | $39,970 | $47,490 | $54,880 | $64,670 | $73,870 |
| Social Assistance employment: n.a. mean earnings: $54,020 | $36,580 | $47,930 | $53,880 | $61,770 | $68,940 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) employment: 360 mean earnings: $52,050 (def) (IG) | $31,000 | $41,980 | $51,480 | $59,980 | $77,480 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation) employment: 360 mean earnings: $52,050 | $31,000 | $41,980 | $51,480 | $59,980 | $77,480 |
source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates
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