Description
Assess functional hearing and communication needs and deliver aural rehabilitation for people with hearing loss, tinnitus, or related conditions. Provide auditory training, speechreading, counseling, and guidance on hearing aids and assistive technologies. Collaborate with audiologists and other professionals, and contribute to education, outreach, and applied research.
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Writing
- • Speaking
- • Science
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Active Learning
- • Learning Strategies
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Social Perceptiveness
- • Coordination
- • Persuasion
- • Instructing
- • Service Orientation
Complex Problem Solving Skills
- • Complex Problem Solving
Technical Skills
- • Operations Monitoring
- • Quality Control Analysis
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
- • Systems Analysis
- • Systems Evaluation
Resource Management Skills
- • Time Management
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
- • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Fluency of Ideas
- • Originality
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
- • Category Flexibility
Perceptual Abilities
- • Speed of Closure
- • Flexibility of Closure
- • Perceptual Speed
Fine Manipulative Abilities
- • Arm-Hand Steadiness
- • Finger Dexterity
Control Movement Abilities
- • Control Precision
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Hearing Sensitivity
- • Auditory Attention
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Administration and Management
- • Administrative
- • Economics and Accounting
- • Sales and Marketing
- • Customer and Personal Service
- • Personnel and Human Resources
Engineering and Technology
- • Computers and Electronics
Mathematics and Science
- • Mathematics
- • Biology
- • Psychology
Health Services
- • Medicine and Dentistry
- • Therapy and Counseling
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Related specializations
Interview options
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Interview time
Related Pathways
Healthcare & Human Services
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
