AI Career Radar

Hearing Aid Specialists

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.

AI exposure31 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation25
Freedom to set tasks82
Repeating the same tasks51
$65,160Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+19.4%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (much faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
57Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
72
Speaking
63
60
Critical Thinking
63
53
Monitoring
63
53
Judgment and Decision Making
63
53
Active Learning
62
53
Complex Problem Solving
62
53
Coordination
62
50
Reading Comprehension
61
56
Time Management
61
50
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
56
Writing
60
53
Instructing
58
63
Learning Strategies
58
50
Systems Analysis
57
47
Service Orientation
56
66
Systems Evaluation
56
47
Persuasion
54
53
Mathematics
53
28
Negotiation
52
44
Science
52
19
Management of Personnel Resources
50
25
Operations Analysis
49
16
Installation
48
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
47
Troubleshooting
47
41
Equipment Maintenance
47
28
Equipment Selection
47
25
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Technology Design
47
19
Management of Financial Resources
47
16
Operations Monitoring
46
41
Repairing
46
31
Programming
45
13
Operation and Control
43
16

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

84/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
15%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Analysis

83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
16%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning

#3Dental HygienistsHealthcare
83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$98,100
10-yr growth
+8%
Skill gap
5%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Critical Thinking, Speaking

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$96,590
10-yr growth
+13.9%
Skill gap
12%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$97,150
10-yr growth
+6.1%
Skill gap
9%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Coordination

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Hearing Aid Specialists could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.