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.
13,660 people do this job in the US. $95,780 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 38%
- 39%
- 23%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 1%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 31%. Today's estimate: 34%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 22 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conduct or direct research on hearing or balance topics and report findings to help in the development of procedures, technology, or treatments.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 19% | 2.1 work days6.7 h to 4.2 work days | Stays with people | |
| Fit, dispense, and repair assistive devices, such as hearing aids.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 12% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Evaluate hearing and balance disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 10% | 1.1 h25 min to 2.5 h | 91%Half by now | |
| Administer hearing tests and examine patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 6% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Educate and supervise audiology students and health care personnel.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 5% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Maintain patient records at all stages, including initial and subsequent evaluation and treatment activities.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 5% | 21 min8 min to 38 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Instruct patients, parents, teachers, or employers in communication strategies to maximize effective receptive communication.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 5% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| 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.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 1.7 h38 min to 4.2 h | 72%Half by now | |
| Counsel and instruct patients and their families in techniques to improve hearing and communication related to hearing loss.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 4% | 38 min17 min to 1.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Work with multidisciplinary teams to assess and rehabilitate recipients of implanted hearing devices through auditory training and counseling.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 h50 min to 3.3 h | 90%Half by now | |
| Program and monitor cochlear implants to fit the needs of patients.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | 87%Half by now | |
| Perform administrative tasks, such as managing office functions and finances.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 50 min25 min to 2.5 h | 95%Half by now |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
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