Hearing Aid Specialists salary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Salary distribution

Where Pittsburgh hearing aid specialists fall on the wage curve.

Typical entry

• Education

  High school diploma

• Experience

  None

• On-the-job training

  Long-term on-the-job training

Top skills (O*NET)

• Customer and Personal Service

  Knowledge

  4.8 / 5

• Sales and Marketing

  Knowledge

  4.2 / 5

• Therapy and Counseling

  Knowledge

  4.2 / 5

• Medicine and Dentistry

  Knowledge

  4.1 / 5

• Computers and Electronics

  Knowledge

  4.0 / 5

• Oral Comprehension

  Ability

  4.0 / 5

• Oral Expression

  Ability

  4.0 / 5

• Administrative

  Knowledge

  4.0 / 5

Common tasks (O*NET)

1. 01

   Train clients to use hearing aids or other augmentative communication devices.

2. 02

   Counsel patients and families on communication strategies and the effects of hearing loss.

3. 03

   Select and administer tests to evaluate hearing or related disabilities.

4. 04

   Administer basic hearing tests including air conduction, bone conduction, or speech audiometry tests.

5. 05

   Perform basic screening procedures, such as pure tone screening, otoacoustic screening, immittance screening, and screening of ear canal status using otoscope.

6. 06

   Maintain or repair hearing aids or other communication devices.

7. 07

   Create or modify impressions for earmolds and hearing aid shells.

8. 08

   Assist audiologists in performing aural procedures, such as real ear measurements, speech audiometry, auditory brainstem responses, electronystagmography, and cochlear implant mapping.

Other metros in Pennsylvania

How the Pittsburgh metro compares to other major Pennsylvania metro areas for hearing aid specialists.

• Philadelphia$61,980