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Audiologists
Diagnoses and treats hearing and balance problems.
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Audiologists test hearing, fit hearing aids and cochlear implant devices, treat balance disorders and help protect hearing, for babies to older adults. They work in clinics, hospitals, schools and private practice.
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High school courses that build toward it
- Child Development · Career and Technical
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- Health and Wellness · Health and PE
Builds health and medicine, which this job uses.
- Psychology · Social Studies
Builds psychology, which this job uses.
- Anatomy and Physiology · Science
Builds health and medicine, which this job uses.
- English 10 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Audiologists on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.