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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Hearing Instrument Specialist Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to test the hearing of, and to select, fit and dispense appropriate hearing aids for, patients. Includes instruction in acoustics, anatomy and physiology of the ear, hearing testing, hearing aid fitting and technology, health promotion and rehabilitation, counseling and communication, business management, and professional ethics.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

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.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $61,588
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 10.8%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: 1-2 years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,096/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,093/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  N/A
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $9,096/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $5,093/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.

Overall Salary Value: $61,588

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Hawaii ($92,365) in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($94,290).

Fairbanks, AK $82,020
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $94,290
$88,155
Alabama

Metro Area Salary Values for Alabama

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest salary value in Alabama ($57,400).

Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,940
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,400
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $56,780
Decatur, AL $46,460
Dothan, AL $51,980
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $49,520
Gadsden, AL $51,980
Huntsville, AL $57,040
Mobile, AL $54,820
Montgomery, AL $54,670
Tuscaloosa, AL $52,640
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,020
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,470
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,300
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,600
$52,308
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($61,150).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $53,570
Hot Springs, AR $51,420
Jonesboro, AR $57,850
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $61,150
Pine Bluff, AR $56,170
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,430
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $50,660
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,380
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,490
$53,236
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($60,570).

Tucson, AZ $60,570
$60,570
California

Metro Area Salary Values for California

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest salary value in California ($60,780).

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $60,780
$60,780
Colorado N/A
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($87,810).

Danbury, CT $87,810
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $79,710
New Haven, CT $79,780
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $79,800
Waterbury, CT $76,370
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $68,500
$78,662
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($59,840).

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $56,710
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $59,840
$58,275
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($98,820).

Urban Honolulu, HI $98,820
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $85,910
$92,365
Iowa N/A
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($75,900).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $75,900
Idaho Falls, ID $61,320
Lewiston, ID-WA $73,830
Pocatello, ID $66,320
Twin Falls, ID $65,770
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $65,250
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $56,580
$66,424
Illinois N/A
Indiana N/A
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($61,260).

Manhattan, KS $55,820
Topeka, KS $61,260
Wichita, KS $57,280
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $54,480
$57,210
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($60,790).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $59,490
Lexington-Fayette, KY $59,400
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $60,050
Owensboro, KY $60,790
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,810
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,390
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,330
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,460
$56,965
Louisiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Louisiana

Hammond, LA metro area has the highest salary value in Louisiana ($63,340).

Baton Rouge, LA $58,020
Hammond, LA $63,340
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $55,740
Lafayette, LA $53,130
Lake Charles, LA $51,460
Monroe, LA $56,160
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $62,510
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,080
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $51,540
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,720
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,440
$56,376
Massachusetts N/A
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($72,510).

California-Lexington Park, MD $60,200
Cumberland, MD-WV $67,880
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $72,510
Salisbury, MD-DE $67,950
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $69,340
$67,576
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($70,870).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,390
Portland-South Portland, ME $70,870
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $63,180
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $65,440
$66,470
Michigan N/A
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($46,190).

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,190
$46,190
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($49,260).

St. Louis, MO-IL $49,260
$49,260
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($59,950).

Hattiesburg, MS $50,240
Jackson, MS $59,950
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,020
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,320
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,710
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,230
$52,578
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($66,770).

Great Falls, MT $65,900
Missoula, MT $66,770
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $64,830
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,510
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,000
$66,002
North Carolina N/A
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($67,300).

Fargo, ND-MN $67,300
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,730
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,510
$63,847
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($76,860).

Manchester, NH $76,150
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,860
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,840
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,300
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $73,730
$74,176
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($83,050).

Ocean City, NJ $75,610
Trenton, NJ $83,050
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $77,120
$78,593
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($78,990).

Farmington, NM $72,250
Las Cruces, NM $70,780
Santa Fe, NM $78,990
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,700
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,910
$71,126
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($83,360).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $83,360
Reno, NV $78,690
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $71,590
$77,880
New York

Metro Area Salary Values for New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest salary value in New York ($88,750).

Binghamton, NY $65,410
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $70,120
Elmira, NY $62,500
Glens Falls, NY $62,840
Ithaca, NY $65,210
Kingston, NY $71,800
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $88,750
Rochester, NY $63,640
Syracuse, NY $66,150
Utica-Rome, NY $65,700
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $62,450
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $67,920
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,860
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $64,580
$66,924
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($50,350).

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $50,350
$50,350
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($62,440).

Lawton, OK $55,540
Oklahoma City, OK $62,440
Tulsa, OK $61,850
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,040
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,490
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $50,420
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,370
$56,021
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania N/A
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($30,710).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $25,060
Arecibo, PR $28,210
Guayama, PR $30,000
Mayaguez, PR $27,960
Ponce, PR $28,810
San German, PR $28,920
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $30,710
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $22,180
$27,731
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($62,480).

Columbia, SC $62,090
Florence, SC $59,060
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $62,120
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $61,940
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $60,780
Spartanburg, SC $62,480
Sumter, SC $59,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,970
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,360
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,570
$59,701
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($59,320).

Sioux Falls, SD $59,320
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,980
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,780
$57,693
Tennessee N/A
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($54,730).

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $54,730
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $47,120
$50,925
Utah N/A
Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for Virginia

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest salary value in Virginia ($54,620).

Richmond, VA $54,620
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $37,190
$45,905
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($69,670).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $69,670
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,660
$67,165
Wisconsin N/A
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($59,610).

Charleston, WV $59,610
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $58,810
Morgantown, WV $58,660
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $56,920
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $55,650
Wheeling, WV-OH $56,760
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,860
$55,876
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($76,290).

Cheyenne, WY $76,290
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $68,010
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $67,390
$70,563

Doctorate

Average Salary Median: $61,588

The state with the highest average salary median for a doctorate degree is Hawaii ($92,365) in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Doctorate)

Alaska nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($94,290) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $82,020
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $94,290
$88,155
Alabama

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alabama (Doctorate)

Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro area has the highest average salary median in Alabama ($57,400) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Auburn-Opelika, AL $55,940
Birmingham-Hoover, AL $57,400
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL $56,780
Decatur, AL $46,460
Dothan, AL $51,980
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL $49,520
Gadsden, AL $51,980
Huntsville, AL $57,040
Mobile, AL $54,820
Montgomery, AL $54,670
Tuscaloosa, AL $52,640
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $50,020
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $48,470
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area $47,300
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area $49,600
$52,308
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Doctorate)

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($61,150) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $53,570
Hot Springs, AR $51,420
Jonesboro, AR $57,850
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $61,150
Pine Bluff, AR $56,170
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $51,430
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $50,660
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $49,380
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $47,490
$53,236
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Doctorate)

Tucson, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($60,570) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Tucson, AZ $60,570
$60,570
California

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for California (Doctorate)

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area has the highest average salary median in California ($60,780) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $60,780
$60,780
Colorado N/A
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Doctorate)

Danbury, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($87,810) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $87,810
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $79,710
New Haven, CT $79,780
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $79,800
Waterbury, CT $76,370
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $68,500
$78,662
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Doctorate)

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($59,840) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL $56,710
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $59,840
$58,275
Georgia N/A
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Doctorate)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($98,820) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $98,820
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $85,910
$92,365
Iowa N/A
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Doctorate)

Coeur d'Alene, ID metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($75,900) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $75,900
Idaho Falls, ID $61,320
Lewiston, ID-WA $73,830
Pocatello, ID $66,320
Twin Falls, ID $65,770
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $65,250
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $56,580
$66,424
Illinois N/A
Indiana N/A
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Doctorate)

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($61,260) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $55,820
Topeka, KS $61,260
Wichita, KS $57,280
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $54,480
$57,210
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Doctorate)

Owensboro, KY metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($60,790) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $59,490
Lexington-Fayette, KY $59,400
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $60,050
Owensboro, KY $60,790
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $55,810
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $52,390
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $56,330
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $51,460
$56,965
Louisiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Louisiana (Doctorate)

Hammond, LA metro area has the highest average salary median in Louisiana ($63,340) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Baton Rouge, LA $58,020
Hammond, LA $63,340
Houma-Thibodaux, LA $55,740
Lafayette, LA $53,130
Lake Charles, LA $51,460
Monroe, LA $56,160
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $62,510
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $60,080
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $51,540
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $54,720
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area $53,440
$56,376
Massachusetts N/A
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Doctorate)

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($72,510) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $60,200
Cumberland, MD-WV $67,880
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $72,510
Salisbury, MD-DE $67,950
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $69,340
$67,576
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Doctorate)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($70,870) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $66,390
Portland-South Portland, ME $70,870
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $63,180
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $65,440
$66,470
Michigan N/A
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Doctorate)

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($46,190) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,190
$46,190
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Doctorate)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($49,260) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

St. Louis, MO-IL $49,260
$49,260
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Doctorate)

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($59,950) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $50,240
Jackson, MS $59,950
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $51,020
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $54,320
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $47,710
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $52,230
$52,578
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Doctorate)

Missoula, MT metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($66,770) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $65,900
Missoula, MT $66,770
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $64,830
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,510
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $66,000
$66,002
North Carolina N/A
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Doctorate)

Fargo, ND-MN metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($67,300) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $67,300
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $62,730
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $61,510
$63,847
Nebraska N/A
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Doctorate)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($76,860) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $76,150
Portsmouth, NH-ME $76,860
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $68,840
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $75,300
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $73,730
$74,176
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Doctorate)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($83,050) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $75,610
Trenton, NJ $83,050
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $77,120
$78,593
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Doctorate)

Santa Fe, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($78,990) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $72,250
Las Cruces, NM $70,780
Santa Fe, NM $78,990
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,700
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $66,910
$71,126
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Doctorate)

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($83,360) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $83,360
Reno, NV $78,690
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $71,590
$77,880
New York

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New York (Doctorate)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro area has the highest average salary median in New York ($88,750) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Binghamton, NY $65,410
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY $70,120
Elmira, NY $62,500
Glens Falls, NY $62,840
Ithaca, NY $65,210
Kingston, NY $71,800
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA $88,750
Rochester, NY $63,640
Syracuse, NY $66,150
Utica-Rome, NY $65,700
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $62,450
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $67,920
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area $59,860
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $64,580
$66,924
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Doctorate)

Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($50,350) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cleveland-Elyria, OH $50,350
$50,350
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Doctorate)

Oklahoma City, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($62,440) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $55,540
Oklahoma City, OK $62,440
Tulsa, OK $61,850
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $56,040
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $51,490
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $50,420
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $54,370
$56,021
Oregon N/A
Pennsylvania N/A
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Doctorate)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($30,710) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $25,060
Arecibo, PR $28,210
Guayama, PR $30,000
Mayaguez, PR $27,960
Ponce, PR $28,810
San German, PR $28,920
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $30,710
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $22,180
$27,731
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Doctorate)

Spartanburg, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($62,480) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $62,090
Florence, SC $59,060
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $62,120
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $61,940
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $60,780
Spartanburg, SC $62,480
Sumter, SC $59,640
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $60,970
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $52,360
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $55,570
$59,701
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Doctorate)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($59,320) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $59,320
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,980
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $56,780
$57,693
Tennessee N/A
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Doctorate)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($54,730) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $54,730
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $47,120
$50,925
Utah N/A
Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Virginia (Doctorate)

Richmond, VA metro area has the highest average salary median in Virginia ($54,620) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Richmond, VA $54,620
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $37,190
$45,905
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Doctorate)

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($69,670) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $69,670
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $64,660
$67,165
Wisconsin N/A
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Doctorate)

Charleston, WV metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($59,610) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $59,610
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $58,810
Morgantown, WV $58,660
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $56,920
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $55,650
Wheeling, WV-OH $56,760
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $46,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $53,860
$55,876
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Doctorate)

Cheyenne, WY metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($76,290) for a doctorate degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $76,290
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $68,010
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $67,390
$70,563

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require a doctorate degree.  For a doctorate degree, the average salary median is $61,588. 

  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.

Salary Ratio: 0.97    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Audiology Assistant
  • Audiology Technician
  • Audioprosthologist
  • Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist (Board Certified HIS)
  • Hearing Aid Consultant
  • Hearing Aid Dispenser
  • Hearing Aid Fitter
  • Hearing Aid Specialist
  • Hearing Aid Technician (Hearing Aid Tech)
  • Hearing Care Practitioner
  • Hearing Care Specialist
  • Hearing Health Technician (Hearing Health Tech)
  • Hearing Instrument Dispenser
  • Hearing Instrument Specialist (HIS)
  • Hearing Screen Technician
  • Hearing Screener
  • Hearing Screening Technician (Hearing Screening Tech)
  • Hearing Specialist
  • Hearing Technician (Hearing Tech)
  • Licensed Hearing Instrument Specialist (Licensed HIS)
  • National Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist (National Board Certified HIS)
  • Newborn Hearing Screener
  • US Salary Median: $59,427
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 10.8%
  • Prior Experience: 1-2 years
  • Degree Level Required: Doctorate


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