AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 29-1181.00
Will AI replace Audiologists?
Audiologists: AI can already handle 4 of 22 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 22 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Audiologists, from most to least exposed. 4 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work with multidisciplinary teams to assess and rehabilitate recipients of implanted hearing devices through auditory training and counseling. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Recommend assistive devices according to patients' needs or nature of impairments. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Advise educators or other medical staff on hearing or balance topics. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| 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. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Program and monitor cochlear implants to fit the needs of patients. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Conduct or direct research on hearing or balance topics and report findings to help in the development of procedures, technology, or treatments. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Engage in marketing activities, such as developing marketing plans, to promote business for private practices. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Develop and supervise hearing screening programs. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Instruct patients, parents, teachers, or employers in communication strategies to maximize effective receptive communication. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Participate in conferences or training to update or share knowledge of new hearing or balance disorder treatment methods or technologies. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Counsel and instruct patients and their families in techniques to improve hearing and communication related to hearing loss. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Refer patients to additional medical or educational services, if needed. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Examine and clean patients' ear canals. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Educate and supervise audiology students and health care personnel. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Perform administrative tasks, such as managing office functions and finances. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Provide information to the public on hearing or balance topics. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Measure noise levels in workplaces and conduct hearing conservation programs in industry, military, schools, and communities. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Maintain patient records at all stages, including initial and subsequent evaluation and treatment activities. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Fit, dispense, and repair assistive devices, such as hearing aids. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Evaluate hearing and balance disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Administer hearing tests and examine patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Monitor patients' progress and provide ongoing observation of hearing or balance status. | Estimated | No tier |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 22 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 22 of 22. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 85% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 85% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 15% is hands-on.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 13,660
- Median annual wage
- $95,780
- Middle half of earners
- $79,340 to $111,300
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +9.5%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Hearing Aid Specialists 74% skill overlap, about 10 months to move Exposure35
- Speech-Language Pathologists 64% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure51
- Occupational Therapists 61% skill overlap, about 14 months to move Exposure50
- Accountants and Auditors 58% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure64
- Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 57% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure56
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Audiologists and AI
Will AI replace Audiologists?
AI already handles 4 of the 22 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 35 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +9.5% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Audiologists?
35 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 22 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 22 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Audiologists tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Work with multidisciplinary teams to assess and rehabilitate recipients of implanted hearing devices through auditory training and counseling; Recommend assistive devices according to patients' needs or nature of impairments; Advise educators or other medical staff on hearing or balance topics. They are three of the 4 tasks that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 85% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Audiologists, and what do they earn?
13,660 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $95,780 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +9.5% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Audiologists. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/audiologists
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