Low to No Risk

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Moderate Risk

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High Risk

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Extreme Risk

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• 2Examine and clean patients' ear canals.
• 1Educate and supervise audiology students and health care personnel.
• 1.4Develop and supervise hearing screening programs.
• 1Counsel and instruct patients and their families in techniques to improve hearing and communication related to hearing loss.
• 0.1Evaluate hearing and balance disorders to determine diagnoses and courses of treatment.
• 0.8Program and monitor cochlear implants to fit the needs of patients.
• 0.8Participate in conferences or training to update or share knowledge of new hearing or balance disorder treatment methods or technologies.
• 1.5Conduct or direct research on hearing or balance topics and report findings to help in the development of procedures, technology, or treatments.
• 1.2Plan 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.
• 2Administer hearing tests and examine patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialized instruments and electronic equipment.
• 1.7Engage in marketing activities, such as developing marketing plans, to promote business for private practices.
• 1.8Recommend assistive devices according to patients' needs or nature of impairments.
• 2.4Fit, dispense, and repair assistive devices, such as hearing aids.
• 1.5Advise educators or other medical staff on hearing or balance topics.
• 2.5Provide information to the public on hearing or balance topics.
• 0.2Instruct patients, parents, teachers, or employers in communication strategies to maximize effective receptive communication.
• 1Work with multidisciplinary teams to assess and rehabilitate recipients of implanted hearing devices through auditory training and counseling.
• 2.6Measure noise levels in workplaces and conduct hearing conservation programs in industry, military, schools, and communities.
• 1.8Refer patients to additional medical or educational services, if needed.

9.1% of Audiologists tasks can be automated with AI or robotics