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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

29-2092 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. Excludes “Audiologists” (29-1181).


National estimates for Hearing Aid Specialists
Industry profile for Hearing Aid Specialists
Geographic profile for Hearing Aid Specialists

National estimates for Hearing Aid Specialists:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Hearing Aid Specialists:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
10,250 8.0 % $ 29.59 $ 61,550 3.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Hearing Aid Specialists:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 16.58 $ 20.44 $ 28.21 $ 36.01 $ 41.28
Annual Wage (2) $ 34,480 $ 42,520 $ 58,670 $ 74,900 $ 85,870


Industry profile for Hearing Aid Specialists:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Hearing Aid Specialists are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Hearing Aid Specialists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Hearing Aid Specialists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Health and Personal Care Retailers 3,690 0.33 $ 29.89 $ 62,160
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 490 0.14 $ 25.45 $ 52,930
Offices of Physicians 470 0.02 $ 21.55 $ 44,820
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 260 0.00 $ 21.84 $ 45,430
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 160 0.02 $ 34.01 $ 70,740

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Hearing Aid Specialists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Health and Personal Care Retailers 3,690 0.33 $ 29.89 $ 62,160
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 490 0.14 $ 25.45 $ 52,930
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 160 0.02 $ 34.01 $ 70,740
Offices of Physicians 470 0.02 $ 21.55 $ 44,820
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 40 0.01 $ 20.82 $ 43,310

Top paying industries for Hearing Aid Specialists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 160 0.02 $ 34.01 $ 70,740
Health and Personal Care Retailers 3,690 0.33 $ 29.89 $ 62,160
Offices of Other Health Practitioners (8) (8) $ 27.43 $ 57,050
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 490 0.14 $ 25.45 $ 52,930
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) 80 (7) $ 23.95 $ 49,810


Geographic profile for Hearing Aid Specialists:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Hearing Aid Specialists are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Hearing Aid Specialists, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of hearing aid specialists by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Hearing Aid Specialists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 890 0.05 0.74 $ 33.90 $ 70,510
Illinois 720 0.12 1.77 $ 26.35 $ 54,810
Michigan 710 0.16 2.43 $ 25.91 $ 53,890
Pennsylvania 550 0.09 1.36 $ 28.48 $ 59,230
Texas 520 0.04 0.57 $ 31.07 $ 64,630


Map of location quotient of hearing aid specialists by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Hearing Aid Specialists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Utah 310 0.19 2.77 $ 23.93 $ 49,770
Iowa 270 0.18 2.61 $ 33.87 $ 70,450
Michigan 710 0.16 2.43 $ 25.91 $ 53,890
Hawaii 100 0.16 2.36 $ 37.97 $ 78,970
South Carolina 340 0.15 2.24 $ 23.94 $ 49,790


Map of annual mean wages of hearing aid specialists by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Hearing Aid Specialists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 380 0.04 0.60 $ 45.32 $ 94,260
New Mexico 60 0.07 1.02 $ 38.27 $ 79,600
Hawaii 100 0.16 2.36 $ 37.97 $ 78,970
Virginia 210 0.05 0.80 $ 36.51 $ 75,940
Alabama 50 0.02 0.34 $ 36.17 $ 75,230



Map of employment of hearing aid specialists by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Hearing Aid Specialists:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 480 0.11 1.58 $ 27.07 $ 56,300
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 400 0.21 3.08 $ 27.08 $ 56,320
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 340 0.04 0.52 $ 43.92 $ 91,360
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 280 0.05 0.68 $ 26.79 $ 55,720
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 240 0.13 1.90 $ 29.87 $ 62,140
Salt Lake City, UT 240 0.30 4.49 $ 22.50 $ 46,800
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 200 0.07 1.04 $ 28.30 $ 58,860
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 160 0.12 1.76 $ 26.32 $ 54,740
St. Louis, MO-IL 140 0.11 1.59 $ 26.68 $ 55,500
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 120 0.04 0.56 $ 32.40 $ 67,390


Map of location quotient of hearing aid specialists by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Hearing Aid Specialists:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bend-Redmond, OR 40 0.47 6.89 $ 36.20 $ 75,300
Salt Lake City, UT 240 0.30 4.49 $ 22.50 $ 46,800
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 50 0.26 3.79 $ 27.94 $ 58,120
Flint, MI 30 0.24 3.49 $ 21.88 $ 45,500
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 90 0.23 3.37 $ 33.52 $ 69,720
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 400 0.21 3.08 $ 27.08 $ 56,320
Urban Honolulu, HI 70 0.16 2.44 $ 39.66 $ 82,490
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 30 0.16 2.30 $ 25.48 $ 53,000
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 50 0.15 2.21 $ 28.84 $ 59,980
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 120 0.14 2.11 $ 34.06 $ 70,850


Map of annual mean wages of hearing aid specialists by area, May 2023


Top paying metropolitan areas for Hearing Aid Specialists:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 340 0.04 0.52 $ 43.92 $ 91,360
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 100 0.04 0.64 $ 40.19 $ 83,580
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (8) (8) (8) $ 39.78 $ 82,740
Urban Honolulu, HI 70 0.16 2.44 $ 39.66 $ 82,490
Richmond, VA 50 0.07 1.07 $ 38.70 $ 80,490
Albuquerque, NM 40 0.09 1.39 $ 38.62 $ 80,340
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 60 0.08 1.14 $ 38.56 $ 80,210
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA (8) (8) (8) $ 37.69 $ 78,400
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (8) (8) (8) $ 36.34 $ 75,580
Bend-Redmond, OR 40 0.47 6.89 $ 36.20 $ 75,300


About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024