Audiology assistant vs technician

The differences between audiology assistants and technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an audiology assistant and a technician. Additionally, a technician has an average salary of $38,045, which is higher than the $36,554 average annual salary of an audiology assistant.

The top three skills for an audiology assistant include patients, listening devices and hearing loss. The most important skills for a technician are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Audiology assistant vs technician overview

	Audiology Assistant	Technician
Yearly salary	$36,554	$38,045
Hourly rate	$17.57	$18.29
Growth rate	-8%	1%
Number of jobs	27,351	596,842
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Average age	50	40
Years of experience	2	2

Audiology assistant vs technician salary

Audiology assistants and technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Audiology Assistant	Technician
Average salary	$36,554	$38,045
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $48,000	Between $24,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between audiology assistant and technician education

There are a few differences between an audiology assistant and a technician in terms of educational background:

	Audiology Assistant	Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 66%	Bachelor's Degree, 32%
Most common major	Communication Disorders Sciences	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	-

Audiology assistant vs technician demographics

Here are the differences between audiology assistants' and technicians' demographics:

	Audiology Assistant	Technician
Average age	50	40
Gender ratio	Male, 14.7% Female, 85.3%	Male, 75.2% Female, 24.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 4.9% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	6%	2%

Differences between audiology assistant and technician duties and responsibilities

Audiology assistant example responsibilities.

Facilitate client relationships and manage surgery schedules, financial consultations, follow up care and ongoing maintenance.
Maintain and update patient in EMR.
Conduct outpatient follow-up appointments using diagnostic click and tone-burst ABR.
Notify patients upon approval/denial of prior authorization requests; set up appointments with their audiologist.
Obtain and input accurate demographic and insurance information on the clinic information system on patients.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and developing personal growth opportunities such as CPR and leadership courses.

Technician example responsibilities.

Achieve multiple ASE certifications within first year of employment.
Implement and manage UHF radio base stations, repeaters, and command network, effectively linking all regional headquarters.
Manage telecommunications installation and repair for hospital Nortel network.
Maintain numerous automate scripts to assist in managing Linux systems.
Manage, troubleshot and repair multiple wireless technologies including fiber optic transmission switches.
Install peripherals including printers, fax machines, scanners, and smartphones.

Audiology assistant vs technician skills

Common audiology assistant skills

Patients, 53%
Listening Devices, 12%
Hearing Loss, 6%
Patient Education, 4%
CPR, 3%
Patient Appointments, 3%

Common technician skills

Patients, 16%
Customer Service, 14%
Patient Care, 8%
Hand Tools, 6%
Diagnosis, 5%
Preventative Maintenance, 4%