How To Become A Dispensing Audiologist: What It Is and Career Path

What is a dispensing audiologist and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

Quoted expert

Dr. Sara Burdak

The average dispensing audiologist salary is $56,996. The most common degree is a bachelor's degree degree with an speech-language pathology major. It usually takes 1-2 years of experience to become a dispensing audiologist. Dispensing audiologists with a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology (CCC-A) certification earn more money. Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 10% and produce 1,500 job opportunities across the U.S.

What general advice would you give to a dispensing audiologist?

Dr. Sara Burdak

Chief Audiology Officer, Starkey Hearing Technologies

Never stop learning. Graduation is just the first step in your professional career. At Starkey, I've worn many hats, but I've always had a passion for training. I now oversee a global Education and Audiology team and our Government Services division, working with several thousand hearing healthcare professionals, on an annual basis, to provide better hearing to their patients. The hearing industry is always evolving. Just this year, Starkey unveiled the world's first custom rechargeable hearing aid and a new feature called Edge Mode, which allows a hearing aid wearer to adapt to a new listening environment with just a simple tap of the device. As the needs of patients change, the hearing industry will need bright minds who are not afraid to take that next step in the hearing aid revolution.

ScoreDispensing AudiologistUS Average

Salary

4.5

Avg. Salary $56,996

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

7.0

Growth rate 10%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

3.9

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.50%

Asian 4.95%

Black or African American 0.83%

Hispanic or Latino 2.89%

Unknown 4.95%

White 85.88%

Gender

female 53.85%

male 46.15%

Age - 44

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 44

Stress level

7.0

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

10.0

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance

7.0

Work life balance is good

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a dispensing audiologist

Explore dispensing audiologist education requirements

Most common dispensing audiologist degrees

Bachelor's

45.2 %

Doctorate

26.2 %

Master's

23.8 %

Start to develop specific dispensing audiologist skills

Skills	Percentages
Test Results	30.59%
Listening Devices	24.04%
CFY	9.07%
Hearing Aid Sales	8.75%
Private Practice	8.52%

Complete relevant dispensing audiologist training and internships

Accountants spend an average of Less than 1 month on post-employment, on-the-job training. New dispensing audiologists learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a dispensing audiologist based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real dispensing audiologist resumes.

Research dispensing audiologist duties and responsibilities

Perform standard audiometry tests, ABR, ENG, and Otoacoustic Emmissions.
Organize, update and maintain medical information database; prepare written and communicate verbally relative to patients' histories.
Research and develop vestibular evoke myogenic testing (VEMP) protocol currently in use at JFK.
Administer aural rehabilitation to geriatric-psychiatric patients.

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