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Overview
Hearing instrument specialist is a program that prepares individuals to test the hearing of, and to select, fit and dispense appropriate hearing aids for, patients. includes instruction in acoustics, anatomy and physiology of the ear, hearing testing, hearing aid fitting and technology, health promotion and rehabilitation, counseling and communication, business management, and professional ethics.
Highlights
School with the highest reported median starting salary ($138K) with a Associate's Degree: Moreno Valley College
Career with the highest median salary ($53K) associated with this program: Specialized Health Technologists and Technicians
Careers for program graduates
Following are recommended careers for people who earn hearing instrument specialist degrees, with color indicating the most common education attained by other workers.
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Salary and Debt
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hearing instrument specialist.
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Recommended careers for those with a degree in this program
Those who study this degree may be prepared to work as:
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Explore schools that offer hearing instrument specialist degrees and certificates
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The school list includes a few facts about each school that give you an idea of the educational quality each school might offer:
Student-Faculty Ratio: A small number of students per full-time instructor suggests individual attention for each student and an up-to-date curriculum.
Satisfaction Rate: A high percentage of returning first-year students should correlate with satisfaction (schools call this their retention rate).
Repayment Rate: A high repayment rate means most alumni earn enough to make progress repaying loans within 7 years of leaving.
We also show the total enrollment for the school as measured by full-time-equivalent (FTE) students enrolled annually.
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Related Programs
Top 10 similar programs
Following are related programs, ordered by those with the highest number of completions. You can explore a full list by pressing the more details button.
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- Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
- Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
- Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
- Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist
- Surgical Technology/Technologist
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Careers for this program majors
this program is part of a larger collection of programs: Healthcare Technologists and Aids. Is there a different program that's close to this program that might be a better match for your interests? You can use this table to see a little about the programs that fall under this umbrella. If you click on any of the table headers, that will sort the table by that column, or click on a row and see Ididio's profile for that program.
Gender
Gender of recent graduates
Of all people with any degree in hearing instrument specialist earned in the last academic year, 69% were women.
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Context: Percentage women
This major has a higher percentage of women than 68% other programs.
Race/Origin
Race/Origin of recent graduates
Here is an overview of race/origin for all hearing instrument specialist graduates from this last academic year.
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Context: Percentage of Minority Graduates
Minority students comprise a lower percentage of graduates than in 75% of other programs.
