Occupational Employment and Wages, November 2004

29-1121 Audiologists

Assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
9,830 5.0 % $27.51 $57,220 2.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $17.55 $21.17 $25.50 $31.03 $38.55
Annual Wage (2) $36,500 $44,030 $53,040 $64,550 $80,190

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Offices of physicians 2,260 $27.01 $56,170
Health and personal care stores 1,600 $28.42 $59,100
Offices of other health practitioners 1,570 $30.24 $62,900
General medical and surgical hospitals 1,180 $27.92 $58,070
Elementary and secondary schools 1,180 $25.20 $52,420

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Other ambulatory health care services 120 $32.20 $66,980
Offices of other health practitioners 1,570 $30.24 $62,900
Outpatient care centers 160 $29.61 $61,590
Electronic instrument manufacturing 80 $28.70 $59,690
Health and personal care stores 1,600 $28.42 $59,100

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
District of Columbia 200 $30.59 $63,640 0.033%
New Mexico 180 $25.26 $52,530 0.024%
Idaho 120 $24.06 $50,040 0.021%
Wisconsin 460 $26.95 $56,050 0.017%
Iowa 170 $26.58 $55,280 0.012%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Nevada (7) $92.88 $193,180 (7)
Oklahoma (7) $48.90 $101,700 (7)
New Hampshire (7) $37.10 $77,160 (7)
California 1,160 $32.49 $67,570 0.008%
New Jersey 130 $30.95 $64,380 0.003%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Tucson, AZ MSA 180 $19.98 $41,560 0.051%
Rochester, NY MSA 80 $27.13 $56,430 0.016%
Houston, TX PMSA 330 $26.18 $54,460 0.016%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PMSA 120 $29.92 $62,230 0.015%
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA 400 $28.70 $59,690 0.014%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Tulsa, OK MSA (7) $57.19 $118,960 (7)
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA (7) $48.33 $100,520 (7)
New York, NY PMSA 200 $36.81 $76,560 0.005%
Miami, FL PMSA (7) $36.77 $76,490 (7)
Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 30 $36.66 $76,260 0.005%

About November 2004 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. 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 mean 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) Estimate not released.

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Last Modified Date: November 9, 2005