How to become an Audiologist
Also called: Audiology clinician, Audiology specialist, Hearing therapist, Audiology specialist, Hearing therapist
Audiologist assesses, diagnoses and treats patients with audiological and vestibular disorders caused by infectious, genetic, traumatic or degenerative conditions such as hearing loss, tinnitus, dizziness, imbalance, hyperacusis and auditory processing difficulties. He/she interprets audiometric test results alongside other medical, social and behavioural diagnostic data.
Main tasks
- Evaluating hearing and speech/language disorders to determine diagnosis and courses of treatment
- Administering hearing or speech/language evaluations, tests or examinations to patients to collect information on type and degree of impairment, using specialised instruments and electronic equipment
- Interpreting audiometric test results alongside other medical, social and behavioural diagnostic data
- Planning, directing and participating in counselling, speech, reading and other rehabilitation programmes
- Recommending hearing aids and other assistive devices according to clients’ needs and instructing them in their use
- Counselling and guiding hearing and/or language-handicapped individuals, their families, teachers and employers
- Referring clients to additional medical or educational services if needed
Ways in
- University: Allied Health degrees, Offered by 1 universities in Singapore
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $58,608 a year. The middle half earn $47,556 to $69,600 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become an Audiologist?
Ways in include: Allied Health degrees.
How much does an Audiologist earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $58,608 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $47,556 to $69,600.
Will AI change the work of an Audiologist?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026