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Hearing Aid Specialists in New Mexico

Want to work as a Hearing Aid Specialists in New Mexico? Below are the key facts. Select and fit hearing aids for customers. Administer and interpret tests of hearing. Assess hearing instrument efficacy. Take ear impressions and prepare, design, and modify ear molds. Excludes “Audiologists” (29-1181).

What do Hearing Aid Specialists Make in New Mexico?

For a hearing aid specialists working in New Mexico, the median annual wage is $79,930 per year (or roughly $38.43/hour).Annual wages span from $35,450 at the 10th percentile to $121,990 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$35,450	$17.05
25th percentile	$64,290	$30.91
Median (50th)	$79,930	$38.43
75th percentile	$115,630	$55.59
90th percentile	$121,990	$58.65

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in New Mexico compared to the national average — is 0.78, indicating fewer hearing aid specialists per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, hearing aid specialists earn a median of $96,168 per year ($46.23/hour), lower than the New Mexico median.

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 366,866 hearing aid specialists in the U.S.. In New Mexico alone, around 50 people work in this role. That’s fewer than the typical state, which employs around 220 hearing aid specialists.

Top States for Hearing Aid Specialists Employment

View the states that employ the most hearing aid specialists work.

State	Number Employed
Florida	1,730
Illinois	660
California	610
Michigan	500
Pennsylvania	490
Georgia	430
Texas	410
Ohio	330
Minnesota	310
Oregon	300
New York	270
Indiana	260
Wisconsin	260
Iowa	260
Missouri	260
Utah	250
South Carolina	250
Washington	220
Tennessee	210
Massachusetts	200

Highest-Paying States for Hearing Aid Specialists

Where hearing aid specialists earn the most: hearing aid specialists.

State	Annual Median Salary
Hawaii	$91,000
New York	$80,710
New Mexico	$79,930
California	$78,830
Nevada	$78,310
Arkansas	$76,750
Washington	$74,670
Maryland	$74,670
Montana	$74,220
Colorado	$73,220

Skills

The most important hearing aid specialists skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Core knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

The abilities that matter most for hearing aid specialists, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Common tasks include:

• Train clients to use hearing aids or other augmentative communication devices.
• Counsel patients and families on communication strategies and the effects of hearing loss.
• Select and administer tests to evaluate hearing or related disabilities.
• Administer basic hearing tests including air conduction, bone conduction, or speech audiometry tests.
• Maintain or repair hearing aids or other communication devices.
• Perform basic screening procedures, such as pure tone screening, otoacoustic screening, immittance screening, and screening of ear canal status using otoscope.
• Create or modify impressions for earmolds and hearing aid shells.
• Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in audiology.
• Demonstrate assistive listening devices (ALDs) to clients.
• Assist audiologists in performing aural procedures, such as real ear measurements, speech audiometry, auditory brainstem responses, electronystagmography, and cochlear implant mapping.
• Diagnose and treat hearing or related disabilities under the direction of an audiologist.

Work Activities

• Assisting and Caring for Others
• Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
• Getting Information
• Working with Computers
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Documenting/Recording Information
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Selling or Influencing Others
• Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
• Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment

Tools & Technology

Common tools and software used in this occupation include: Hot technologies: Microsoft Excel In-demand technologies: Microsoft Office software

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Programs that train for this career include:

• Allied Health Professions

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Related Careers

Careers similar to hearing aid specialists include:

• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• Prosthodontists
• Optometrists
• Speech-Language Pathologists
• Audiologists
• Urologists

Also Known As

Audiology Assistant, Audiology Technician, Audioprosthologist, Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist (Board Certified HIS), Hearing Aid Attendant, Hearing Aid Consultant, Hearing Aid Dispenser, Hearing Aid Fitter, Hearing Aid Specialist, Hearing Aid Technician (Hearing Aid Tech), Hearing Care Practitioner, Hearing Care Professional, Hearing Care Specialist, Hearing Health Technician (Hearing Health Tech), Hearing Instrument Dispenser.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 29-2092.00