Jobs for Former Hearing Aid Specialists

Hearing Aid Specialists build service orientation, instructing and social perceptiveness skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Dental Assistants (79%).

Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers

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25 careers that use your skills

#	Career	Skill match	Median pay	Pay change	Extra education
1	Dental Assistants	79%	$48,070	−26%	None
2	Physical Therapist Assistants	72%	$68,380	+5%	None
3	Audiologists	69%	$95,780	+47%	Graduate degree
4	Respiratory Therapists	68%	$82,280	+26%	None
5	Occupational Therapy Assistants	68%	$72,300	+11%	None
6	Medical Assistants	66%	$45,690	−30%	None
7	Radiation Therapists	65%	$105,310	+62%	None
8	Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	65%	$48,430Pay for the broader BLS group “Healthcare Support Workers, All Other”	Not compared	None
9	Exercise Physiologists	63%	$59,460	−9%	Bachelor's degree
10	Registered Nurses	63%	$97,550	+50%	Bachelor's degree

1Dental Assistants
79%
Median pay
$48,070
Pay change
−26%
Extra educationNone
2Physical Therapist Assistants
72%
Median pay
$68,380
Pay change
+5%
Extra educationNone
3Audiologists
69%
Median pay
$95,780
Pay change
+47%
Extra educationGraduate degree
4Respiratory Therapists
68%
Median pay
$82,280
Pay change
+26%
Extra educationNone
5Occupational Therapy Assistants
68%
Median pay
$72,300
Pay change
+11%
Extra educationNone
6Medical Assistants
66%
Median pay
$45,690
Pay change
−30%
Extra educationNone
7Radiation Therapists
65%
Median pay
$105,310
Pay change
+62%
Extra educationNone
8Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
65%
Median pay
$48,430
Pay change
Not compared
Pay for the broader BLS group “Healthcare Support Workers, All Other”
Extra educationNone
9Exercise Physiologists
63%
Median pay
$59,460
Pay change
−9%
Extra educationBachelor's degree
10Registered Nurses
63%
Median pay
$97,550
Pay change
+50%
Extra educationBachelor's degree

Compared with Hearing Aid Specialists, median $65,160. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.

Your transferable skills

How important each skill is in work as hearing aid specialists (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).

Service Orientation3.62

Instructing3.50

Social Perceptiveness3.25

Complex Problem Solving3.12

Judgment and Decision Making3.12

Persuasion3.12

Skills to learn

The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.

Social Perceptiveness
Management of Personnel Resources
Operation and Control
Operations Analysis

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Your top 3 moves, up close

A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.

Dental Assistants

79% skill match · $48,070 · −26% pay

First step

Most common education: Post-Secondary Certificate (46% of workers).
A certification can help.
On-the-job training: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year.

Skills to add

Operation and Control · Management of Personnel Resources

Is this right for you?

Exposure to disease or infection
Long hours on your feet
Dealing with conflict is part of the job

Physical Therapist Assistants

72% skill match · $68,380 · +5% pay

First step

Most common education: Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree (84% of workers).
A professional certification is often expected.
On-the-job training: over 3 months, up to and including 6 months.

Skills to add

Management of Personnel Resources · Operation and Control · Social Perceptiveness

Is this right for you?

Exposure to disease or infection
Mistakes can have serious consequences
Long hours on your feet

Audiologists

69% skill match · $95,780 · +47% pay

First step

Most common education: Doctoral Degree (96% of workers).
Usually needs a graduate degree — more preparation than your current job.
A professional certification is often expected.
On-the-job training: anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month.

Skills to add

Operations Analysis · Management of Personnel Resources · Social Perceptiveness

Is this right for you?

Exposure to disease or infection
Tight deadlines are common

Similar roles in the same field

If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.

Free help near you

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Questions former hearing aid specialists ask

What jobs can former hearing aid specialists do?

The closest matches are Dental Assistants (79% skill match, median $48,070), Physical Therapist Assistants (72% skill match, median $68,380) and Audiologists (69% skill match, median $95,780), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.

Which hearing aid specialist career changes pay more?

Among the 25 matches, 10 pay more than hearing aid specialists at the median. The biggest increases: Radiation Therapists (+62%, $105,310), Registered Nurses (+50%, $97,550) and Audiologists (+47%, $95,780).

Do former hearing aid specialists need another degree?

19 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones. One usually needs a graduate degree: Audiologists.

How is the skill match calculated?

We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.

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Sources. Skills, tasks and education: O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under CC BY 4.0. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Data Sources & Licenses