4.1 KiB
4.1 KiB
Competences — audiologist
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c4d6d07a-ae90-40ce-bc5a-c952805a9bf3).
Essential
- accept own accountability (skill/competence)
- acoustics (knowledge)
- adapt hearing tests (skill/competence)
- adhere to organisational guidelines (skill/competence)
- adjust cochlear implants (skill/competence)
- adjust hearing aids (skill/competence)
- advise on healthcare users' informed consent (skill/competence)
- apply context specific clinical competences (skill/competence)
- apply organisational techniques (skill/competence)
- audiology (knowledge)
- audiometry (knowledge)
- balance disorders (knowledge)
- clean patients' ear canals (skill/competence)
- communicate in healthcare (skill/competence)
- communication related to hearing impairment (knowledge)
- comply with legislation related to health care (skill/competence)
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice (skill/competence)
- conduct health related research (skill/competence)
- contribute to continuity of health care (skill/competence)
- counsel patients on improving hearing (skill/competence)
- deal with emergency care situations (skill/competence)
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship (skill/competence)
- diagnose hearing impairement (skill/competence)
- educate on the prevention of illness (skill/competence)
- empathise with the healthcare user (skill/competence)
- ensure safety of healthcare users (skill/competence)
- evaluate the psychological impact of hearing problems (skill/competence)
- follow clinical guidelines (skill/competence)
- health care legislation (knowledge)
- health care system (knowledge)
- hearing aids (knowledge)
- hearing loss (knowledge)
- human anatomy (knowledge)
- human ear (knowledge)
- human physiology (knowledge)
- hygiene in a health care setting (knowledge)
- inform policy makers on health-related challenges (skill/competence)
- instruct on the use of hearing aids (skill/competence)
- interact with healthcare users (skill/competence)
- interpret diagnostic tests in otorhinolaryngology (skill/competence)
- listen actively (skill/competence)
- manage healthcare users' data (skill/competence)
- monitor patients' progress related to treatment (skill/competence)
- neurophysiology (knowledge)
- pathology (knowledge)
- physiology of balance (knowledge)
- physiology of hearing (knowledge)
- produce impressions for ear moulds (skill/competence)
- promote inclusion (skill/competence)
- provide health education (skill/competence)
- provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health (skill/competence)
- psychoacoustics (knowledge)
- refer healthcare users (skill/competence)
- respond to changing situations in health care (skill/competence)
- undertake clinical audit (skill/competence)
- use e-health and mobile health technologies (skill/competence)
- use of specialised instruments in otorhinolaryngology (skill/competence)
- use special hearing equipment for tests (skill/competence)
- work in a multicultural environment in health care (skill/competence)
- work in multidisciplinary health teams (skill/competence)
Optional
- conduct research on hearing topics (skill/competence)
- counselling methods (knowledge)
- disability types (knowledge)
- geriatrics (knowledge)
- human psychological development (knowledge)
- paediatrics (knowledge)
- pedagogy (knowledge)
- speech techniques (knowledge)
- supervise audiology team (skill/competence)
- use foreign languages for health-related research (skill/competence)
- use foreign languages in patient care (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 61 ads, as of 2026-07-09)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- hearing aid fitting — 33 %
- diagnostic testing — 26 %