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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 %