Annual Salary
£28,000 to £65,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Audiologists and hearing aid dispensers work with children and adults who have hearing loss, tinnitus, or problems with balance.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: between 8am and 6pm;
There will be
3.8% more Audiologist jobs in 2027.
As an audiologist you could:
You may need to wear a uniform.
You could work in an NHS or private hospital or in a therapy clinic.
You can get into this job through a university course or an apprenticeship.
You can complete the NHS Practitioner Training Programme leading to a degree in healthcare science (audiology). This is a 3-year training scheme and includes a mix of on the job training and study.
To work as an audiologist or hearing aid dispenser in the private sector, you'll need to do an audiology or hearing aid dispensing foundation degree approved by the Health and Care Professions Council.
Postgraduate course
If you already have a science degree, you could join the postgraduate NHS Scientist Training Programme. This is a 3-year course in clinical science, specialising in neurosensory sciences.
You could study for the MSc in Audiology with the option to include a clinical placement depending on where you study.
You'll usually need:
You might be able to do a Hearing Aid Dispenser Level 5 Higher Apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship usually takes 2 years to complete and is a mix of learning on the job and study. This will qualify you to work independently to test people's hearing and fit hearing aids.
You'll usually need:
You could start as an audiology practitioner or a hearing care assistant and take further study to qualify as an audiologist or hearing aid dispenser.
You'll find it helpful to get some experience in healthcare before you apply for a course.
You'll need to:
To keep up to date with developments in audiology or to find training, you could register with the British Academy of Audiology or the British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists.
You can find out more about how to become an audiologist from:British Academy of Audiology; British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists; Health Careers
With experience you could specialise in an area like:cochlear implants; managing tinnitus; working with deafblind people; assisting people with learning disabilities
You could:lead a clinical team, manage a unit or move into a general management position in healthcare; become a director of your own retail stores; move into research or become a higher education lecturer at a university
For other roles linked to Audiologist, employers such as Specsavers offer an apprenticeship as a Hearing Aid Dispenser
You'll need: