Average Salary

[AuDie]

Does anyone know what average salary for a clinical audiolgist is? (3 yrs experience)
And is there a big difference between working for a hospital or with
private company (e.g. Widex, oticon etc). ?

Go to http://www.bls.gov/oco/ and search for audiologist. That should give you an idea of what you can expect to earn as well as some other useful info. There is a difference between working for a hearing aid company and working for a hospital. I have been working for Siemens Hearing (one of the largest hearing aid manufacturers) for 3 years and the audiologists there typically work as customer service reps or work in sales/business end of things. Research audiologists for the company are in Germany. Depending on where other companies decide to do their research you may or may not have the opportunity to do research for a corporation in the U.S.

Hospitals obviously focus more on the clinical aspect of audiology. You will probably earn less in a hospital than you would being the VP of audiology for a big corporation, but the work is so different it's difficult to compare them. Also, depending on what population you focus on (geriatric vs pediatric) your earnings may go up or down. If you're looking for a way to earn the big bucks in clinical work, private practice catering to VA/geriatric populations is the way to go.

---

Members don't see this ad.

 

[mountianknight]

What is the career path for a customer service representative at siemens hearing?
What special skill or training, someone needs to bring to the siemens hearing division that will make the candidate stand out from the competion on the customer service end.?(ie. database applications...)
Are there different levels of customer service? and how does the company break them apart?
What is the turnover rate at siemens hearing instruments customer service department?

Thank you for helping me see a clear picture.

 

[0U1988]

Go to http://www.bls.gov/oco/ and search for audiologist. That should give you an idea of what you can expect to earn as well as some other useful info. There is a difference between working for a hearing aid company and working for a hospital. I have been working for Siemens Hearing (one of the largest hearing aid manufacturers) for 3 years and the audiologists there typically work as customer service reps or work in sales/business end of things. Research audiologists for the company are in Germany. Depending on where other companies decide to do their research you may or may not have the opportunity to do research for a corporation in the U.S.

Hospitals obviously focus more on the clinical aspect of audiology. You will probably earn less in a hospital than you would being the VP of audiology for a big corporation, but the work is so different it's difficult to compare them. Also, depending on what population you focus on (geriatric vs pediatric) your earnings may go up or down. If you're looking for a way to earn the big bucks in clinical work, private practice catering to VA/geriatric populations is the way to go.

https://www.asha.org/NR/rdonlyres/62D54554-8399-4BA7-B8AC-BD01599D7491/0/08AudSurveySalaries.pdf
https://www.asha.org/NR/rdonlyres/2...-D1628B5BBA34/0/08AudSurveyHourlySalaries.pdf
https://www.asha.org/NR/rdonlyres/8...-B451C85A2BB9/0/08AudSurveyTrendsSalaries.pdf

 

[DrumHead]

thanks for these. Good read.

 

[Audtruth]

I have worked in the past as an audiologist for a hearing aid manufacturer. The positions are very easy to get as the positions are quite demanding (usually some travel), often require public speaking skills (giving seminars/training) and have a very high turnover rate.

The pay is quite good and you rarely have to see patients (which for some is the biggest benefit). Most audiologists are quite introverted so if you are outgoing, personalble and have some dispensing experience (afterall you will more than likley be doing technical support over the phone) it may be a good position for you.

Pros: good pay and work environment, usually given a lot of respect in company (you are usually the most knowledgeable there on patients, product etc.), opportunity to advance, good hours, get a break from patients, learn stuff other than audiology (business end)

Cons: Giving tech advice to hearing instrument "specialists" who have no idea what they are doing-I could tell you horror stories
Feeling like a call centre employee
Travel
Conferences where you have to entertain customers (audiologists and of course dispensers)
Training dispensers

 

[DrumHead]

All those cons don't really look like cons, just not as cool as the pros. Thanks for the info. Are you still in corporate world or are you doing something else now? And if something else, how are you liking that?

 

[MCL Audie]

What is the salary for AuDs with several years of experience working as a tech support rep ?