Careers in Audiology
From the hiring, job, or externship search process to candidate screenings and salary negotiations, the Academy provides the resources you need for the next step in your professional journey.
Resources for Your Career
The job and externship market is constantly changing. As a student looking for an externship or a new or seasoned professional looking for a job opportunity, it can be challenging. The Academy is here for you!
Find externship resources, career tools, and more - developed for you by the Academy. Resources include AuD, PhD, and AuD/PhD program lists, resume review service and resources, job seeker profiles and externship/job alerts through HEARCareers as well as professional advancement information.
Take the next step in your professional journey and explore the tools below.
Know Your Worth - Access the Academy Salary Survey
The Academy conducted its recent survey in 2023, which provides total compensation and benefits data for full-time and part-time audiologists.
Become an Audiologist
Becoming an audiologist is an investment of your time and efforts. The Academy has many resources from graduate school information to a vast community that is waiting to welcome you.
New Professional Toolkit
As a new professional, the Academy identified key resources to make sure you have all you need to begin a successful career.
Doctoral Programs in Audiology
There are many universities that offer AuD, PhD, and AuD/PhD programs. Find a full list of opportunities here.
Employment Resources
The audiology employment landscape is constantly evolving. The Academy has resources designed to keep you up to speed in such a fast-paced environment.
A Blueprint for Career Growth and Leadership Development
The Academy is hosting a series of professional development as a part of education sessions at AAA 2025 called 'Beyond the Booth.'
Job Seekers
Explore your one-stop shop of externship and career resources from current job and externship listings on HEARCareers, to compensation information, job advice, and more.
Employers
Have an open position or looking for human resources help? Access the Academy's employer resources, including discount codes to job packages on the Academy's year-round job board, HEARCareers.
Career News
Please check out career-related news in Audiology Today (AT), the Academy’s award-winning magazine of, by, and for audiologists.
The Future of Audiology: Surviving and Thriving
The future of audiology holds immense promise for improving hearing and balance care. Advancements in technology—coupled with a growing awareness of hearing loss, shifts in health-care delivery, and demographic change—are driving significant changes in the field.
AuD Externship Applications: Trends Across Time
The Student Academy of Audiology periodically distributes surveys to AuD students to document their experiences during the externship application process. This article places previous published survey results in context with the most recent survey, administered in the summer of 2024, to inform students and relevant stakeholders, evaluate trends across time, and examine potential explanatory factors.
OPINION EDITORIAL | ACEN: Not Right Here, Right Now
To some extent, the Audiology Clinical Education Network is appealing for all involved in the externship process. Even so, it is our opinion that joining ACEN may not be the right decision for all externship sites at this time.
Professional Advancement
The Academy is dedicated to providing professional advancement resources from its' online learning platform offering web seminars, to a full range of training from approved CE providers, certification information, research, and more.
Meetings and Events
Earn continuing education and learn more about best practices through our annual conference and topical online seminars.
ABA Certification
Get acknowledged for your knowledge, skills, and competencies through voluntary certification and specialty certification programs.
Jerger Future Leaders of Audiology Conference
The conference provides an abundance of leadership and networking opportunities to its selected attendees.