# Competences — audiology technician Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/521bbfd5-c179-46e3-879b-e74bd6db367c). ## Essential - **advise customers on hearing aids** (skill/competence) - **health, safety and hygiene legislation** (knowledge) - **hygiene in a health care setting** (knowledge) - **maintain laboratory equipment** (skill/competence) - **maintain records of clients' prescriptions** (skill/competence) - **order supplies for audiology services** (skill/competence) - **perform technical tasks with great care** (skill/competence) - **produce impressions for ear moulds** (skill/competence) - **repair hearing aids** (skill/competence) - **types of audiological equipment** (knowledge) - **use of specialised instruments in otorhinolaryngology** (skill/competence) ## Optional - acoustics (knowledge) - adapt hearing tests (skill/competence) - adjust hearing aids (skill/competence) - assist audiologists with screening (skill/competence) - communication related to hearing impairment (knowledge) - comply with legislation related to health care (skill/competence) - contribute to continuity of health care (skill/competence) - empathise with the healthcare user (skill/competence) - geriatrics (knowledge) - hearing aids (knowledge) - hearing loss (knowledge) - human ear (knowledge) - interpret diagnostic tests in otorhinolaryngology (skill/competence) - listen actively (skill/competence) - physiology of hearing (knowledge) - prepare audiologist patients for assessments (skill/competence) - recommend hearing aids (skill/competence) - refer healthcare users (skill/competence) - use e-health and mobile health technologies (skill/competence) - use special hearing equipment for tests (skill/competence) ## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 59 ads, as of 2026-07-09) Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs. ### Hard skills - data collection — **20 %** - patient care — **19 %**