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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)
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## 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 %**
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