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Hearing Aid Acousticians

OFO Code: 226604

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
226604
Occupation
Hearing Aid Acousticians
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
PROFESSIONALS
Unit group
2266 · Audiologists and Speech Therapists

Official description
Audiologists and speech therapists evaluate, manage and treat physical disorders affecting human hearing, speech, communication and swallowing. They prescribe corrective devices or rehabilitative therapies for hearing loss, speech disorders, and related sensory and neural problems and provide counselling on hearing safety and communication performance.

More official OFO detail
  • Evaluating hearing, speech and language performance in patients to determine the nature of hearing and communication disorders
  • Counselling and guiding hearing and/or language-impaired individuals, their families, teachers and employers
  • Planning and conducting treatment programs to manage physical disorders affecting speech and swallowing in patients such as stuttering and feeding disorders
  • Planning, directing and participating in counselling, screening, speech rehabilitation and other programs related to hearing and communication
  • Prescribing hearing aids and other assistive devices according to patients’ needs and instructing them in their use
  • Referring patients and families to additional medical or educational services if needed

2. Demand status

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