What are the job prospects after I graduate?
With the impending retirement age of the baby boomer generation, audiology is considered to be an in-demand profession, and has in fact been featured in the U.S. News & World Reports ‘Best Careers’ series. Of the 2008 and 2009 graduating classes, graduates achieved 100% employment within 2 months of graduation, and 92% were employed prior to graduation.
Hearing loss is surprisingly common. According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), approximately 28 million people in the U.S. have some degree of reduced hearing sensitivity, and about 1 out of every 22 infants born in the U.S. has some type of hearing problem. These facts, combined with an aging baby boomer population, improved testing technologies that are identifying hearing loss within days of birth, and mandatory infant hearing screening in most U.S. states, is increasing the need for individuals trained in both audiology and education of hearing-impaired children. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, audiology will be one of the hottest professions in the country in the next decade. The profession is rated in the top 30 – out of 700 – fastest growing occupations, with the number of positions expected to climb 45% by 2010. Similarly, there are thousands of opportunities for deaf educators nationwide. Every school district is required to offer
