Description
Other technical workers in therapy and assessment perform various technical therapy and assessment functions. Some may assist professionals such as audiologists, speech-language pathologists, ophthalmologists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists. They are employed in hospitals, clinics, extended care facilities, rehabilitation centres, community health centres, educational institutions, hearing aid retail stores, in the private practices of the professionals they assist, or they may be self-employed.
Job Titles
- Audiometric assistant
- Audiometric technician
Main Duties
- Under the supervision of audiologists, administer tests such as pure tone hearing screening, impedance tests and noise level measurements using equipment such as audiometers and sound level meters to determine hearing thresholds of patients
- Instruct patients on test procedures and record results
- Monitor, check and calibrate auditory equipment
- May take earmold impressions and fit and adjust hearing instruments.
Workplaces
- Clinics
- Education institutions
- Extended care facilities
- Hospitals
- Private practices of audiologists
- Rehabilitation centres
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Equipment and Tool Selection
- Evaluation
- Instructing
- Learning and Teaching Strategies
Abilities
- Hearing Sensitivity
- Auditory Attention
- Speech Clarity
- Speech Recognition
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
Personal Attributes
- Concern for Others
- Attention to Detail
- Collaboration
- Service Orientation
- Social Orientation
Similar Occupations
- Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment (32109)
- Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations (33101)
- Medical laboratory technologists (32120)
- Medical radiation technologists (32121)
- Medical sonographers (32122)
- Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists (32123)
- Pharmacy technicians (32124)
- Other medical technologists and technicians (32129)
Source: OaSIS
Employment Outlook
An employment outlook has not been assigned due to low levels of employment for this occupation in PEI.
The demand for workers in this field is expected to rise in order to meet the health care needs of a growing and aging population. This occupation may also be affected by technology as certain procedures become more automated, mitigating job demand. This occupation also includes assistants to alternative health care practitioners such as massage therapists, homeopaths, naturopaths and acupuncturists, among others who have become more popular sources of medical services in recent years.
Here are some key facts about Other assisting occupations in support of health services in Prince Edward Island:
- Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Other assisting occupations in support of health services mainly work in the following sectors:
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 56%
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 17%
- Social assistance (NAICS 624): 9%
- Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 8%
- Nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623): 7%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 72% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 28% compared to 16% for all occupations
- 56% of other assisting occupations in support of health services work all year, while 44% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 14% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 86% compared to 49% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 23% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 10% compared to 11% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor’s: 33% compared to 25% for all occupations
- bachelor’s degree: 23% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
Source: Job Bank
Prevailing Wages
| AREA | LOW | MEDIAN | HIGH |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEI | $16.00 | $23.52 | $28.00 |
| Canada | $15.40 | $21.00 | $27.27 |
Training
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