Other Technical Occupations in Therapy and Assessment
Job description
These individuals are involved in the assessment, examination, and treatment of clients. Some, such as hearing aid specialists, work independently. Others assist the following health care professionals:
- Audiologists
- Speech Therapists
- Physiotherapists
- Occupational Therapists
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
Audioprosthetists
- Examine adults to determine the degree of hearing loss using assessment techniques and electroacoustic testing.
- Recommend and prescribe appropriate hearing aids.
- Take an impression of the ear to make the hearing aid.
- Install, adjust, and modify hearing aids, as required.
- Advise customers on the use, care, and maintenance of the equipment.
- Follow up with clients and adjust their devices as needed.
Audiometric Technicians
- Conduct sound screening tests to determine a person’s hearing threshold and record the results.
- Explain procedures to customers.
- Monitor, verify, and calibrate hearing equipment.
- Take ear impressions of individuals, as required.
- Install and adjust hearing aids.
Speech Therapist and Communication Disorder Assistants
- Assist Speech Therapists in evaluating individuals.
- Run treatment programs.
- Develop materials for use with clients, under the supervision of Speech Therapists.
- Document people’s progress in rehabilitation.
- Check and maintain equipment and therapeutic materials.
Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Assistants
- Run treatment programs under supervision.
- Ensure the rehabilitation of people with disabilities to optimize their daily activities.
Rehabilitation Assistants
- Prepare and maintain equipment and supplies.
- Assist individuals with their rehabilitation activities.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $22.25
- Median
- $27.00
- Maximum
- $36.00
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
4,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 83.9% Female
- 16.1% Male
Not available.
- 83.9% Female
- 16.1% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$55,600
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 621, 622, 62390% of jobs
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NAICS 6243% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 452% of jobs
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NAICS 912% of jobs
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NAICS 611% of jobs
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Others2% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 621, 622, 62390% of jobs
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NAICS 6243% of jobs
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NAICS 44, 452% of jobs
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NAICS 912% of jobs
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NAICS 611% of jobs
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Others2% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
College
DCS in audioprothèse
Code : 160B0
Placement rate: 94.4%
5.6% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
Audioprosthetists
- Membership in the Ordre des audioprothésistes du Québec (Quebec Order of Audioprosthetists).
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Critical thought
- Active listening
- Oral expression
- Judgment and decision-making
- Social perception
- Information processing
- Result evaluation
- Reading comprehension
- Service oriented
- Coordination
- Active learning
- Teaching
- Written expression
- Solving complex problems
- Time management
- Learning strategies
Abilities
- Oral comprehension
- Awareness of issues
- Verbal skills
- Inductive reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Speech clarity
- Deductive reasoning
- Written comprehension
- Selective attention
- Written expression
- Information organization
- Near vision
- Processing flexibility
- Classification
- Perception speed
- Hand-arm stability
Knowledge and attributes
- Knowledge of the French language
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Capacity to work in a team
- Sense of initiative
- Attention to detail
- Capacity to be discrete
- Tolerance to stress
- Respect others
- Open-mindedness
- Knowledge of medicine or dentistry
Interests
- Assist or care for people
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
Official name of the NOC 32109
Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
Job titles
- Physical Rehabilitation Therapists
- Audioprosthetists
- Physical therapist assistant (pta)
- Communication aide - medical
- Speech aide
- Speech therapist aide
- Hearing instrument practitioner assistant
- Therapist assistant
- Communication assistant - medical
- Occupational therapy assistant
- Speech language assistant
- Hearing aid assistant
- Rehabilitation assistant
- Therapy assistant
- Communication disorders assistant
- Recreation therapy assistant
- Audiometrician
- Hearing aid practitioner
- Hearing aid dealer
- Hearing aid consultant
- Communication disorders instructor
- Kinesitherapist
- Hearing instrument dispenser
- Speech correctionist - medical
- Hearing aid specialist
- Licensed hearing instrument specialist
- Certified ophthalmic technician (cot)
- Ophthalmic medical technician
- Assistive listening device technician
- Audiological technician
- Physical therapy technician
- Occupational therapy technician
- Hearing assessment technician
- Ophthalmic technician
- Speech technician
- Hearing aid technician
- Physical rehabilitation technician
- Hearing disorder technician
- Ophthalmic technologist
- Certified ophthalmic medical technologist (comt)
- Ophthalmic medical technologist
- Manual arts therapist
Skill type
Health
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