Also called: Hearing Conservation Technician, CAOHC-Certified Technician
Tests the hearing of workers in loud jobs to catch noise damage early.
Drives a mobile testing van to a factory, tests dozens of workers in a soundproof booth, and teaches them to wear earplugs correctly.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma plus a 20-hour CAOHC course.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing about average. Steady, tied to workplace safety rules.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Self-run tablet and booth audiometers can test workers automatically; program setup and training workers still need people.
Age 18+. One way to start: Take a 20-hour CAOHC course, then apply to mobile hearing-test companies First: CAOHC Occupational Hearing Conservationist course (about 3 days)
Classes: Biology, Physics (sound), Health.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-2099.
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