Audiologist or Hearing Instrument Specialist
Compensation
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Job Description
A growing, multi-location hearing healthcare practice is seeking an Audiologist or Hearing Instrument Specialist to join its clinic in Columbia, South Carolina. This opportunity is ideal for a provider who enjoys building lasting patient relationships and delivering individualized hearing care in a supportive clinical environment.
- Scope of Practice
- Perform comprehensive hearing evaluations for adult patients
- Recommend hearing solutions based on each patient's hearing needs and lifestyle
- Fit, program, verify, and adjust hearing aids using best practices
- Provide hearing aid follow-up care and ongoing patient support
Qualifications
- Doctor of Audiology (Au. D.) or Master's degree in Audiology or current Hearing Instrument Specialist license
- Eligible for or able to obtain South Carolina licensure as an Audiologist or Hearing Instrument Specialist
- Experience fitting and programming hearing aids
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive base salary plus performance incentives
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Paid holidays
Key Responsibilities
Perform comprehensive hearing evaluations for adult patients and recommend tailored hearing solutions. Fit, program, and adjust hearing aids while providing ongoing follow-up care and support.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Audiologist or Hearing Instrument Specialist at Staffing Proxy a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Audiology — ranked against 611 active Audiology listings on WeekdayDoc.
Audiology Career Context
Of the 50 active Audiology listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 12% have no call, 96% require no weekends.
Audiology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.6 / 10 · above average in audiology | ranked against 611 Audiology listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Audiology median $95k (middle half $76k–$105k)303 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | South Carolina index 93.7 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Audiology listings in South Carolina | 14 active | 650 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 12% no call · 96% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 9% offer loan repayment686 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Audiology listings | 192 in the last 30 days | 105 the 30 days before (+83%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Audiology pay trend | −3.9% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 611 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Benefits & Perks
Living in Columbia
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $218k
- Typical market rent
- $1,500/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 18 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 93.7
- State income tax
- Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Columbia, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.