!!AUDIOLOGY A CAREER FOR THE FUTURE & big earner???????
hi
recently i got my a levels results, my 1st choice was optometry i have done alot of reading on optometry
recently i got my a levels results, my 1st choice was optometry i have done alot of reading on optometry
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"Salary and other benefits
These figures are only a guide, as actual rates of pay may vary, depending on the employer and where people live.
Newly-qualified audiologists working in the NHS usually start at around £20,000 a year.
Audiologists with specialist skills and responsibilities can earn up to £30,000 or more.
Audiologists with managerial roles or expertise in a particular field may earn up to £56,000 or more."
i copied this from another website.
znicz does this sound accurate to you
I don't think thats too bad considering you only need to do a four year degree to be qualified..i think.
These figures are only a guide, as actual rates of pay may vary, depending on the employer and where people live.
Newly-qualified audiologists working in the NHS usually start at around £20,000 a year.
Audiologists with specialist skills and responsibilities can earn up to £30,000 or more.
Audiologists with managerial roles or expertise in a particular field may earn up to £56,000 or more."
i copied this from another website.
znicz does this sound accurate to you
I don't think thats too bad considering you only need to do a four year degree to be qualified..i think.
hi
sounds abouty right tht, but the 56k u must do a masters or phd and be on the highest band 8c which is very difficult to progress to, you will be about 40 by then!!
the average on the nhs is about 24-7k or 30k in london areas which aint bad , there are a shortage of audios, but the admiss tutors sed this dus not mean wages will rocket up it just nmeans more will be employed! the new agennda for change on the nhs means ppl get [paid fairly
any more info please message
Im doing biomedical sciences at Bradford, after y1 u can transfer to optometry or pharmacy or after yr 2 u can do medicine at leeds or enter their dental school or obviously be a biomedical scientist. Leeds also said they will strongly consider me to audiology after a year if i was to apply again through ucas
regards
sounds abouty right tht, but the 56k u must do a masters or phd and be on the highest band 8c which is very difficult to progress to, you will be about 40 by then!!
the average on the nhs is about 24-7k or 30k in london areas which aint bad , there are a shortage of audios, but the admiss tutors sed this dus not mean wages will rocket up it just nmeans more will be employed! the new agennda for change on the nhs means ppl get [paid fairly
any more info please message
Im doing biomedical sciences at Bradford, after y1 u can transfer to optometry or pharmacy or after yr 2 u can do medicine at leeds or enter their dental school or obviously be a biomedical scientist. Leeds also said they will strongly consider me to audiology after a year if i was to apply again through ucas
regards
twinklz
"Salary and other benefits
These figures are only a guide, as actual rates of pay may vary, depending on the employer and where people live.
Newly-qualified audiologists working in the NHS usually start at around £20,000 a year.
Audiologists with specialist skills and responsibilities can earn up to £30,000 or more.
Audiologists with managerial roles or expertise in a particular field may earn up to £56,000 or more."
i copied this from another website.
znicz does this sound accurate to you
I don't think thats too bad considering you only need to do a four year degree to be qualified..i think.
These figures are only a guide, as actual rates of pay may vary, depending on the employer and where people live.
Newly-qualified audiologists working in the NHS usually start at around £20,000 a year.
Audiologists with specialist skills and responsibilities can earn up to £30,000 or more.
Audiologists with managerial roles or expertise in a particular field may earn up to £56,000 or more."
i copied this from another website.
znicz does this sound accurate to you
I don't think thats too bad considering you only need to do a four year degree to be qualified..i think.
20k a year? Binmen earn more than that don't they?
Howard
Isn't that all about hearing? Can't be much to it can they?
"Can you hear me?"
"Yes"
"No problem them"
"Can you hear me?"
Silence
"You need a hearing aid you death bastard"
Do you actually need a degree for this sort of thing?
"Can you hear me?"
"Yes"
"No problem them"
"Can you hear me?"
Silence
"You need a hearing aid you death bastard"
Do you actually need a degree for this sort of thing?
a hearing aid only amplifies sound, it isn't a cure for deafness and chances are they can lipread you so I doubt they will appreciate being called a deaf bastard
just a couple of point guys:
its 4 years
YOU PAY NO TUITION FEES
u can be paid upto £50 a week for 12 months for 3 years of those years with a bursary if ure parent/s that around 2.5k - ok its ofset against ure loan so u get less in terms of loan that you have to pay back when u graduate
the third year u are in 2 session of 6 month placements - you will get paid a trainee salary - upto 12k (not bad for someone who has not graduated)
DO YOU THINK THE GOVERNMENT would do this for graduates it doesnt need ??????
..... no, anyone read the news lately ?? ... privatisation of all non core hospital services is something thats been said - no i dont know how true this will be, but i have a feeling that more services will be privatised
... as far as earnings go, optician makes for his services say for example he sells a 300 quid frame + 100 quid lens (i'd say thats quite an expenive set) ? ... he'll make a cut of that and will do that more times than an audiologist sells a hearing aid
Because there are more people with eye problems
But people be aware .... a patient sees a private audiologist and at minimum will need £600 for 2 hearing aids .... and more probably 2500 for a new digital aids ... the turnover will be around the same . (in the provate sector)
do you think the nhs is that rediculous to make a profession that was diploma entry now 4 years long ??? I personally think the unis are getting students ready for private practise .
Just my opinion
its 4 years
YOU PAY NO TUITION FEES
u can be paid upto £50 a week for 12 months for 3 years of those years with a bursary if ure parent/s that around 2.5k - ok its ofset against ure loan so u get less in terms of loan that you have to pay back when u graduate
the third year u are in 2 session of 6 month placements - you will get paid a trainee salary - upto 12k (not bad for someone who has not graduated)
DO YOU THINK THE GOVERNMENT would do this for graduates it doesnt need ??????
..... no, anyone read the news lately ?? ... privatisation of all non core hospital services is something thats been said - no i dont know how true this will be, but i have a feeling that more services will be privatised
... as far as earnings go, optician makes for his services say for example he sells a 300 quid frame + 100 quid lens (i'd say thats quite an expenive set) ? ... he'll make a cut of that and will do that more times than an audiologist sells a hearing aid
Because there are more people with eye problems
But people be aware .... a patient sees a private audiologist and at minimum will need £600 for 2 hearing aids .... and more probably 2500 for a new digital aids ... the turnover will be around the same . (in the provate sector)
do you think the nhs is that rediculous to make a profession that was diploma entry now 4 years long ??? I personally think the unis are getting students ready for private practise .
Just my opinion
hi ganstarr
i rang leeds admissions they were saying, audiology is a growing profession nhs pay for your fees because there is a shortage! this does not mean you earn big £££££ it simply means you are more likely to find employment thts why the nhs are employing. Under the new agender for change in the nhs audiology is Band 5 after graduation = 19-24k sstarting, you will not go to private practice straight off! you need to be band arounf 7-8(consultant near level) to get private practice and even then its soo difficult to get a jobs because of few pprivate sectors
do not do audiology for the money! says the admissuions tutor because u are 'barking up the wrong tree' it will never really comppete with optometry or dentistry/medicine. optom is soo successful cos glasses can be fasionable too hearing aids cannot!
ppl have been deaf along time it hasnt just started now, hearing aids have bee around for years!!!!!
my advice is do sumthing u enjoy, if u want big bucks do optom,dentistry medicine
Alot of unis say career opitunities are brilliant but read the other courses they offer they say it all the time.
1 more thing so many ppl have dun audiology now because of this perspective of making loot there must be 2000+ graduates now!
regards
i rang leeds admissions they were saying, audiology is a growing profession nhs pay for your fees because there is a shortage! this does not mean you earn big £££££ it simply means you are more likely to find employment thts why the nhs are employing. Under the new agender for change in the nhs audiology is Band 5 after graduation = 19-24k sstarting, you will not go to private practice straight off! you need to be band arounf 7-8(consultant near level) to get private practice and even then its soo difficult to get a jobs because of few pprivate sectors
do not do audiology for the money! says the admissuions tutor because u are 'barking up the wrong tree' it will never really comppete with optometry or dentistry/medicine. optom is soo successful cos glasses can be fasionable too hearing aids cannot!
ppl have been deaf along time it hasnt just started now, hearing aids have bee around for years!!!!!
my advice is do sumthing u enjoy, if u want big bucks do optom,dentistry medicine
Alot of unis say career opitunities are brilliant but read the other courses they offer they say it all the time.
1 more thing so many ppl have dun audiology now because of this perspective of making loot there must be 2000+ graduates now!
regards
OK think what you want - im not here to change your mind.
Firstly - how did medicine get into your list of big earners ? My sister is 4 years of out of med school and making 29k .... hmmm. It is however a big earner or respect .
Do you think that lecturers are going to say " yes come into our profession if you just want money " - youre asking totally the wrong people my friend. They want academics who are in it to add to the subject and can help there department.
Arent you contradicting yourself when you say the NHS is paying as there is a shortage - then saying there must be 2000+ graduates.... My brotha ! Do you know there is an average 6 - 12 month waiting list on a simple NHS hearing test ????
When you asked the uni they are right in saying about these bands - they are however not finalised, so you could be on less when you first start or more. The agenda for change issue has been around for longer than the degree itself (BSc(Hons) that is).
ok now lets look at it from a wider prospective - you hate audiology say, you just do the degree and get a BSc - get a 2.1 . You have just paid no tuition fees and you apply for a management job/bank job (banking mergers aqusition whatever!) - totally unrelated to audiology - do you think they will pick some dude who has a 2.1 in some finance degree?? I think not - the audiology graduate will have an edge, why ???
Because you have experience straight out your degree with working with people - You have also already shown some empathetic skills and technical ability - everyone loves science graduates !!
The prospect of finding a job straight out of uni is fantastic ... just ask any non specific degree holder. Say for example a history dgraduate comes out and takes a year to find a job...or longer !!, which is very common these days. The audiology graduate is 19 - 24k ahead which doesnt seem like much (and it isnt)- but if properly thought about with financial sense and youre still living at home for example - man !! you could start your own thing off....
about your private practise statement, i wont be rude about it ... but its not correct man. im very serious ! Firstly i think what your thinking private sector is and what the uni thinks it is are different. unis see private sector as private audiology companys who go around trying to sell hearing aids to people - they have sales to keep up to etc. i dont know too much about it. You do not need to be band 7 / 8 to work in it and yes straight out of uni with a good score u could be employed into a company.
But say for example you set your own clinic up ... and linked with a hospital to take there excess work then boom you have a potential to make money ....
But man - i understand if it doesnt look like its a money maker yet ... and it may never be - it is stable, you WILL get a job and its a great profession !!!
My opinions definitely differ to yours however.
Firstly - how did medicine get into your list of big earners ? My sister is 4 years of out of med school and making 29k .... hmmm. It is however a big earner or respect .
Do you think that lecturers are going to say " yes come into our profession if you just want money " - youre asking totally the wrong people my friend. They want academics who are in it to add to the subject and can help there department.
Arent you contradicting yourself when you say the NHS is paying as there is a shortage - then saying there must be 2000+ graduates.... My brotha ! Do you know there is an average 6 - 12 month waiting list on a simple NHS hearing test ????
When you asked the uni they are right in saying about these bands - they are however not finalised, so you could be on less when you first start or more. The agenda for change issue has been around for longer than the degree itself (BSc(Hons) that is).
ok now lets look at it from a wider prospective - you hate audiology say, you just do the degree and get a BSc - get a 2.1 . You have just paid no tuition fees and you apply for a management job/bank job (banking mergers aqusition whatever!) - totally unrelated to audiology - do you think they will pick some dude who has a 2.1 in some finance degree?? I think not - the audiology graduate will have an edge, why ???
Because you have experience straight out your degree with working with people - You have also already shown some empathetic skills and technical ability - everyone loves science graduates !!
The prospect of finding a job straight out of uni is fantastic ... just ask any non specific degree holder. Say for example a history dgraduate comes out and takes a year to find a job...or longer !!, which is very common these days. The audiology graduate is 19 - 24k ahead which doesnt seem like much (and it isnt)- but if properly thought about with financial sense and youre still living at home for example - man !! you could start your own thing off....
about your private practise statement, i wont be rude about it ... but its not correct man. im very serious ! Firstly i think what your thinking private sector is and what the uni thinks it is are different. unis see private sector as private audiology companys who go around trying to sell hearing aids to people - they have sales to keep up to etc. i dont know too much about it. You do not need to be band 7 / 8 to work in it and yes straight out of uni with a good score u could be employed into a company.
But say for example you set your own clinic up ... and linked with a hospital to take there excess work then boom you have a potential to make money ....
But man - i understand if it doesnt look like its a money maker yet ... and it may never be - it is stable, you WILL get a job and its a great profession !!!
My opinions definitely differ to yours however.
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