NOC 31112 听力学家和语言病理学家 | Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
加拿大 NOC 31112 听力学家和语言病理学家（Audiologists and speech-language pathologists）属于TEER 1 级的专业职业，负责诊断、评估和治疗患有外周和中枢听力丧失、耳鸣和平衡问题的个体。语言病理学家诊断、评估和治疗人类沟通障碍，包括言语、流利度、语言、声音和吞咽障碍。他们受雇于医院、社区和公共卫生中心、长期护理机构、日间诊所、康复中心和教育机构，或可能在私人诊所工作。担任主管的听力学家和语言病理学家也包括在本单元组中。
| NOC | NOC 2021 最新版本 |
|---|---|
 职业名称 |
听力学家和语言病理学家 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists |
 NOC 代码 |
31112 |
 TEER 等级 |
1 |
 职业分类 |
健康职业（3）- 专业卫生职业（31）- 其他专业卫生职业（3111） |
职业概述 | Occupational Overview
听力学家（Audiologists）诊断、评估和治疗患有外周（peripheral）和中枢（central）听力丧失、耳鸣（tinnitus）和平衡问题（balance problems）的个体。语言病理学家（Speech-language pathologists）诊断、评估和治疗人类沟通障碍（human communication disorders），包括言语（speech）、流利度（fluency）、语言（language）、声音（voice）和吞咽障碍（swallowing disorders）。听力学家和语言病理学家受雇于医院、社区和公共卫生中心（community and public health centres）、长期护理机构（extended care facilities）、日间诊所（day clinics）、康复中心（rehabilitation centres）和教育机构（educational institutions），或可能在私人诊所（private practice）工作。担任主管的听力学家和语言病理学家也包括在本单元组中。
示例职位（8个）| Example Titles (8 titles)
- 听力学家 | Audiologist
- 听力学临床医生 | Audiology clinician
- 认证听力学家 | Certified audiologist
- 临床听力学家 | Clinical audiologist
- 教育语言病理学家 | Educational speech-language pathologist
- 研究听力学家 | Research audiologist
- 言语治疗师 | Speech therapist
- 言语临床医生 | Speech-language clinician
主要职责 | Main Duties
听力学家（Audiologists）：使用专业仪器（specialized instruments）和电子设备（electronic equipment）开发和管理听力测试（audiometric tests）和检查（examinations），以诊断和评估患者听力损伤（hearing impairment）的程度和类型；为患者计划和实施适应/康复计划（habilitation/rehabilitation programs），包括选择、验配和调整放大设备（amplification devices），如助听器（hearing aids）、平衡再训练练习（balance retraining exercises）和教授唇读（lip reading）；教育和咨询患者及家属关于听力丧失和治疗的性质、程度、影响和意义；作为跨学科团队（interdisciplinary team）成员建立个性化护理计划（personalized care plans）；进行与听力和听力障碍相关的研究（research）；可能指导和监督听力技术员（audiometric technicians）、学生和其他医护人员。- 语言病理学家（Speech-language pathologists）：管理测试和检查（tests and examinations）并观察患者，以诊断和评估言语、声音、共鸣（resonance）、语言、流利度、认知语言（cognitive-linguistic）和吞咽障碍（swallowing disorders）；开发、规划和实施矫正言语、声音、语言、流利度、共鸣、认知语言和吞咽障碍的补救计划（remedial programs）；作为跨学科团队成员建立团体和个性化护理计划；教育和咨询患者及家属关于沟通和吞咽障碍；对言语和其他沟通障碍以及诊断程序（diagnostic procedures）和设备的发展和设计进行研究；可能指导和监督沟通障碍助理（communicative disorders assistants）、学生和其他医护人员。
从业要求 | Employment Requirements
- 听力学家需要听力学硕士学位（master’s degree in audiology）。
- 语言病理学家需要语言病理学硕士学位（master’s degree in speech-language pathology）。
- 在纽芬兰和拉布拉多、新不伦瑞克、魁北克、安大略、马尼托巴、萨斯喀彻温、阿尔伯塔和不列颠哥伦比亚省，听力学家和语言病理学家需要向监管机构（regulatory body）注册。
- 通常需要成为国家协会——加拿大语言病理学家和听力学家协会（Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists）的会员。
- 在某些司法管辖区（jurisdictions），听力学家可能需要获得单独的助听器配发许可证（licence to dispense hearing aids）。
排除职业 | Exclusions
- 语音矫正医师 (in 31100 临床和实验室医学专家 | Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine)
- 医疗保健管理者 (30010) | Managers in health care (30010)
- 盲文指导员；唇读指导员；手语指导员 (in 42203 残疾人指导员 | Instructors of persons with disabilities)
- 助听器执业者；语言病理学助理 (in 32109 其他治疗和评估技术职业 | Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment)
所有职位（25个）| All Titles (25 titles)
- 放大设备听力学家 | Amplification audiologist
- 听力学家 | Audiologist
- 听力学临床医生 | Audiology clinician
- 听力学专家 | Audiology specialist
- 认证听力学家 | Certified audiologist
- 认证助听器听力学家 | Certified hearing aid audiologist
- 临床听力学家 | Clinical audiologist
- 社区听力学家 | Community audiologist
- 社区语言病理学家 | Community speech-language pathologist
- 诊断听力学家 | Diagnostic audiologist
- 配发听力学家 | Dispensing audiologist
- 教育听力学家 | Educational audiologist
- 教育语言病理学家 | Educational speech-language pathologist
- 人类沟通障碍专家 | Human communication disorders specialist
- 工业听力学家 | Industrial audiologist
- 语言治疗师 | Logopedist
- 儿科听力学家 | Pediatric audiologist
- 研究听力学家 | Research audiologist
- 言语和听力治疗师 | Speech and hearing therapist
- 言语病理学家 | Speech pathologist
- 言语治疗师 | Speech therapist
- 言语临床医生 | Speech-language clinician
- 语言病理学家 | Speech-language pathologist
- 语言病理学家临床医生 | Speech-language pathologist clinician
- 语言病理学家研究员 | Speech-language pathologist researcher
Canada National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Code: 31112
Title: Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
Type: Unit Group
Level: 5
Occupational Overview
Audiologists diagnose, evaluate and treat individuals with peripheral and central hearing loss, tinnitus and balance problems. Speech-language pathologists diagnose, assess and treat human communication disorders including speech, fluency, language, voice and swallowing disorders. Audiologists and speech-language pathologists are employed in hospitals, community and public health centres, extended care facilities, day clinics, rehabilitation centres and educational institutions, or may work in private practice. Audiologists and speech-language pathologists who are supervisors are included in this unit group.
Example Titles (8 titles)
- Audiologist
- Audiology clinician
- Certified audiologist
- Clinical audiologist
- Educational speech-language pathologist
- Research audiologist
- Speech therapist
- Speech-language clinician
Main Duties
- Audiologists
- Develop and administer audiometric tests and examinations using specialized instruments and electronic equipment to diagnose and evaluate the degree and type of patients’ hearing impairment
- Plan and implement habilitation/rehabilitation programs for patients, including selection, fitting and adjustment of amplification devices, such as hearing aids, balance retraining exercises and teaching speech (lip) reading
- Educate and counsel patients and families regarding the nature, extent, impact and implications of hearing loss and treatment
- Establish personalized care plans working as a member of an interdisciplinary team
- Conduct research related to hearing and hearing disorders
- May instruct and supervise audiometric technicians, students and other health care personnel.
- Speech-language pathologists
- Administer tests and examinations and observe patients to diagnose and evaluate speech, voice, resonance, language, fluency, cognitive-linguistic and swallowing disorders
- Develop, plan and implement remedial programs to correct speech, voice, language, fluency, resonance, cognitive-linguistic and swallowing disorders
- Establish group and personalized care plans working as a member of an interdisciplinary team
- Educate and counsel patients and families regarding communication and swallowing disorders
- Conduct research on speech and other communication disorders and on the development and design of diagnostic procedures and devices
- May instruct and supervise communicative disorders assistants, students and other health care personnel.
Employment Requirements
- Audiologists require a master’s degree in audiology.
- Speech-language pathologists require a master’s degree in speech-language pathology.
- Registration with a regulatory body is required for audiologists and speech-language pathologists in Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
- Membership in the national association, Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, is usually required.
- In some jurisdictions, audiologists may be required to obtain a separate licence to dispense hearing aids.
Additional Information
Exclusions
- Phoniatrician (in 31100 Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine)
- Managers in health care (30010)
- Braille instructor; Lip-reading instructor; Sign language instructor (in 42203 Instructors of persons with disabilities)
- Hearing aid practitioner; Speech-language pathology assistant (in 32109 Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment)
Occupational Classification Breakdown
| Classification Level | Category |
|---|---|
| Broad occupational category | 3 – Health occupations |
| TEER | 1 – Occupations usually require a university degree |
| Major group | 31 – Professional occupations in health |
| Sub-major group | 311 – Physicians, dentists, optometrists, chiropractors and other health diagnosing and treating professionals |
| Minor group | 3111 – Physicians, dentists, optometrists and chiropractors |
| Version | NOC 2021 Version 1.0 |