NOC 31112: Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
What audiologists and speech-language pathologists do
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.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following 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.
Job titles under NOC 31112
25 job titles are classified here, including audiologist, certified audiologist, clinical audiologist.
- amplification audiologist
- audiologist
- audiology clinician
- audiology specialist
- certified audiologist
- certified hearing aid audiologist
- clinical audiologist
- community audiologist
- community speech-language pathologist
- diagnostic audiologist
- dispensing audiologist
- educational audiologist
- educational speech-language pathologist
- human communication disorders specialist
- industrial audiologist
- logopedist
- pediatric audiologist
- research audiologist
- speech and hearing therapist
- speech pathologist
- speech therapist
- speech-language clinician
- speech-language pathologist
- speech-language pathologist clinician
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.
Audiologists and speech-language pathologists wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $33.33/hr | $46.15/hr | $59.52/hr |
Toronto ON | $29.00/hr | $46.70/hr | $59.35/hr |
Montréal QC | $33.20/hr | $43.84/hr | $50.93/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $35.45/hr | $47.44/hr | $56.60/hr |
Calgary AB | $32.05/hr | $55.00/hr | $64.66/hr |
Edmonton AB | $32.05/hr | $55.00/hr | $64.66/hr |
Ottawa ON | $29.00/hr | $46.70/hr | $59.35/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $19.62/hr | $47.50/hr | $60.44/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $34.00/hr | $41.00/hr | $51.50/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $29.00/hr | $46.70/hr | $59.35/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $29.00/hr | $46.70/hr | $59.35/hr |
London ON | $35.48/hr | $48.24/hr | $58.13/hr |
Halifax NS | $35.75/hr | $47.47/hr | $61.02/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $36.48/hr | $46.45/hr | $55.45/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $35.90/hr | $53.00/hr | $71.43/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $23.75/hr | $45.00/hr | $50.00/hr |
Nova Scotia | $34.95/hr | $46.93/hr | $63.56/hr |
New Brunswick | $34.71/hr | $47.14/hr | $55.02/hr |
Quebec | $34.00/hr | $41.00/hr | $51.50/hr |
Ontario | $29.00/hr | $46.70/hr | $59.35/hr |
Manitoba | $21.00/hr | $47.50/hr | $56.59/hr |
Saskatchewan | $35.90/hr | $53.00/hr | $71.43/hr |
Alberta | $32.05/hr | $55.00/hr | $64.66/hr |
British Columbia | $38.46/hr | $47.00/hr | $75.00/hr |
Using NOC 31112 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 25 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Braille instructor (NOC 42203)
- Hearing aid practitioner (NOC 32109)
- Lip-reading instructor (NOC 42203)
- Managers in health care (NOC 30010)
- Phoniatrician (NOC 31100)
- Sign language instructor (NOC 42203)
- Speech-language pathology assistant (NOC 32109)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for audiologists and speech-language pathologists?
Audiologists and speech-language pathologists are NOC 2021 unit group 31112. Example job titles in this group include audiologist, certified audiologist, clinical audiologist, educational speech-language pathologist.
What TEER is NOC 31112?
NOC 31112 is TEER 1 (University degree). Usually requires a university degree (bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate), or experience from a related TEER 2 occupation. TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 work counts as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do audiologists and speech-language pathologists earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $46.15/hr, about $90,000 a year full-time, with a range of $33.33/hr to $59.52/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.