• Discover the mechanisms of how humans hear
• Improve hearing healthcare (hearing device design, treatments, drugs)
• Educate people on how to maintain their hearing health
• Investigate disorders of the auditory system

• Design and implement experiments related to hearing
• Write and present scientific reports
• Test and evaluate hearing devices
• Develop working relationships with clinicians and clinical populations
• Test hearing in animals
• Engineer sound stimuli

• Coding skills 
• Science communication
• Study design and implementation
• Scientific writing

• Principal investigator or professor
• Research coordinator
• Staff scientist

• University and research institutions
• Hospitals
• Audiology clinics
• Biotechnology
• Hearing device manufacturers
• Hearing aid and cochlear implant testers

In college: 

• Select a major in communication science and disorders, physics, linguistics, biology, neuroscience, or biomedical engineering
• Pursue internships in research or at an industry position related to sound

After college

• Seek a Master’s or Doctorate in a related field (Communication Science, Engineering, Biology, Neuroscience)

• Focus on key subjects: biology, physics, math, psychology, languages
• Volunteer at audiology therapy clinics
• Learn about different kinds of hearing disorders through external sources, books, videos 
• Learn about sounds of some foreign languages