Dear Friends,
"(Audiology) will graduate approximately 5,500 clinical practitioners during the next decade while an estimated 6,000 practicing and licensed audiologists will reach retirement age."
What does this mean for you? "The audiology demographic trends are clear based on an analysis of these data: (1) there will be fewer students entering the audiology profession than the projected retirements of active audiologists; (2) the audiology profession will have little or no growth; and (3) there will be an increase in demand for hearing health-care services." (B. Freeman, PhD, The Coming Crisis in Audiology, Audiology Today, NovDec issue 2009).
It means, you now have a greater leverage point (earning potential, job description, career options) in the industry. We are starting to see this attitudinal shift with major employers (higher salaries, sign-on bonus, benefits and perks and creative job descriptions i.e. “pajamas and powersuits” positions).
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Best Regards,
Tom Northey, MSM
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