Salary Breakdown
Neurodiagnostic Technologists
Average
$43,120
ANNUAL
$20.73
HOURLY
Entry Level
$28,870
ANNUAL
$13.88
HOURLY
Mid Level
$37,050
ANNUAL
$17.81
HOURLY
Expert Level
$60,000
ANNUAL
$28.85
HOURLY
Projected Jobs
Neurodiagnostic Technologists
51,500
Projected job openings through 2030
Sample Career Roadmap
Neurodiagnostic Technologists
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Top Expected Tasks
Neurodiagnostic Technologists
01
Indicate artifacts or interferences derived from sources outside of the brain, such as poor electrode contact or patient movement, on electroneurodiagnostic recordings.
02
Monitor patients during tests or surgeries, using electroencephalographs (EEG), evoked potential (EP) instruments, or video recording equipment.
03
Conduct tests or studies such as electroencephalography (EEG), polysomnography (PSG), nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography (EMG), and intraoperative monitoring (IOM).
04
Collect patients' medical information needed to customize tests.
05
Explain testing procedures to patients, answering questions or reassuring patients, as needed.
06
Set up, program, or record montages or electrical combinations when testing peripheral nerve, spinal cord, subcortical, or cortical responses.
07
Summarize technical data to assist physicians to diagnose brain, sleep, or nervous system disorders.
08
Conduct tests to determine cerebral death, the absence of brain activity, or the probability of recovery from a coma.
09
Attach electrodes to patients, using adhesives.
10
Measure patients' body parts and mark locations where electrodes are to be placed.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Neurodiagnostic Technologists
Common knowledge, skills & abilities needed to get a foot in the door.
KNOWLEDGE
English Language
KNOWLEDGE
Customer and Personal Service
KNOWLEDGE
Computers and Electronics
KNOWLEDGE
Medicine and Dentistry
KNOWLEDGE
Biology
SKILL
Active Listening
SKILL
Speaking
SKILL
Critical Thinking
SKILL
Reading Comprehension
SKILL
Monitoring
ABILITY
Oral Expression
ABILITY
Problem Sensitivity
ABILITY
Deductive Reasoning
ABILITY
Inductive Reasoning
ABILITY
Information Ordering
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