Neurodiagnostic Technologists

Bright outlookJob zone 3: medium preparationO*NET 29-2099.01

Pay and outlook shown for

median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

$37k10th$46kMedian$78k90th

New workers start near $36,820; experienced workers reach $78,350. About 1,330 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.

Job outlook

Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.

Employment change: +14.4%; Alamo region, 1,481 to 1,694 jobs · U.S. +5%
Openings a year: 131; in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 13,600
Employed in 2024: 1,481; in the Alamo region · U.S. 178,800

Typical entry education: Postsecondary nondegree award

Alamo Colleges programs that lead here

1 program, with the college that teaches each.

Respiratory Care
Degree · Health & Biosciences

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Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

Active Listening4.0
Speaking3.9
Reading Comprehension4.1
Critical Thinking4.0
Monitoring3.6
Writing3.4
Social Perceptiveness3.1
Active Learning3.3

What the work is

Conduct electroneurodiagnostic (END) tests such as electroencephalograms, evoked potentials, polysomnograms, or electronystagmograms. May perform nerve conduction studies.

Attach electrodes to patients, using adhesives.
Summarize technical data to assist physicians to diagnose brain, sleep, or nervous system disorders.
Conduct tests or studies such as electroencephalography (EEG), polysomnography (PSG), nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography (EMG), and intraoperative monitoring (IOM).
Calibrate, troubleshoot, or repair equipment and correct malfunctions, as needed.
Conduct tests to determine cerebral death, the absence of brain activity, or the probability of recovery from a coma.
Measure visual, auditory, or somatosensory evoked potentials (EPs) to determine responses to stimuli.

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

Certificate35%
Associate degree48%
Bachelor's degree16%

Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.

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