Occupation Summary

Neurodiagnostic Technologists

O*NET 29-2099.01

Description:

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

Annual Wages:
$54,439.00
Employment Rate:
Employment is expected to increase by 15.68%.
Education Level:
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree). According to O*Net, the majority of people employed in this occupation have this level of education.
Endorsement:
Public Service, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM)

  1. Attach electrodes to patients, using adhesives.
  2. Summarize technical data to assist physicians to diagnose brain, sleep, or nervous system disorders.
  3. Conduct tests or studies such as electroencephalography (EEG), polysomnography (PSG), nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography (EMG), and intraoperative monitoring (IOM).
  4. Calibrate, troubleshoot, or repair equipment and correct malfunctions, as needed.
  5. Conduct tests to determine cerebral death, the absence of brain activity, or the probability of recovery from a coma.
  6. Measure visual, auditory, or somatosensory evoked potentials (EPs) to determine responses to stimuli.
  7. Indicate artifacts or interferences derived from sources outside of the brain, such as poor electrode contact or patient movement, on electroneurodiagnostic recordings.
  8. Measure patients' body parts and mark locations where electrodes are to be placed.
  9. Monitor patients during tests or surgeries, using electroencephalographs (EEG), evoked potential (EP) instruments, or video recording equipment.
  10. Set up, program, or record montages or electrical combinations when testing peripheral nerve, spinal cord, subcortical, or cortical responses.
  11. Adjust equipment to optimize viewing of the nervous system.
  12. Collect patients' medical information needed to customize tests.
  13. Submit reports to physicians summarizing test results.
  14. Assist in training technicians, medical students, residents, or other staff members.
  15. Explain testing procedures to patients, answering questions or reassuring patients, as needed.
  16. Participate in research projects, conferences, or technical meetings.


National Industry Employment Patterns


Industry % of Neurodiagnostic Technologists employed Annual Growth Rate
General medical and surgical hospitals 34.3 0.16
Outpatient care centers 30.2 1.49
Offices of physicians 13.7 0.09
Medical and diagnostic laboratories 2.4 0.49
Offices of other health practitioners 2.3 1.24


Labor Market Information


2024 Statewide average hourly wage $26.17
2024 National average hourly wage $27.10
2022 National employment 168,000
2022 Texas employment 14,675
Texas projected employment by 2032 16,976
Texas projected annual employment and Turnover openings through 2032 1,279




TEXAS COUNTY MAP BY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREA
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Top 10 Relevant Knowledge Areas Relevant Importance Levels
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
85.40%
Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
82.60%
Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
80.00%
Medicine and Dentistry
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
79.40%
Biology
Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
69.00%
Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
67.00%
Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
64.60%
Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
63.80%
Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
60.00%
Administrative
Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
58.80%


Top 10 Relevant Skill Areas Relevant Importance Levels
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
80.00%
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
77.60%
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
75.00%
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
75.00%
Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
72.40%
Writing
Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
67.60%
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
65.00%
Instructing
Teaching others how to do something.
62.40%
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
62.40%
Complex Problem Solving
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
62.40%


Top 10 Relevant Abilities Relevant Importance Levels
Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
80.00%
Problem Sensitivity
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
80.00%
Deductive Reasoning
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
77.60%
Inductive Reasoning
The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
77.60%
Information Ordering
The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
77.60%
Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
77.60%
Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
77.60%
Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
72.40%
Speech Clarity
The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
67.60%
Speech Recognition
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
65.00%


  • Assisting and Caring for Others
    -- Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
  • Documenting/Recording Information
    -- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
  • Working with Computers
    -- Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
    -- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
  • Getting Information
    -- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Other Activities


  • Relationships
    - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
  • Support
    - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.



Tools

Amplifiers: Differential amplifiers;

Desktop computers: Desktop computers;

Digital camcorders or video cameras: Video recorders;

Electroencephalograph EEGs: Portable electroencephalographs; Neurophysiologic interoperative monitoring systems; Wireless encephalographs; Electroencephalography EEG amplifiers; Electroencephalography EEG equipment; Electromyographs EMG;

Electromyograph electrodes or sets: Disposable foam pad electrodes; Epidural electrodes; Corkscrew needle electrodes; Depth electrodes; Sphenoidal electrodes; Subdermal needle electrodes; Subdural grid electrodes; Subdural strip electrodes; Surface disk electrodes;

Evoked response detectors: Evoked potential measuring systems;

Eye charts or vision cards: Eye charts;

Goggles: Goggles;

Hot air blowers: Air dryers;

Liquid crystal display LCD panels or monitors: Computer monitors;

Medical exam or non surgical procedure gloves: Protective medical gloves;

Medical syringes with needle: Hypodermic syringes;

Medical tape measures: Medical measuring tapes;

Medical ultrasound or doppler or pulse echocardiograph or echocardiograph units for general diagnostic use: Pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasound units;

Neuromuscular stimulators or kits: Electrode input panels;

Notebook computers: Laptop computers;

Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets: Otoscopes;

Pulse oximeter units: Pulse oximeters;

Signal generators: Signal generators;


Technology

Calendar and scheduling software: Scheduling software;

Data base user interface and query software: Database software; FileMaker Pro;

Internet browser software: Web browser software;

Medical software: MEDITECH software; EEG Portaview; BESA EEGFocus; Cadwell Laboratories Easy; Sleep analysis software; Natus NeuroWorks; Neurofax SpikeDetector; Neurotronics Polysmith;

Office suite software: Microsoft Office software;

Operating system software: Microsoft Windows;

Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint;

Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel;

Web platform development software: JavaScript;

Word processing software: Microsoft Word; Word processing software;


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