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Neurodiagnostic Technologists — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$50,290
United States, 2025
Employment
182,610
United States, 2025
Typical education
Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
10 related careers
Career overview
Conduct electroneurodiagnostic (END) tests such as electroencephalograms, evoked potentials, polysomnograms, or electronystagmograms. May perform nerve conduction studies.
- O*NET code
- 29-2099.01
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Indicate artifacts or interferences derived from sources outside of the brain, such as poor electrode contact or patient movement, on electroneurodiagnostic recordings.
- Monitor patients during tests or surgeries, using electroencephalographs (EEG), evoked potential (EP) instruments, or video recording equipment.
- Conduct tests or studies such as electroencephalography (EEG), polysomnography (PSG), nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography (EMG), and intraoperative monitoring (IOM).
- Collect patients' medical information needed to customize tests.
- Explain testing procedures to patients, answering questions or reassuring patients, as needed.
- Set up, program, or record montages or electrical combinations when testing peripheral nerve, spinal cord, subcortical, or cortical responses.
- Summarize technical data to assist physicians to diagnose brain, sleep, or nervous system disorders.
- Conduct tests to determine cerebral death, the absence of brain activity, or the probability of recovery from a coma.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$38,180
25th percentile
$44,170
75th percentile
$64,340
90th percentile
$85,270
Most important skills
- Active Listening4.0
- Speaking3.9
- Reading Comprehension3.8
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Monitoring3.6
- Writing3.4
- Social Perceptiveness3.3
- Active Learning3.1
- Service Orientation3.1
- Complex Problem Solving3.1
- Operations Monitoring3.1
- Instructing3.1
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 19 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
19
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.8 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Speaking | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.6 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Writing | 3.4 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.3 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Active Learning | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Service Orientation | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Instructing | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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National median $135,880
Compare with Neurodiagnostic TechnologistsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennewick, WA | $105,650 | 420 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $81,170 | 1,330 | 2025 |
| WY | $80,520 | 90 | 2025 |
| DE | $78,650 | 110 | 2025 |
| VI | $72,450 | 30 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $71,360 | 3,070 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $68,960 | 310 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | $68,700 | 40 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | $66,890 | 620 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $64,970 | 200 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | $64,580 | 370 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | $64,400 | 80 | 2025 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $64,170 | 90 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $63,920 | 150 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $63,720 | 1,990 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $63,500 | 40 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | $63,360 | 90 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $62,720 | 1,090 | 2025 |
| Iowa City, IA | $62,690 | 130 | 2025 |
| Bangor, ME | $62,670 | 60 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.