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Neurodiagnostic Technologist: what the job is, what it pays, and how to get hired.

The work, the skills that matter, the tools in demand and the pay range, from U.S. government data, plus every TryHired page for the role.

BLS does not publish pay for neurodiagnostic technologists separately. Every pay figure on this page is for the BLS occupation “Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other” (SOC 29-2099), which includes neurodiagnostic technologists and other jobs; it is not a figure for neurodiagnostic technologists alone.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · O*NET 31.0
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Median percentile pay

Half of workers in the BLS occupation “Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other” earn more than this and half earn less.

Annual
$50,290
Hourly
$24.18
Source
BLS May 2025
Quick answer

Neurodiagnostic Technologists conduct electroneurodiagnostic (END) tests such as electroencephalograms, evoked potentials, polysomnograms, or electronystagmograms. The median pay is $50,290 a year ($24.18 an hour) (BLS, May 2025). The most commonly reported education requirement is an associate's degree (48% of workers surveyed by O*NET).

Median pay
$50,290
BLS May 2025
Employed in the U.S.
182,610
BLS May 2025
Preparation
Job Zone 3 of 5
medium preparation
Most common education
Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
48% of workers
Key facts

Neurodiagnostic Technologists at a glance

  • Workers in the BLS occupation “Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other” (which includes neurodiagnostic technologists) in the United States earned a median annual wage of $50,290 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • In its 2025–35 employment projections, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a postsecondary nondegree award as the typical entry-level education for neurodiagnostic technologists in the United States.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS estimated that 182,610 people were employed as neurodiagnostic technologists in the United States in May 2025, not counting the self-employed.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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The work

What neurodiagnostic technologists do day to day

Data Core tasks rated most important by workers in the role (O*NET).

  1. Indicate artifacts or interferences derived from sources outside of the brain, such as poor electrode contact or patient movement, on electroneurodiagnostic recordings.
  2. Monitor patients during tests or surgeries, using electroencephalographs (EEG), evoked potential (EP) instruments, or video recording equipment.
  3. Conduct tests or studies such as electroencephalography (EEG), polysomnography (PSG), nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography (EMG), and intraoperative monitoring (IOM).
  4. Collect patients' medical information needed to customize tests.
  5. Explain testing procedures to patients, answering questions or reassuring patients, as needed.
  6. Set up, program, or record montages or electrical combinations when testing peripheral nerve, spinal cord, subcortical, or cortical responses.
  7. Summarize technical data to assist physicians to diagnose brain, sleep, or nervous system disorders.
  8. Conduct tests to determine cerebral death, the absence of brain activity, or the probability of recovery from a coma.
Where this career works

Industries that employ it

Data Share of all neurodiagnostic technologist jobs in each industry, 2025 (BLS Employment Matrix). Figures cover all health technologists and technicians, all other (SOC 29-2099), the broader occupation.

  1. Ambulatory healthcare services52.2% of all jobs in this occupation · +9.8% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $55,030
  2. Hospitals; state, local, and private36.1% of all jobs in this occupation · +1.9% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $61,760
  3. Government, excluding state and local education and hospitals3.0% of all jobs in this occupation · -5.7% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $77,020
  4. Administrative and support services2.3% of all jobs in this occupation · -0.6% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $55,650
  5. Educational services; state, local, and private2.1% of all jobs in this occupation · +0.7% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $72,280
  6. Management of companies and enterprises1.2% of all jobs in this occupation · +2.6% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $56,690

Sources: BLS 2025–35 National Employment Matrix (share of the occupation's jobs, projected change) and BLS OEWS May 2025 industry estimates (mean wage). Different industry estimates are not a pay forecast for any person.

Skills that matter

Ranked by importance to the job

Data O*NET importance ratings. The first three are core.

Active ListeningcoreSpeakingcoreReading ComprehensioncoreCritical ThinkingMonitoringWritingSocial PerceptivenessInstructingService Orientation

Knowledge areas: English Language, Customer and Personal Service, Computers and Electronics, Medicine and Dentistry, Biology, Psychology.

Tools and technology

Software neurodiagnostic technologists use

Data Examples reported for the role; employer demand flags from O*NET.

  • MEDITECH softwareMedical softwareHot technology
  • BESA EEGFocusMedical software
  • Cadwell Laboratories EasyMedical software
  • EEG PortaviewMedical software
  • Natus NeuroWorksMedical software
  • Neurofax SpikeDetectorMedical software
  • Neurotronics PolysmithMedical software
  • Sleep analysis softwareMedical software
  • RObject or component oriented development softwareIn demand
  • JavaScriptWeb platform development softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft ExcelSpreadsheet softwareHot technology
  • Microsoft Office softwareOffice suite softwareHot technology

Also called: Certified Intraoperative Neurophysiology Technologist (Certified Intraoperative Neurophysiology Tech), Certified Neurodiagnostic Technologist, Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist (END Technologist), Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Technologist (IONM Tech), Neurodiagnostic Technologist (Neurodiagnostic Tech), Neurophysiology Technical Specialist.

Method

How this page is built

Tasks, skills, tools, education and related roles come from O*NET 31.0. Pay and employment come from the BLS OEWS May 2025 national estimates. The skill-match score is our calculation: Skill match is the cosine similarity of the two occupations' skill profiles: for each of 35 O*NET skills (10 essential, 25 transferable) we multiply importance by level and subtract the average across all occupations, then compare the direction of the two profiles. 100 means identical shape; 0 means unrelated or opposite (negative values are shown as 0). Only occupations that O*NET itself lists as related are compared.

What this page can't tell you
  • How a specific employer defines the job.
  • Pay for self-employed workers (OEWS covers employees).
  • Your own chances: data describes the occupation, not you.
Sources
  1. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).

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