- Neurology-related departments in hospitals are the main employers of electroneurodiagnostic technologists, reports the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, or CAAHEP. These techs also work in clinics and private practices of neurologists and neurosurgeons. The CAAHEP notes a salary survey from the American Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists showing that the average entry-level salary for these techs was $35,610 as of 2006.
- The median salary for all electroneurodiagnostic technologists in February 2011 is nearly $47,000 per year, according to Salary.com. The salary range for these professionals is very wide. Those in the middle 50 percent of the earnings scale make about $35,200 to $58,700 per year. The bottom 10 percent have salaries below $24,540, and the top 10 percent are earning more than $69,400 per year.
- Electroneurodiagnostic technologist salaries vary a great deal by geography. In Grand Junction, Colorado, for example, these technologists earn a median salary of about $37,500 per year, while those in Seattle, Washington, make a median annual salary of about $52,200. Electroneurodiagnostic technologists in Austin, Texas, have a median annual pay rate of $45,600; in Kansas City, Missouri, $46,300; in Rochester, Minnesota, $46,900; in Atlanta, Georgia, $47,000; in Schenectady, New York, $48,000; and in New Haven, Connecticut, $51,900.
- Employment growth in this occupation is likely to be greater than average, according to the CAAHEP. Physicians increasingly use this technology to monitor brain and nerve function during surgery and to diagnose epilepsy and sleep disorders. The job search website Indeed.com lists numerous job openings for electroneurodiagnostic technologists throughout the country in February 2011. Some are at well-known facilities such as Children's Hospital Boston, Georgetown University Hospital, the University of Iowa and the University of Washington Medical Center.
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