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Neurodiagnostic Technologists in South Dakota

Thinking about a career as a Neurodiagnostic Technologists in South Dakota? Here’s what the data says. All health technologists and technicians not listed separately.

What do Neurodiagnostic Technologists Make in South Dakota?

For neurodiagnostic technologists working in South Dakota, wages run about $51,460 per year (or about $24.74/hour).Annual wages span from $37,320 at the 10th percentile to $88,890 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$37,320	$17.94
25th percentile	$43,970	$21.14
Median (50th)	$51,460	$24.74
75th percentile	$62,580	$30.09
90th percentile	$88,890	$42.74

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in South Dakota nationwide is 0.39, indicating fewer neurodiagnostic technologists per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, neurodiagnostic technologists earn a median of $81,316 per year ($39.09/hour), lower than the South Dakota median.

Employment Outlook

There are roughly 1,623,874 neurodiagnostic technologists nationwide. In South Dakota alone, approximately 200 people work in this role. That’s fewer than the typical state, which employs around 1,980 neurodiagnostic technologists.

Top South Dakota Metros for Neurodiagnostic Technologists

The largest metro-area employers of neurodiagnostic technologists in South Dakota.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	140	$53,900

Top States for Neurodiagnostic Technologists Employment

These states have the highest employment of neurodiagnostic technologists work.

State	Number Employed
California	24,540
Texas	15,220
Florida	10,660
Pennsylvania	9,970
New York	8,660
Ohio	8,420
North Carolina	6,860
New Jersey	5,650
Missouri	5,560
Michigan	5,500
Georgia	5,280
Illinois	5,150
Massachusetts	4,420
Wisconsin	4,410
South Carolina	4,230
Virginia	3,750
Washington	3,600
Louisiana	3,330
Arizona	2,670
Indiana	2,640

Highest-Paying States for Neurodiagnostic Technologists

Where neurodiagnostic technologists earn the most: neurodiagnostic technologists.

State	Annual Median Salary
Wyoming	$65,560
Delaware	$64,860
Washington	$59,960
Kansas	$59,780
Maine	$58,820
California	$58,310
Oregon	$58,240
Massachusetts	$58,210
New York	$57,690
Hawaii	$56,260

Skills

The most important neurodiagnostic technologists skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Key knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Key abilities for neurodiagnostic technologists, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Neurodiagnostic Technologists typically:

• 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.
• Attach electrodes to patients, using adhesives.
• Measure patients' body parts and mark locations where electrodes are to be placed.
• Submit reports to physicians summarizing test results.
• Calibrate, troubleshoot, or repair equipment and correct malfunctions, as needed.

Work Activities

• Assisting and Caring for Others
• Documenting/Recording Information
• Working with Computers
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Getting Information
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Analyzing Data or Information
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Performing for or Working Directly with the Public

Tools & Technology

Technologies frequently used: Hot technologies: JavaScript In-demand technologies: R

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Several college majors map to this occupation:

• Allied Health Professions
• Allied Health Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

Related Careers

Related occupations to neurodiagnostic technologists include:

• Anesthesiologist Assistants
• Radiation Therapists
• Respiratory Therapists
• Acute Care Nurses
• Anesthesiologists
• Cardiologists

Also Known As

Cardiovascular Operating Room Technologist (CVOR Technologist), Certified Intraoperative Neurophysiology Technologist (Certified Intraoperative Neurophysiology Tech), Certified Neurodiagnostic Technologist, EEG Tech (Electroencephalogram Technician), EEG Technologist (Electroencephalograph Technologist), EP Technologist (Electrophysiology Technologist), Electroencephalogram Technologist (EEG Technologist), Electroencephalograph Technician (EEG Tech), Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist (END Technologist), Electrophysiology Technician, Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Technologist (IONM Tech), Laboratory Technologist (Lab Technologist), Medical Technologist, Neurodiagnostic Technician, Neurodiagnostic Technologist (Neurodiagnostic Tech).

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 29-2099.01