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Field Description
The Clinical Neurophysiology Technology Program (CNT) at Mayo Clinic
offers training in electroneurodiagnostic technology. Professionals
in this health sciences field study and record the electrical activity
of the central, peripheral and autonomic nervous systems using sophisticated
electronic testing equipment. Electroneurodiagnostic technologists
interact with patients who range in age from newborns to the elderly.
Choose from the following programs:
Career Opportunities
Career opportunities for electroneurodiagnostic technologists are
excellent. Throughout the United States, the number of job opportunities
exceeds the number of graduates.
Graduates are employed in hospitals, clinics, physician’s
offices, epilepsy monitoring units, sleep disorder centers, research
institutions and the medical instrument industry.
After further study and experience, you may advance to specialty
positions within the field, such as monitoring and analyzing data
while surgical procedures such as spinal cord fusion or carotid
endarterectomies are being performed.
Earning Potential
Median annual starting salary for a full-time technologist is $38,000.
Senior technologists and those monitoring surgical procedures can
expect to earn upwards of $45,000. Salary is dependent upon location
and employer.
Professional Organizations
Visit the following Web sites to learn more about a rewarding career
in electrodiagnostic technology:
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