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How exposed to AI is a Neurodiagnostic Technologist?

Of the 16 tasks O*NET lists for neurodiagnostic technologists, 2 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 12 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Certified Intraoperative Neurophysiology Technologist (Certified Intraoperative Neurophysiology Tech)Certified Neurodiagnostic TechnologistElectroneurodiagnostic Technologist (END Technologist)Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Technologist (IONM Tech)Neurodiagnostic Technologist (Neurodiagnostic Tech)Neurophysiology Technical SpecialistRegistered Electroencephalogram Technologist (Registered EEG Tech)Registered Electroencephalography Technologist (R. EEG. T)Registered Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist (Registered END Tech)Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT)
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
16
tasks rated for this occupation
16%
hold a degree, from a survey of 31
141k
people do this job in the US
73 of 89
least protected in healthcare practitioners

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

2
  • Explain testing procedures to patients, answering questions or reassuring patients, as needed
  • Summarize technical data to assist physicians to diagnose brain, sleep, or nervous system disorders

Only with software built on top

2
  • Submit reports to physicians summarizing test results
  • Participate in research projects, conferences, or technical meetings

Cannot be sped up

12
  • 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
  • Set up, program, or record montages or electrical combinations when testing peripheral nerve, spinal cord, subcortical, or cortical responses
  • 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
  • Calibrate, troubleshoot, or repair equipment and correct malfunctions, as needed
  • Adjust equipment to optimize viewing of the nervous system
  • Measure visual, auditory, or somatosensory evoked potentials (EPs) to determine responses to stimuli
  • Assist in training technicians, medical students, residents, or other staff members
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.