Neurodiagnostic Technologists
Conduct electroneurodiagnostic (END) tests such as electroencephalograms, evoked potentials, polysomnograms, or electronystagmograms. May perform nerve conduction studies.
$50,290 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 24%
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- 76%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 1%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 23%. Today's estimate: 23%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 16 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monitor patients during tests or surgeries, using electroencephalographs (EEG), evoked potential (EP) instruments, or video recording equipment.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 28% | 1.7 h38 min to 5 h | Stays with people | |
| Conduct tests or studies such as electroencephalography (EEG), polysomnography (PSG), nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography (EMG), and intraoperative monitoring (IOM).Done several times a day by most who do it. | 15% | 1.3 h38 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Indicate artifacts or interferences derived from sources outside of the brain, such as poor electrode contact or patient movement, on electroneurodiagnostic recordings.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 7% | 17 min8 min to 33 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Summarize technical data to assist physicians to diagnose brain, sleep, or nervous system disorders.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 6% | 38 min17 min to 1.7 h | 98%Half by now | |
| Submit reports to physicians summarizing test results.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 6% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | 100%Half by now | |
| Measure visual, auditory, or somatosensory evoked potentials (EPs) to determine responses to stimuli.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 5% | 50 min25 min to 2.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Attach electrodes to patients, using adhesives.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 5% | 21 min13 min to 38 min | Stays with people | |
| Conduct tests to determine cerebral death, the absence of brain activity, or the probability of recovery from a coma.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 h50 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Calibrate, troubleshoot, or repair equipment and correct malfunctions, as needed.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 4% | 38 min13 min to 2.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Collect patients' medical information needed to customize tests.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 4% | 17 min8 min to 33 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Measure patients' body parts and mark locations where electrodes are to be placed.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 3% | 17 min8 min to 29 min | Stays with people | |
| Explain testing procedures to patients, answering questions or reassuring patients, as needed.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 3% | 13 min8 min to 25 min | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
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