Best degree programs for Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other, ranked by enrollment
12 college programs and 620 schools train Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $50,290 median wage, 182,610 U.S. jobs. Federal data.
12 college programs at 620 schools train health technologists and technicians, all other, graduating 16,259 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist. The job pays a median of $50,290 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
About health technologists and technicians, all other
All health technologists and technicians not listed separately.
Fields of study that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.
12 degree programs that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 51.0908 | 6,816 | 41.9% | 389 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 2 | CIP 51.0907 | 4,302 | 26.5% | 212 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 3 | CIP 51.0999 | 2,359 | 14.5% | 80 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 4 | CIP 51.0814 | 1,676 | 10.3% | 9 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 5 | CIP 51.0903 | 302 | 1.9% | 31 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 6 | CIP 51.0812 | 258 | 1.6% | 19 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 7 | CIP 51.0917 | 242 | 1.5% | 25 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 8 | CIP 51.0914 | 92 | 0.6% | 3 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 9 | CIP 51.1011 | 77 | 0.5% | 8 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 10 | CIP 51.0916 | 62 | 0.4% | 5 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 11 | CIP 51.0915 | 51 | 0.3% | 4 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 12 | CIP 51.0923 | 22 | 0.1% | 2 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
Top 50 schools by graduates into this job
Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.
What health technologists and technicians, all other earn
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
Top-paying states
Top-paying metro areas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Where the jobs are, state by state
Pick a state for in-state pay, the schools there, and the programs they run.
| State | Median pay | Jobs | Concentration | Schools | Graduates / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | $45,760 | 10,130 | 0.87× | 30 | 2,243 |
| California | $60,390 | 26,540 | 1.24× | 43 | 1,635 |
| Virginia | $47,340 | 4,510 | 0.93× | 22 | 1,270 |
| Texas | $47,870 | 15,370 | 0.93× | 35 | 867 |
| New York | $60,320 | 11,910 | 1.05× | 29 | 836 |
| Ohio | $47,570 | 8,590 | 1.32× | 27 | 637 |
| Pennsylvania | $46,720 | 13,200 | 1.85× | 29 | 506 |
| North Carolina | $46,480 | 6,640 | 1.14× | 27 | 412 |
| Michigan | $48,520 | 5,870 | 1.14× | 25 | 391 |
| Georgia | $49,310 | 6,360 | 1.11× | 20 | 381 |
| Illinois | $49,930 | 4,620 | 0.65× | 20 | 380 |
| Tennessee | $49,180 | 1,110 | 0.29× | 11 | 375 |
| Arizona | $56,370 | 3,690 | 0.97× | 7 | 373 |
| New Jersey | $58,300 | 5,830 | 1.16× | 19 | 347 |
| Massachusetts | $60,500 | 3,550 | 0.83× | 12 | 310 |
| Wisconsin | $51,350 | 3,310 | 0.96× | 15 | 310 |
| Missouri | $46,040 | 5,900 | 1.71× | 13 | 285 |
| South Carolina | $44,840 | 3,050 | 1.13× | 13 | 285 |
| Maryland | $47,750 | 1,980 | 0.61× | 15 | 282 |
| Connecticut | $51,030 | 1,240 | 0.62× | 7 | 275 |
| Nebraska | $46,140 | 830 | 0.69× | 9 | 274 |
| Indiana | $47,960 | 2,160 | 0.58× | 11 | 269 |
| Utah | $47,490 | 1,590 | 0.78× | 5 | 266 |
| Idahomoderate | $47,220 | 650 | 0.65× | 4 | 254 |
| Kentucky | $49,410 | 1,940 | 0.83× | 15 | 251 |
| Arkansas | $42,820 | 1,100 | 0.72× | 12 | 249 |
| Kansas | $54,180 | 700 | 0.42× | 10 | 213 |
| Nevada | $49,620 | 1,790 | 0.98× | 5 | 191 |
| Minnesota | $59,540 | 2,030 | 0.58× | 10 | 171 |
| Washington | $62,090 | 3,870 | 0.93× | 7 | 170 |
| Oklahoma | $45,330 | 1,970 | 0.98× | 11 | 156 |
| West Virginia | $51,580 | 760 | 0.92× | 9 | 141 |
| Oregon | $60,390 | 1,720 | 0.75× | 5 | 136 |
| Alabama | $43,600 | 1,210 | 0.49× | 10 | 126 |
| New Mexico | $44,260 | 800 | 0.78× | 7 | 110 |
| Mainemoderate | $61,490 | 550 | 0.73× | 4 | 107 |
| Mississippi | $39,010 | 2,070 | 1.51× | 9 | 105 |
| Louisiana | $39,730 | 3,460 | 1.52× | 8 | 104 |
| Colorado | $59,430 | 2,470 | 0.73× | 5 | 103 |
| Delawarelimited | $78,650 | 110 | 0.19× | 2 | 60 |
| Iowa | $47,910 | 1,600 | 0.87× | 8 | 60 |
| South Dakotamoderate | $52,970 | 230 | 0.43× | 3 | 43 |
| Hawaiilimited | $59,900 | 1,000 | 1.35× | 1 | 35 |
| North Dakotalimited | $49,480 | 500 | 1.00× | 2 | 27 |
| District of Columbiamoderate | $55,920 | 1,380 | 1.68× | 3 | 22 |
| Rhode Islandlimited | $57,800 | 530 | 0.90× | 2 | 22 |
| Wyominglimited | $80,520 | 90 | 0.26× | 1 | 18 |
| New Hampshiremoderate | $57,580 | 550 | 0.69× | 3 | 17 |
| Vermontlimited | $59,470 | 430 | 1.20× | 2 | 12 |
| Montanalimited | $51,620 | 310 | 0.51× | 2 | 11 |
Skills and tools
From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.
What they do day to day
- 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.
Skills
- Active Listening4.0
- Speaking3.9
- Reading Comprehension3.6
- Critical Thinking3.5
- Writing3.3
- Monitoring3.3
- Active Learning3.1
- Learning Strategies3.0
Knowledge areas
- Customer and Personal Service4.3
- Medicine and Dentistry4.0
- English Language3.9
- Computers and Electronics3.4
- Education and Training3.3
- Psychology3.3
Abilities
- Oral Expression4.0
- Oral Comprehension4.0
- Problem Sensitivity3.8
- Near Vision3.8
- Written Comprehension3.8
- Deductive Reasoning3.6
Core activities
- Getting Information4.6
- Assisting and Caring for Others4.5
- Documenting/Recording Information4.5
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.3
- Working with Computers4.3
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships4.3
Tools and technology
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How to become a Health Technologist
Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0- Typical entry education
- Postsecondary nondegree award
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 14 majors mapped to Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other12 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 51.0812Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant
- 51.0814Radiologist Assistant
- 51.0903Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist
- 51.0907Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
- 51.0908Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
- 51.0914Gene/Genetic Therapy
- 51.0915Cardiopulmonary Technology/Technologist
- 51.0916Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician
- 51.0917Polysomnography
- 51.0921Hyperbaric Medicine Technology/Technician(no graduates reported)
- 51.0922Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Technology/Technician(no graduates reported)
- 51.0923Orthopedic Technology/Technician
- 51.0999Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other
- 51.1011Renal/Dialysis Technologist/Technician
Related careers
Jobs O*NET identifies as close to this one, with their own pay and outlook.
Common questions
What degree do you need to become a Health Technologist?+
Postsecondary nondegree award is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist, which awarded 6,816 degrees in 2024-25, 41.9% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Health Technologist?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 12 programs to this occupation. The largest are Allied Health Diagnostic, Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. Together they graduate about 16,259 people a year.
How much do health technologists and technicians, all other earn?+
The median is $50,290 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $38,180 at the 10th percentile to $85,270 at the 90th. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for health technologists and technicians, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +5.2% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, faster than average, with roughly 13,600 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career?+
620 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 12 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do health technologists and technicians, all other work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Case Manager, Patient Advocate, Surgical Coordinator, Patient Service Representative, Medicaid Service Coordinator (MSC), Certified Neurodiagnostic Technologist among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 29-2099.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024-25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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