Also called: Biofeedback Therapist, BCN
Uses real-time brain wave or body signals to help people train focus, calm, and sleep.
Places sensors on a client's scalp, sets up a video game that only plays when their brain waves hit a target pattern, and tracks progress over 20 sessions.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Usually a licensed counselor, psychologist, or nurse plus BCIA biofeedback/neurofeedback certification.
Ways in: Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Psychology, Neuroscience.
Growing about average. Small, growing niche.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Software already runs the feedback and may self-adjust protocols; practitioners still assess clients and guide care.
Classes: AP Psychology, AP Biology, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1129.
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