Also called: Magnetoencephalography Technologist, MEG Research Technologist
Runs MEG scanners, giant helmet-shaped machines in shielded rooms that measure the brain's magnetic fields to find where seizures start.
Helps a child with epilepsy into a magnetically shielded room, places sensor coils on her head and positions her under a helmet cooled by liquid helium. You watch brain signals live, coach her to stay still, and prepare data the neurologist uses to plan surgery. Research days scan volunteers doing tasks.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Usually an EEG or neurodiagnostic technologist with extra MEG training; some research roles need a bachelor's.
Ways in: 2-year college, 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Neurodiagnostic Technology, Neuroscience, Biology.
Growing about average. Small field; there are only a few dozen MEG systems in the US.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI helps clean and analyze signals, but setting up and calming patients in the scanner stays human.
Classes: Biology, Physics, Psychology.
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