Description
Diagnose, manage, and treat disorders and diseases of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves, with a primarily nonsurgical focus.
Interests
- Investigative
- Social
Work Values
- Achievement
- Recognition
- Working Conditions
Work Styles
- Concern for Others
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Stress Tolerance
- Cooperation
Tasks
- Interview patients to obtain information, such as complaints, symptoms, medical histories, and family histories.
- Examine patients to obtain information about functional status of areas, such as vision, physical strength, coordination, reflexes, sensations, language skills, cognitive abilities, and mental status.
- Perform or interpret the outcomes of procedures or diagnostic tests, such as lumbar punctures, electroencephalography, electromyography, and nerve conduction velocity tests.
- Order or interpret results of laboratory analyses of patients' blood or cerebrospinal fluid.
- Diagnose neurological conditions based on interpretation of examination findings, histories, or test results.
Work Activities
- Getting Information
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Assisting and Caring for Others
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
- Documenting/Recording Information
Detailed Work Activities
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Technology Skills
- Medical software
- Presentation software
- Spreadsheet software
- Electronic mail software
- Office suite software
Abilities
- Inductive Reasoning
- Deductive Reasoning
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
Skills
- Active Listening
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Social Perceptiveness
Knowledge
- Medicine and Dentistry
- English Language
- Psychology
- Biology
- Therapy and Counseling
Most Common Education Level
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Certificates
Certificate name
Neuroimaging CertificationCertifying Organization
United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties
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Specialty
Certificate name
Certification of Added Qualifications in Addiction MedicineCertifying Organization
American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Neurocritical Care CertificationCertifying Organization
United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties
Type
Specialty
Certificate name
Certification in Sleep MedicineCertifying Organization
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.
Type
Specialty
Certifying Organization
American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry
Type
Specialty
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $130,816 |
| Median (50%) | $236,439 |
| High (90%) | $295,316 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
| Experience | Income |
|---|---|
Entry Level  | $178,125 |
| Mid Level | $212,229 |
| Senior Level | $232,487 |
| Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 10,100 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 10,800 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 7%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 7%
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