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Polysomnography Major

Polysomnography

1 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
#1,109 in Popularity

Types of Degrees Polysomnography Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many polysomnography graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level Number of Grads
Basic Certificate 87
Associate Degree 76
Undergraduate Certificate 71
Bachelor’s Degree 1

What Polysomnography Majors Need to Know

People with careers related to polysomnography were asked what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. They weighted these areas on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest.

Knowledge Areas for Polysomnography Majors

According to O*NET survey takers, a major in polysomnography should prepare you for careers in which you will need to be knowledgeable in the following areas:

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  • Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
  • English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
  • Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Skills for Polysomnography Majors

The following list of skills has been highlighted as some of the most essential for careers related to polysomnography:

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  • Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
  • Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
  • Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
  • Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Abilities for Polysomnography Majors

As you progress with your polysomnography degree, there are several abilities you should pick up that will help you in whatever related career you choose. These abilities include:

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  • Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
  • Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
  • Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
  • Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
  • Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

What Can You Do With a Polysomnography Major?

People with a polysomnography degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title Job Growth Rate Median Salary
Neurodiagnostic Technologists 19.6% $42,920

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Polysomnography?

1 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
100% Percent Women
100% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of polysomnography majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Some careers associated with polysomnography require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to polysomnography have obtained the following education levels.

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Education Level Percentage of Workers
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) 8.9%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) 11.9%
Some College Courses 3.0%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree) 53.4%
Bachelor’s Degree 20.8%

Online Polysomnography Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 10 3
Certificate (2-4 Years) 0 0
Associate’s Degree 16 1
Bachelor’s Degree 0 0
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 0 0
Post-Master’s 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

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Major Number of Grads
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 27,986
Physician Assistant 12,477
Radiologic Technology 10,598
Surgical Technology 7,433
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,800
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 6,280
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 3,991
Athletic Training 3,255
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 1,970
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,420
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 921
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 611
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 588
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 384
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 183
Mammography Technician/Technology 110
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 71
Gene/Genetic Therapy 41
Cardiopulmonary Technology 39
Hearing Instrument Specialist 14
Orthopedic Technology 6

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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