Cardiology and Electrophysiology Technologists
Job description
Cardiology Technologists record people’s cardiac activity through medical imaging.
Diagnostic Electrophysiology Technologists use devices that help detect diseases, injuries, and abnormalities.
This group includes Electroencephalography Technologists, supervisors, and clinical instructors.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Biological agents
- Radiation
Main tasks
Cardiology Technologists
- Record and evaluate patient cardiac activity with electronic devices.
- Perform cardiovascular function tests on patients.
- Analyze tests, prepare preliminary reports, and report any abnormalities to other health care specialists.
- Provide care and medication to patients during procedures and tests.
- Program pacemakers according to current standards.
- Check, adjust, and maintain devices.
- Document and record parameters of cardiac prostheses under the supervision of the cardiac surgeon.
- Train and supervise students and other technologists.
Diagnostic Electrophysiology Technologists
- Read patient’s history to determine the nature of the problem.
- Prepare patients for prescription exams.
- Set up diagnostic equipment to ensure patient comfort and safety.
- Record the electrical activity of the brain, skull, and central nervous system.
- Perform electrophysiological tests and annotate graphs to indicate interference.
- Prepare recordings and draft reports.
- Check, adjust, and maintain devices.
- Train and supervise students and other technologists.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
600
All of Québec
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Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 83.9% Female
- 16.1% Male
Not available.
- 83.9% Female
- 16.1% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$59,600
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for men
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 621, 622, 623100% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 623100% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 623100% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 623100% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 623100% of jobs
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Others0% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 621, 622, 623100% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 623100% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 623100% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 623100% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 623100% of jobs
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Others0% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
College
DCS in techniques d'électrophysiologie médicale
Code : 140A0
Placement rate: 90.3%
6.5% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- Membership in the Ordre des technologues en imagerie médicale, en radio-oncologie et en électrophysiologie médicale du Québec (OTIMROEPMQ [Quebec Order of Medical Imaging, Radiation Oncology, and Medical Electrophysiology Technologists]).
Sometimes required
- Knowledge of the existing computerized system may be required or an asset.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Active listening
- Result evaluation
- Oral expression
- Critical thought
- Monitoring operations
- Information processing
- Reading comprehension
- Social perception
- Judgment and decision-making
- Service oriented
- Active learning
- Written expression
- Operations and control
- Solving complex problems
- Coordination
- Teaching
- Time management
- Science
Abilities
- Awareness of issues
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Near vision
- Speech clarity
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Written comprehension
- Written expression
- Information organization
- Perception speed
- Processing flexibility
- Hand-arm stability
- Selective attention
- Digital dexterity
- Manual dexterity
- Control accuracy
- Classification
- Time sharing
- Information processing speed
Knowledge and attributes
- Critical thinking
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Capacity to adapt
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Capacity to work in a team
- Sense of initiative
- Attention to detail
- Sense of observation
- Knowledge of medicine or dentistry
Interests
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Conduct tests and trials, control processes
- Assist or care for people
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
Official name of the NOC 32123
Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists
Job titles
- Medical Electrophysiology Technologists
- Cardiology technologist
- Medical electrophysiology technologist
- Electrocardiography technician
- Electrocardiology technician
- Electroencephalograph (eeg) technician
- Electromyography (emg) technician
- Chief electroencephalograph technologist
- Electromyography (emg) chief technologist
- Student cardiology technologist
- Cardiology instructor
- Electroencephalographic instructor
- Assistant cardiology supervisor
- Cardiology supervisor
- Registered electrocardiography technician
- Cardiac technician
- Cardiovascular technician
- Non-registered electrocardiography technician
- Electrocardiographic (ecg) technician
- Cardiology technician
- Cardiac catheterization technician
- Echoencephalography technician
- Registered cardiology technologist
- Cardiovascular technologist
- Cardiac catheterization technologist
- Echoencephalographic technologist
- Electrocardiography technologist
- Electrocardiology technologist
- Electroencephalograph (eeg) technologist
- Electromyography (emg) technologist
- Electroneurodiagnostic (end) technologist
- Electroneurophysiology (enp) technologist
- Evoked potential (ep) technologist
- Cardiac stress technologist
- Charge technologist - electrocardiography
- Electrocardiographic (ecg) technologist
- Holter monitor technologist
- Holter scanning technologist
- Vascular technologist
Skill type
Health
Last update: January 29, 2026
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