How to hire a diagnostician

How to hire a diagnostician, step by step

Here's a step-by-step diagnostician hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a diagnostician job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new diagnostician
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your diagnostician job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a diagnostician for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   A diagnostician's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, diagnosticians from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list shows salaries for various types of diagnosticians.

   Type of Diagnostician	Description	Hourly rate
   Diagnostician	Grounds maintenance workers ensure that the grounds of houses, businesses, and parks are attractive, orderly, and healthy in order to provide a pleasant outdoor environment.	$11-41
   Tree Climber	The job of a Tree Climber is to skillfully ascend and descend a tall tree while performing a range of duties. Your key role is to train people like researchers and photographers on how to safely climb trees and to assess the canopy of really large trees so as to maintain them... Show more	$14-27
   Trimmer	Trimmers are responsible for controlling machines to finish preformed plastic parts. They trim the part to shape and form to the size following the model and utilizing a power saw or power grinder... Show more	$11-19

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • IEP
   • Program Development
   • Autism
   • Medicaid
   • K-12
   • Psychological Assessments
   • ADHD
   • Substance Abuse
   • Psycho-Educational
   • Diagnostic Assessments
   • Learning Disabilities
   • Treatment Planning
   • Individual Therapy
   • Clinical Evaluations

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   Responsibilities:

   • Develop contracting strategy to build capacity and achieve ongoing compliance with Medicare and Medicaid provider network adequacy requirements.
   • Complete business communication class covering communication methods and styles including: email, PowerPoint, presentation delivery and verbal communication.
   • Administer and interpret psychometric tests including the WAIS-IV, WISC-V, WMS-IV, and WRAT-IV.

   More diagnostician duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the diagnostician job description is a good way to get more applicants. A diagnostician salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for a diagnostician in Florida may be lower than in Alaska, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level diagnostician. Additionally, a diagnostician with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average diagnostician salary

   $44,802yearly

   $21.54 hourly rate

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   Entry-level diagnostician salary

   $23,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 20, 2025

   Average diagnostician salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Illinois	$62,033	$30
   2	Michigan	$54,540	$26
   3	Texas	$50,690	$24
   4	New Mexico	$46,334	$22
   5	Iowa	$45,600	$22
   6	Kansas	$41,032	$20

   Average diagnostician salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	General Motors	$109,294	$52.55
   2	Careerstaff Unlimited - A Genesis Healthcare Company	$78,994	$37.98
   3	Accountable Healthcare Holdings Corp.	$72,238	$34.73
   4	Sheldon College	$54,319	$26.11
   5	Iowa State University	$46,050	$22.14
   6	Longview Independent School District	$33,292	$16.01
   7	Preferred Family Healthcare	$28,669	$13.78
   8	Santa Fe Public Schools	$26,623	$12.80	1
   9	Oakland County Community Mental Health	$25,523	$12.27

4. Writing a diagnostician job description

   A diagnostician job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a diagnostician job description:

   Diagnostician job description example

   + + Position Type:
   
   Professional/Technical/ Diagnostician II
   
   + Date Posted:
   
   8/2/2022
   
   + Location:
   
   Instructional Support Center
   
   Job Code: Diagnostician II - 030378 Standard Hours: 40 Department: Pre-K Programs Office - 211207 Empl Class: ARP
   
   Minimum Salary: $63,784.00/Annually
   
   Maximum Salary: $94,958.00/Annually
   
   Scheduled Days: 245
   
   Target Openings: 2
   
   License and Certification Qualifications: Certification in Preschool Special Education required
   
   Education Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in related field required. Master's degree in related field preferred.
   
   Experience Qualifications: Three years of successful teaching experience in an early childhood special education setting preferred
   
   Skills Qualifications: Understanding of standardized tests and measurements; experience in administering and interpreting various educational assessments; skilled in behavior observations; ability to function effectively as a member of a comprehensive assessment team; ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, school personnel, and community agencies; knowledge of special education law, district and state policies; and excellent oral and written communication skills
   
   Primary Responsibilities: Lead and support the district in providing appropriate and comprehensive instructional programs for preschool students with disabilities and new students entering the program from both Babies Can't Wait or newly identified preschool age students with disabilities.
   
   1. Administer standardized tests and measurements as part of a comprehensive evaluation for preschool students with disabilities and new students entering the program from both Babies Can't Wait or newly identified students with disabilities.
   
   2. Create and document developmental evaluation reports and eligibility reports for the Special Education and Psychological Services Department.
   
   3. Interpret results of tests with parents following assessments.
   
   4. Lead eligibility meetings and track meeting minutes for program planning.
   
   5. Provide guidance to early childhood special education teachers as needed regarding assessments.
   
   6. Create and document monthly reports to supervisor as requested.
   
   7. Ensure compliance with Babies Can't Wait and Due Process guidelines including timely scheduling of evaluations, eligibility meetings and notifications of case managers.
   
   8. Assist with new projects as assigned.
   
   9. Perform other duties as assigned.
   
   Physical Demands:
   
   While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for extended periods of time. The employee is also required to talk, hear, stand, and walk. The employee may be required to use hands to finger, handle, feel, and/or reach. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right diagnostician for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with diagnosticians they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit diagnosticians who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your diagnostician job on Zippia to find and recruit diagnostician candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting diagnosticians requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new diagnostician

   Once you have selected a candidate for the diagnostician position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new diagnostician. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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