Biomedical Engineering

Job Desciption: Engineers are highly skilled individuals who are told to develope new products and generally solving problems through a combined effort of an mathematical equations, effective team, and theoretical applications. They are important to the advancement of new technologies and procedures that are used by government foundations and industry leaders alike. Specifically, biomedical engineers apply their knowledge and expertise to the advancing medical technologies.


Starting Salery: $57,120

Average Salery: $67,360


Gender Breakdown:
Female: 14%
Male: 86%


Job Outlook: Employment of biomedical engineers is expected to grow faster than the average for all openings through 2012. The age of the population and the focus on health problems will increase the demand for better medicine and equipment designed by biomedical engineers. For example, cellular, computer-assisted surgery and molecular, and tissue engineering are being more heavily researched and are developing rapidly. In addition, the rehabilitation and orthopedic engineering specialties are growing quickly, increasing the need for biomedical engineers. Along with the demand for more advanced medical equipment and procedures is an increased concern for cost efficiency and effectiveness that also will boost demand for biomedical engineers. However, because of the growing interest in this field, the number of degrees granted in biomedical engineering has greatly grown, leading to the potential for competition for jobs.


Top Schools:
1. Johns Hopkins University
2. Georgia Institute of Technology
3. University of California--San Diego


Professional Societies and Licensing:
1. ASHE
2. IEEE
3. BMES

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