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Biomedical engineering
Salary and Demand
Sabrina Medina
11/10/2014
Table of Contents
BecominganEngineer
DemandComparison
ComparingSalariesbyLocation
CompareSalarybyEducation
Citations
Becoming an Engineer
Whattheydo
BiomedicalEngineersdesignsystems,suchasartificialbodyparts,andInstall,
adjust,maintain,repair,orprovidetechnicalsupportforbiomedicalequipmentwhile
evaluatingthesafety,efficiency,andeffectivenessoftheequipmenttoclinicians
andotherpersonnelontheproperuseoftheequipment.
Work
Environment
BiomedicalEngineersworkinavarietyofsettingsdependingontheirprofession.
Someworkinginhospitalswhileothersworkinmanufacturingsettinginaddition
somebiomedicalengineersworkincommercialofficesorasaprofessorina
university.
Biomedicalengineersalsoworkinteamswithscientists,healthcare
workers,orotherengineers.Thus,whereandhowtheyworkisoftendeterminedby
othersspecificneeds.
Howtobecome Typicallyneedabachelor'sdegreeinBiomedicalEngineering,analternativewayis
one
gettingabachelorsdegreeisadifferentfieldofengineeringandtheneithergeta
graduatedegreeinbiomedicalengineeringorgetonthejobtraininginbiomedical
engineering.
http://www.bls.gov/
www.mshealthcareers.com
Demand Comparison
Percent change in employment,
projected 2012-22
www.bls.go
Type of Job
% increase expected
11%
9%
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
27%
4%
5%
7%
From20122022theypredictedthechangeinemploymentofBiomedicalengineeringtobe27%,a20%
differencefromAerospaceEngineeringwhichonlyshowedapredictionof7%change.Mechanical
Engineeringshowedapredictionof5%,whileChemicalEngineeringwasapredictionof4%.The
Total,alljobsexpecta11%increase,whilespecificallytheEngineeringprofessionexpecta9%
employmentincrease.
www.bls.gov
Austin, Tx
Santa Ana, Ca
<1
46,051
54,552
66,658
82,153
52,859
62,616
76,512
94,297
3-4
7-9
10-14
Asthemoreyearsofexperiencetheprofessionssalarygraduallyincreases,thenjumpswhenyoureach
1014yearofexperienceforbothlocations.Aslightdifferencebetweenbothlocationisthesalary
amount.SantaAna,CaliforniahasahigherpaygradethanAustin,Texas,areasonmaybebecauseof
higherlivingexpenses.livinginAustinis55,000,whilelivinginSantaAnais76,988,Whichexplainsthe
differenceinsalarysinceSantaAnahasahigherlivingexpense.
www1.salary.com
http://money.cnn.com/
Comparing Salaries by
Education
Location:
Years of Experience
<1
3-4
7-9
10-14
Bachelor's
Degree
Master's
Degree
PhD or equivalent
Degree
46,051
54,552
66,658
82,153
47,272
55,152
67,345
82,629
48,248
55,513
67,565
83,820
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byyearsofexperienceandforthedifferentamountsofeducation.Discussindetailwhetheryouthink
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www1.salary.com
Citations
http://money.cnn.com/calculator/pf/costofliving/
http://www.mshealthcareers.com/careers/biomedicalengineer.htm
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architectureandengineering/biomedicalengineers.htm#tab6
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architectureandengineering/chemicalengineers.htm#tab6
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architectureandengineering/aerospaceengineers.htm#tab6