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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

Total, all occupations

Engineers

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

Comparing Salaries by Location

Comparing Salaries by location

Location:
Years of Experience

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

Cost of Living Comparison

55,000 in Austin,Tx is the same as 76,988 in Santa Ana,
Ca

Asthemoreyearsofexperiencetheprofessionssalarygraduallyincreases,thenjumpswhenyoureach
1014yearofexperienceforbothlocations.Aslightdifferencebetweenbothlocationisthesalary
amount.SantaAna,CaliforniahasahigherpaygradethanAustin,Texas,areasonmaybebecauseof
higherlivingexpenses.livinginAustinis55,000,whilelivinginSantaAnais76,988,Whichexplainsthe
differenceinsalarysinceSantaAnahasahigherlivingexpense.
www1.salary.com
http://money.cnn.com/

Compare Salary by Education

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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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