- EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN BIOMEDICAL DEVICES,BIOMEDICAL SYSTEMS,HEALTH CARE & PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES,ACADEMIA & GOVERNMENT.
- COMBINES BIOLOGY,MEDICINE & ENGINEERING
- TREMENDOUS POSITIVE IMPACT ON HUMAN HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE
HOW MUCH FINANCIALLY SECURE IS BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING FIELD?
MEAN HOURLY WAGE OF A BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER- $30.97
MEAN ANUAL WAGE -$64,420
RANGE FROM LOWEST 10% – $ 38,250/YR TO HIGHEST 10% -$94,270/YR
THIS DATA IS FROM US DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERS ARE THE FUTURE OF TOMORROW
- estimated job growth in biomedical engineering @ 26.1% increase by 2010
- some estimates make this to about 31%
- recession never affects this field
- largest increase of any engineering discipline
KEY AREAS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
BIOMATERIALS AND TISSUE ENGINEERING
BIOMECHANICS AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE
BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS
BIOMEDICAL SYSTEMS AND IMAGING
NEUROENGINEERING
BIOSENSING & BIOIMAGING
- BIOMEDICAL ULTRASOUND & OPTICS
- BIOSENSORS
- DRUG DELEIVERY
- IMAGING & CONTRAST AGENTS
BIONANOTECHNOLOGY
- CELLULAR ENGINEERING
- BIOMATERIALS
NEUROENGINEERING &HUMAN PERFORMANCE
- NEUROBIOTICS
- NEUROINFORMATICS
- NEUROPHARMACEUTICAL ENGINEERING
INTEGRATED BIOINFORMATICS
- BIOINFORMATICS
- BIOINFORMATION ENGINEERING
- BIOIMAGING
