Biomedical

Engineer
By. Tymia Moses
2nd pd.
08/21/2020
What is Biomedical
Engineering?
BME design biomedical equipment and
devices,such as artificial internal organs,
replacement for body parts, and machines
for diagnosing medical problems.
Installing,adjusting, maintiaing, repairing or
provoiding technical support for biomedical
equipment.Biomedical Engineering is the
application of the principles and problem-
solviung techniques of engineering to
biology and medicine . Biomedical
Engineering focuses in the advances that
improve human health and health care at
all levels.
 Biomedical Scientist/Researcher
Occupations within •
Biomedical scientists and researchers use
this area clinical trials to conduct reseach for
improving human health, carrying out
scientific laboratory test to find
solutions to medical problems.
• It takes about 4 years to get a
Biomedical Engineering degree, but there
are degrees with emphasis on many
speciaties.
Skills needed
• Careful measurement and analytical skills
• Good attention to detail
• A good eye for design
• The creative and technical ability to turn designs into products
• The ability to empathize with patients
• Communication and teamwork skills
• Writing reports and documentation
• Maintain equipment
• Training staff to use equipment safety
Salary and Outlook
• The annual salary for Biomedical
Engineers was $88,550 in 2018. Best
paid 25% made $114,930 that year
and the lowest made $67,830.
• Doctoral level biomedical engineers
earned over $75,000.
• According to researchers at
Payscale.com, biomedical engineers have
the potential to nearly double their
salaries as they gain experience. The
average growth rate from 2018-2028
for all occupations is 5 percent.
 • Overall I think this career fits me
because I love science, building/repairing
things and helping people in need.Making
their everyday living a little better for
Reflection them. Plus I have always been fasniacted
with robots and motherbroads since I was
little. This job also reminds me of some
of the first robot movies I watched
RoboCop and Terminator