Biomedical Engineering Career Prospects

Biomedical Engineer Median Annual Wage is $97,410 Lowest 10% less than $60,680 and Highest 10% more than $157,750

Biomedical Engineer Median Annual Wage

 $97,410

Lowest 10%: less than $60,680
Highest 10%: more than $157,750

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook

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Biomedical Engineer Summer Internship Monthly Average Salary

$ 4,436

Source: ZipRecruiter Biomedical Engineer Internship Jobs

Employment Opportunities Across the U.S. for Biomedical Engineers

arrow-alt-circle-up States with highest employment levels

  • California
  • Massachusetts
  • Colorado
  • Pennsylvania
  • Texas

arrow-alt-circle-up States with highest salaries

  • New Mexico
  • Arizona
  • California
  • New Jersey
  • Washington

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook

Employers

arrow-alt-circle-up Our 2020–2021 Graduates are Employed By

  • ABC Scribes
  • Altamira
  • Azimuth
  • Battelle
  • Ball Aerospace
  • Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
  • Community Tissue Services
  • Dayton Children’s Hospital
  • LaserLinc
  • Medtronic
  • Medpace
  • Midmark
  • Norwood Medical

Employment Figures and Average Salary by Industry

Industry

Employment

Average Salary
Scientific Research and Development Services 4,490 $110,310
Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing 2,560 $ 104,040
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

2,180

 $105,550
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 1,920 $ 125,220
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing 1150 $ 116,210

Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance

620

$ 79,440

Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing

990

$ 99,860

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only)

320

$ 150,890

Computer Systems Design and Related Services

330

$ 112,790

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook
 

Job Searches

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For Biomedical Engineering jobs, the most frequently searched job titles are:

  • Biomedical Engineer
  • Medical Device Engineer
  • Research and Development Engineer
  • Clinical Engineer
  • Biomechanical Engineer
  • Biomaterials Engineer
  • Imaging Engineer
  • Regulatory Affairs Specialist
  • Quality Engineer
  • Systems Engineer (Biomedical)
  • Product Development Engineer
  • Validation Engineer
  • Manufacturing Engineer (Biomedical)
  • Field Service Engineer (Biomedical)
  • Sales Engineer (Biomedical)
  • Product Manager (Biomedical)
  • Research Scientist (Biomedical)
  • Process Engineer (Biomedical)
  • Bioinformatics Engineer
  • Data Scientist (Biomedical)

Source: Top 10 biomedical engineering jobs and who's hiring | Handshake (joinhandshake.com)

check-circle Biomedical Engineering Employers

  • Cornerstone Research      
  • Genentech         
  • Novartis
  • Intuitive Surgical
  • Edwards Lifesciences     
  • Neuralink IT Solutions    
  • Amgen             
  • Merck  
  • Varian Medical Systems  
  • Battelle 
  • Hospira            
  • Stryker             
  • Pacira BioSciences         
  • Abbott  
  • MX    

Source: Biomedical Engineer Salary (June 2023) - Zippia