Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
Health Science and Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics · Biotechnology Research and Development
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $60,040; experienced workers reach $147,530. About 100 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +18.4%
- Openings a year
- 8
- Employed in 2024
- 109
Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
No program is mapped to this career yet. Many careers start from a transfer pre-major or a related program.
Browse all programsSkills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Reading Comprehension5.0
- Writing4.3
- Speaking4.3
- Active Listening4.1
- Science4.6
- Critical Thinking4.6
- Judgment and Decision Making4.6
- Mathematics4.5
What the work is
Apply knowledge of engineering, biology, chemistry, computer science, and biomechanical principles to the design, development, and evaluation of biological, agricultural, and health systems and products, such as artificial organs, prostheses, instrumentation, medical information systems, and health management and care delivery systems.
- Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.
- Advise hospital administrators on the planning, acquisition, and use of medical equipment.
- Research new materials to be used for products, such as implanted artificial organs.
- Develop models or computer simulations of human biobehavioral systems to obtain data for measuring or controlling life processes.
- Conduct research, along with life scientists, chemists, and medical scientists, on the engineering aspects of the biological systems of humans and animals.
- Adapt or design computer hardware or software for medical science uses.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- Associate degree4%
- Bachelor's degree43%
- Master's degree26%
- Doctoral or professional26%
Job zone 4, considerable preparation: Usually a bachelor's degree, sometimes a strong associate plus experience.
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