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Date 1/5/15
Career Planning
We have looked at the different career paths (directly entering the workforce, military,
apprenticeships, technical school, and college) and you have been told some career options that
you might like from Naviance.
Here, you will start to figure out a plan for how to attain three possible careers. Use the
Occupational Outlook Handbook provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to complete the
following chart. www.bls.gov/ooh
Career #1: Physician
Career #2:
Biochemist/Biophy
sicist
$81,480
Doctoral or
Professional Degree
None
Career #3:
Biomedical
Engineer
$86,960
Bachelors Degree
$187,200+
Doctoral or Professional
Degree
Residency
19%(Faster than
average)
27%(Faster than
average)
Physicians examine
patients and diagnose
illnesses. They also
prescribe medications for
the patient.
Work Environment
Biochemists and
biophysicists typically
work in laboratories
and offices to conduct
experiments and
analyze the results.
Most work full time.
Work Schedule
Biomedical engineers
work in
manufacturing,
universities, hospitals,
research facilities of
companies and
educational and
medical institutions,
and government
regulatory agencies.
They usually work full
time.
Biomedical engineers
usually work full time
on a normal schedule.
However, as with
employees in almost
any engineering
occupation,
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care for their patients. While
on call, a physician may need
to address a patients
concerns over the phone or
make an emergency visit to a
hospital or nursing home.
How to Become
One
(Education,
Licenses/Certificat
ion, Advancement)
Job Prospects
Employment of physicians
and surgeons is projected to
grow 18 percent from 2012 to
2022, faster than the average
for all occupations. Job growth
will occur because of the
continued expansion of
healthcare-related industries.
Biochemists and
biophysicists involved
in basic research
should expect strong
competition for
permanent research
and faculty positions at
colleges and
universities.
Biochemists and
biophysicists with
postdoctoral
biomedical engineers
may occasionally have
to work additional
hours to meet the
needs of patients,
managers, colleagues,
and clients.
Prospective biomedical
engineering students
should take high
school science
courses, such as
chemistry, physics,
and biology. They
should also take math
courses, including
calculus. Courses in
drafting or mechanical
drawing and computer
programming are also
useful. Bachelors
degree programs in
biomedical
engineering focus on
engineering and
biological sciences.
Programs include
laboratory-based
courses in addition to
classroom-based
courses in subjects
such as fluid and solid
mechanics, computer
programming, circuit
design, and
biomaterials. Other
required courses may
include biological
sciences, such as
physiology.
Rapid advances in
technology will
continue to change
what biomedical
engineers do and
continue to create new
areas for them to work
in. Thus, the
expanding range of
activities in which
biomedical engineers
are engaged should
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2. What college were you thinking about going to? Does it offer the major needed to
attain this career?
I am thinking about going to Rutgers University. Yes, it offers the majors needed for
this career, which is biomedical engineering.