Jobs: Biomedical and Clinical Engineering
U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics

“Biomedical engineers develop devices and procedures that solve medical and health-related problems by combining their knowledge of biology and medicine with engineering principles and practices. Many do research, along with life scientists, chemists, and medical scientists, to develop and evaluate systems and products such as artificial organs, prostheses (artificial devices that replace missing body parts), instrumentation, medical information systems, and health management and care delivery systems. Biomedical engineers may also design devices used in various medical procedures, imaging systems such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and devices for automating insulin injections or controlling body functions. Most engineers in this specialty need a sound background in another engineering specialty, such as mechanical or electronics engineering, in addition to specialized biomedical training. Some specialties within biomedical engineering include biomaterials, biomechanics, medical imaging, rehabilitation engineering, and orthopedic engineering.”

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According to The Department for Professional Employees (DPE)
“Other Employment Changes, 2004–2014

•Projected increases in the life, physical, and mathematical science occupations in the 2004-2014 projections are similar to previous estimates. Life scientists should increase by almost 21% and physical scientists by about 12%. Mathematical scientists are projected to increase by 9.7%. The largest percentage increases in these areas are expected in medical science (34%), epidemiology (26%); actuaries (23.2%); biochemists and biophysicists (21%); and environmental scientists (17%).12
•Employment growth for engineers has rebounded significantly from the previous 2002–2012 estimates. Jobs in the engineering field in general are projected to increase 13.4% between 2004 and 2014, just slightly more than the 13% anticipated for the work force as a whole, and almost double the 7.3% increase expected in the previous projections. The greatest increases are expected in biomedical engineering (30.7%) and environmental engineering (30%). Losses are expected in petroleum engineering and mining and geological engineering, and marine engineering.13
•Engineering technicians, excluding drafters, will increase by 12%; drafters will increase by 5.3%.14
•Life, physical, and social science technicians are projected to increase by 14.4%. Biological technicians are expected to increase by 17.2%.15 “