hot career: Biomedical Engineer

In the past two years the U.S. economy lost more than 700 million jobs. Currently, the United States, 10 percent of the labor force who are unemployed. Because of the economic recovery is weak, people predicted double-digit unemployment rate may be difficult in the next two years decreased significantly. However, even such a slump in the job market situation, there are some very optimistic about the employment prospects of the industry. Starting today, the Financial aspect shows a series of reports in the "future hot jobs" in the industry to introduce you to different work. Today introduced a biomedical engineer.

University of Maryland Institute for Physical Science and Technology post-doctoral research in biotechnology Lin Rongqin from Taiwan. When he arrived in the United States to study at the University of California, Davis physics doctorate. Two years ago, he decided to change research direction, and then switched to the University of Maryland.

This decision not only Lin Rongqin across the east and west coasts of the United States, but also for the future is more uncertain employment prospects of scientists a few.

"There are more and more people to do bio-physical, such as proteins, DNA research and the like. To find a job then, too, because now more and more people need to cross. Some chemical, biological and chemical companies will need you other aspects of the background and experience. "

Although the U.S. job market, poor performance, but the Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics figures show that Lin Rongqin use their expertise to find the reward money for the work is not difficult.

The Labor Department report released in 2010 predicts that from 2008 to 2018, the field of biomedical engineering job market will grow 72 percent, far more than the U.S. average growth rate of the employment market.

Boston-based employment consultancy Hayden - Weld Consulting (Hayden Wilder Consulting) co-founder Mike. Wilde (Michael Wilder) said that the field of biomedical engineering job market, population growth and the U.S. change a great relationship.

"With the aging U.S. population, as people age and associated diseases and health problems to understand more and more demand for bio-engineering is more and more and more scientific."

Compared with other engineering disciplines, biomedical engineering, a relatively late. Biomedical engineers use engineering and scientific principles to solve medical and health problems. This discipline have the following biological equipment, biological materials, bio-mechanical, cells, tissues and genetic engineering, and other categories. Industry statistics show that the United States now total some twenty thousand biomedical engineers.

In the United States, known as the Boston Center for the medical industry, job market consultant Weld said that rapid advances in biomedical technologies is the main reason for expansion of this industry.

"Existing technology will create new technologies. The more we know, there is something more we need to know. Biomedical Engineering to the current advanced level, the continuous generation of research topics to expand this area further. I no doubt this is the next few years the fastest-growing job market. "

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2008, the U.S. bio-medical engineers, the median annual income is 70,007 thousand four hundred dollars. In this industry, 10 percent of the highest income people as the 120,001 average annual income of $ 970 thousand. Association of Colleges and Employers National Statistics show that in 2005, a biomedical engineer graduate starting salary is 50,002 per year $ 355 thousand, master graduates a starting salary of 60,001 thousand dollars.

University of Maryland in biotechnology research Linrong Qin said, job prospects for attracting more and more students studying for the profession, including not only the same as he crossed the waters to international students studying in the United States, many U.S. students. Therefore, he expects the industry's future will be increasingly fierce competition for jobs.

"More and more people competing. Perhaps the opportunity to work on the rise, but the competition of people is increasing. So I do not say it is easy to find work."

Weld that the job market consultant, biological sciences will be the future of the U.S. economy out of recession one of the major growth point. Expanding job market in this area will help to increase technology investment proportion in the U.S. economy, reduce economic dependence on consumption.