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Employment 
According to U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, bioengineers hold about 21,000 jobs in the United States. The medical equipment and supplies manufacturing industry employed about 17 percent of all biomedical engineers.  Another 14% were employed in the scientific research and development services industry. Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing accounted for about 9% of employers, with colleges, universities and professional schools employing another 8%, an healthcare and social assistance rounding out employers at 8%.

Biomedical engineers are employed in industry, in hospitals, in research facilities of educational and medical institutions, in teaching, and in government regulatory agencies. They often serve a coordinating or interfacing function, using their background in both the engineering and medical fields. In industry, they may create designs where an in-depth understanding of living systems and of technology is essential.

They may be involved in performance testing of new or proposed products. Government positions often involve product testing and safety, as well as establishing safety standards for devices. In the hospital, the biomedical engineer may provide advice on the selection and use of medical equipment, as well as supervising its performance testing and maintenance. They may also build customized devices for special health care or research needs. In research institutions, biomedical engineers supervise laboratories and equipment, and participate in or direct research activities in collaboration with other researchers with such backgrounds as medicine, physiology, and nursing.

Some biomedical engineers are technical advisors for marketing departments of companies and some are in management positions. Some biomedical engineers also have advanced training in other fields. For example, many biomedical engineers also have an M.D. degree, thereby combining an understanding of advanced technology with direct patient care or clinical research.

Employers
The following is a partial list of employers of bioengineers:

Note: Some resources in this section are provided by the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Whitaker Foundation.
 


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