Biomedical & agricultural engineers

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Total Workforce

14.7k

Average Age

40.8

Average Salary

$85,237

Average Male Salary

$84,819

Average Female Salary

$86,989

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Biomedical & agricultural engineers are most often employed by the Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Biomedical & agricultural engineers was $85,237 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Biomedical & agricultural engineers by wage are Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Public relations and fundraising managers, and Industrial engineers, including health & safety.

Biomedical & agricultural engineers are part of the Architecture & engineering occupations, along with Architects, except landscape and naval, Landscape architects, Surveyors, cartographers, & photogrammetrists, Aerospace engineers, Chemical engineers, and 16 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Biomedical & agricultural engineers are . The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Biomedical & agricultural engineers are .

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Biomedical & agricultural engineers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Biomedical & agricultural engineers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Biomedical & agricultural engineers, by average wage, is Other health care services. Biomedical & agricultural engineers are paid most in false but are relatively concentrated in false.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$85,237

AVERAGE SALARY

± $12,506

In 2018, Biomedical & agricultural engineers earned an average of $85,237, $31,348 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Cardiovascular technologists and technicians make somewhat more than Biomedical & agricultural engineers while Public relations and fundraising managers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Biomedical & agricultural engineers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.338

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Biomedical & agricultural engineers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.338, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Biomedical & agricultural engineers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Biomedical & agricultural engineers.

Spatial Concentration

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Biomedical & agricultural engineers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Biomedical & agricultural engineers, by number of employees, are Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, and Scientific research & development services.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Biomedical & agricultural engineers, by average wage, are Other health care services, Administration of human resource programs, Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing, Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing, Scientific research & development services, and Agricultural implement manufacturing.

Industries by Share

14.7k

2018 Workforce

± 2,975

-14.1%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 32.1%

The number of people employed as Biomedical & agricultural engineers has been declining at a rate of -14.1%, from 17,083 people in 2017 to 14,681 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Biomedical & agricultural engineers employed by various industries. Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing employs the largest share of Biomedical & agricultural engineers at 32.3%, followed by General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 13.5% and Scientific research & development services with 11.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Biomedical & agricultural engineers in the US. The average age of male Biomedical & agricultural engineers in the workforce is 42.2 and of female Biomedical & agricultural engineers is 34.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Biomedical & agricultural engineers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

11.9k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 2,673

2.83k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,306

80.7% of Biomedical & agricultural engineers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Biomedical & agricultural engineers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Biomedical & agricultural engineers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

69.4% of Biomedical & agricultural engineers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 25.2% of Biomedical & agricultural engineers, Asian (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Biomedical & agricultural engineers.

Age by Gender

42.2

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 3.04

34.9

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 6.05

The median age of Biomedical & agricultural engineers is 40.8, and Male employees are generally 7.31 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Biomedical & agricultural engineers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Biomedical & agricultural engineers is Engineering but a relatively high number of Biomedical & agricultural engineers hold a major in Engineering.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

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MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Biomedical & agricultural engineers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Biomedical & agricultural engineers need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, and Complex Problem Solving. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Biomedical & agricultural engineers need more than the average amount of Science, Technology Design, and Installation.