Biomedical & agricultural engineers

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2024 Workforce

24.6k

Average Age

39.6

Average Salary

$107,728

Average Male Salary

$110,287

Average Female Salary

$97,550

About

Biomedical & agricultural engineers are most often employed by the Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Biomedical & agricultural engineers was $107,728 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Biomedical & agricultural engineers are Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA, Cass County--Fargo City PUMA, ND, and Middlesex County (East)--Cambridge PUMA, MA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Biomedical & agricultural engineers are Union County (Southwest)--Plainfield & Westfield PUMA, NJ, Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities PUMA, IA, and Lancaster County--Lincoln City (South) PUMA, NE.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Biomedical & agricultural engineers workforce. Biomedical & agricultural engineers workforce in 2024 was 24,633 people, of which 20.1% were women and 79.9% were men.

Biomedical & agricultural engineers are paid most in Middlesex County--Lexington, Burlington & Wilmington PUMA, MA but are relatively concentrated in Union County (Southwest)--Plainfield & Westfield PUMA, NJ.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

19,684

Male Workforce

± 3.44k

4,949

Female Workforce

± 1.73k

The Biomedical & agricultural engineers workforce in 2024 was 24,633 people (20.1% women and 79.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 44.3% between 2014 (17,073) and 2024 (24,633).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Biomedical & agricultural engineers.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Louisiana ($158,690), New Jersey ($144,121), and Virginia ($141,944).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$107,728

AVERAGE WAGE

#49 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Biomedical & agricultural engineers earned an average of $107,728, $37,850 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Biomedical & agricultural engineers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.274

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Biomedical & agricultural engineers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.274, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Biomedical & agricultural engineers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Biomedical & agricultural engineers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Biomedical & agricultural engineers and on wages 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 Farming ($132,604).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

24.6k

2024 Workforce

± 3,853

5.59%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 21.2%

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 52.5%, followed by General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 21.9% and Agricultural implement manufacturing with 13.6%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Biomedical & agricultural engineers in the US. The workforce of Biomedical & agricultural engineers in 2024 was 24,633 people, with 20.1% woman, and 79.9% men. The average age of male Biomedical & agricultural engineers in the workforce is 41.1 and of female Biomedical & agricultural engineers is 33.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Biomedical & agricultural engineers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Biomedical & agricultural engineers in 2024 was 24,633 people, with 20.1% woman, and 79.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (4,850 people), 30 to 34 years (3,825 people), and 35 to 39 years (3,035 people). Among them they concentrated 49.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 9.83% of Biomedical & agricultural engineers workers were Hispanic and 90.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (58.4%), Puerto Rican (17.9)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (12.8)%

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Races

In 2024, 66.2% of the Biomedical & agricultural engineers workforce were White, of which 18.3% were women and 81.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (18.1%) and Two or More Races (7.64%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Engineering.

Among the necessary skills for Biomedical & agricultural engineers, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Biomedical & agricultural engineers need more than the average amount of Technology Design.

Majors

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

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Biomedical & agricultural engineers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (12,234 people), Biology (1,718 people), and Business (1,105 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Biomedical & agricultural engineers workers were Bachelors Degree (11,417 people), Graduate Degree (8,292 people), and Associates Degree (2,352 people).

The graphic shows the Biomedical & agricultural engineers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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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, Complex Problem Solving.