This page contains key outcome data for the Biomedical Engineering Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here.
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Overall Major Information
- Field: STEM
- Average Income: $69,000 (Rank: 22 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $37,000
- Unemployment Rate: 5.90% (Rank: 156 of 171)
- Percent Female: 41.7%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 33.2%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 20.6%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 15.2%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 92 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): 3.17 (Rank: 29 of 118)
Careers Information
This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.
- Engineers, : 11.42% (Average Income: $73,000)
- Industrial Engineers, including Health and Safety: 7.61% (Average Income: $73,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 5.54% (Average Income: $114,000)
- Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software: 4.61% (Average Income: $79,000)
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 4.21%
- Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 2.92% (Average Income: $77,000)
- Mechanical Engineers: 2.92% (Average Income: $84,000)
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, : 2.28% (Average Income: $36,000)
- Management Analysts: 2.06% (Average Income: $98,000)
- Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians: 1.96% (Average Income: $40,000)
- Postsecondary Teachers: 1.87% (Average Income: $44,000)
- Computer Support Specialists: 1.58% (Average Income: $74,000)
- Chemical Engineers: 1.58% (Average Income: $63,000)
- Other Business Operations and Management Specialists: 1.49% (Average Income: $60,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 1.38% (Average Income: $42,000)
- Accountants and Auditors: 1.29% (Average Income: $74,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 1.25% (Average Income: $31,000)
- Physical Scientists, : 1.25% (Average Income: $96,000)
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing: 1.23% (Average Income: $95,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 1.16% (Average Income: $30,000)
- Medical Scientists, and Life Scientists, All Other: 1.11% (Average Income: $75,000)
- Legal Support Workers, : 1.02% (Average Income: $93,000)
- Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support Occupations, : 1.01% (Average Income: $37,000)
- Computer Programmers: 1.00% (Average Income: $118,000)
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers: 0.91% (Average Income: $69,000)
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