Biomedical

         Biomedical Equipment Technician

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Duties and Responsibilities:

          Biomedical equipment technicians inspect, maintain, and repair different types of medical equipment used to diagnose and treat disease. They preform safety checks and train practitioners to safely operate equipment. Biomedical equipment technology has been one of the fastest growing medical career fields in recent years.

Average Salary: $20,000-$38,000

Educational Requirements:

   Students should take challenging science, math, and electronics courses in high school.

Following high school, biomedical equipment technicians complete one to three years of course work in biomedical equipment technology, medical-electronics, or biomedical- engineering. Most programs lead certification and/or associate degrees. Some employers will hire electronics and provide on-the-job biomedical technology training.

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Biomedical Engineer

                    Biomedical Engineer

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Duties and Responsibilities:

                 Biomedical Engineers use engineering principles to solve health related problems. They do a lot of research in conjunction with life scientist, chemists, and medical professionals to design medical devices like artificial hearts, pacemakers, dialysis machines, and surgical lasers. Some conduct research on biological and other life systems or investigate way to modernize laboratory and clinical procedures.

Frequently, biomedical engineers supervise biomedical equipment maintenance technicians, investigate medical equipment failure, and advise hospitals and installing new equipment.

Biomedical engineers work in hospitals, universities, industry, and research laboratories.

Average Salary: $29,000-$600,000

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