Biomedical engineers solve medical and health problems by combining their science and medical knowledge with their engineering expertise. Many biomedical engineers do research to develop products and systems such as artificial organs and health management systems. Biomedical engineers may also may design devices used in medical situation. These devices are things such as MRIs and automated insulin injectors. Most engineers in this field have a sound background in another discipline along with their specialized biomedical training. In 2008, out of 1.6 million engineers, biomedical engineers held 16,000 jobs, though the biomedical engineering discipline is expected to experience fast growth in the next decade. Jobs will be more fruitful to the engineers who have post secondary training. Biomedical engineers that have only a bachelor's degree earn about $54,158 anually starting out in the field. The median of biomedical engineers earn even more at $77,400 anually. For a biomedical engineer to get a license they must get a degree from an accredited engineering program, have four years of relevent work, and have taken a state exam. A professional society for this discipline is the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES). The top three schools for biomedical engineering are Johns Hopkins University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of California-San Diego.
