What jobs can a person with a bachelor's degree in Bio-engineering expect? In what environment would they work?

Hello Nadia,

I graduated with a BS in biomedical engineering recently. The field has grown tremendously (check out bls.gov for data) in the few decades of it's start. It has a tendency to be a jack-of-all-trades profession where concepts around mechanical, electrical, and chemical engineering are applied to the medical field. This means that the opportunities are everywhere but as well some companies don't know what to do with these graduates. Academia and research are always available and may require higher than BS education. Companies in the pharmaceutical and medical devices are very popular and can be household names or even new exciting start-ups. Companies want science minded people but the true advantage of any engineering degree is that you are growing as a critical thinker and problem solver. These skill sets are important to roles in business, supply chain, and management roles. You could be in an office environment, a laboratory setting, a manufacturing facility, or even a hospital. Sometimes it's more important to find out what you don’t like than what you do like so take on every challenge, project, or role possible. Although I was an engineering student, very few of my roles took full concepts from my classes but the problem solving mentality stays with me everywhere. I'd suggest you look out for medical device companies if prosthetics are interesting to you but also understand that most research happens at universities while commercial products have lots of other area besides R&D that you can explore.

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Best of luck,

Kunal