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Where a biomedical engineer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a biomedical engineer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Biomedical engineers combine knowledge of engineering principles and biological findings for the development of medical treatments, medicaments, and general healthcare purposes. They can develop solutions ranging from the improvement of the components in conventional medicaments up to implants developments, and tissue treatment.

Also known as biomedical technology engineering specialist, biomedical technology engineering consultant, BME consultant, BME specialist, BME expert, biomedical technology engineering adviser, biomedical technology engineer, BME adviser, bio-medical engineer, biomedical engineering specialist, biomedical engineering consultant, biomedical engineering expert.

Professionals 67 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: religion scientific researcher, 74%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
religion scientific researcher 74% covered astronomer 71% covered seismologist 71% covered oceanographer 70% covered thanatology researcher 69% covered biomedical engineer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from biomedical engineer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a biomedical engineer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A biomedical engineer needs 25 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • assess the feasibility of implementing developments information skills
  • medical devices materials health and welfare
  • test procedures engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • genetics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • biomedical engineering health and welfare
  • collect biological data information skills
  • develop test procedures management skills
  • biology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • apply scientific methods information skills
  • approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a biomedical engineer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Biomedical engineer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a biomedical engineer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.