Why doesn't a biomedical engineer earn a salary as high as any other engineer?
salary for a biomedical engineer is around £30k, whereas a mechanical/chemical engineer, for example, can earn more than £50k. Why is this?
A lot of Chemical Engineers are in very high paid industries like Oil and Gas. Mechanical Engineers are also associated of high paying Companies/Industries. Biomed engineers not so much...
Having said that, those figures are just a median. Not every Chemical Engineer is guaranteed to earn more than a Biomed.
Having said that, those figures are just a median. Not every Chemical Engineer is guaranteed to earn more than a Biomed.
Depends who they work for and whether or not they create a product. Sometimes Chemical Engineers just do research in a government facility, they won't earn as much as a Biomed Engineer at a private pharmaceuticals company.
Original post by Texxers
A lot of Chemical Engineers are in very high paid industries like Oil and Gas. Mechanical Engineers are also associated of high paying Companies/Industries. Biomed engineers not so much...
Having said that, those figures are just a median. Not every Chemical Engineer is guaranteed to earn more than a Biomed.
Having said that, those figures are just a median. Not every Chemical Engineer is guaranteed to earn more than a Biomed.
arent biomedical engineers people who make important products for medicine? such as mri machines etc? so isnt this important too??
Original post by JavaScriptMaster
Depends who they work for and whether or not they create a product. Sometimes Chemical Engineers just do research in a government facility, they won't earn as much as a Biomed Engineer at a private pharmaceuticals company.
oh so its quite dependent on the company you work for?
Original post by hello654321
arent biomedical engineers people who make important products for medicine? such as mri machines etc? so isnt this important too??
I never tried to undermine the importance of Biomedical Engineers, but I just think there is a clear reason why Mechanical and Chemical get paid more.. The industries they work in are more important. Chemical Engineers can also manufacture medicines and work in the pharmaceutical industry.
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