Also called: Hospital Biomedical Engineer, Healthcare Technology Manager
Manages and improves all the medical technology inside a hospital, from IV pumps to MRI machines.
A batch of IV pumps is giving false alarms. You investigate with nurses, check the software version, and coordinate a fix with the manufacturer. Later you help choose which new ventilators the hospital should buy.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in biomedical engineering; CCE certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. AI predicts equipment failures and manages inventory; running hospital technology, safety investigations and staff training stay human.
Classes: Biology, Physics, Electronics CTE, Health science CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2031.
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