Also called: Regenerative Medicine Engineer, Bioprinting Scientist
Grows living tissue like skin, cartilage and blood vessels in the lab, sometimes using 3D bioprinters.
You load a bioprinter with gel full of living cells and print a tiny ear-shaped scaffold. For weeks you feed it in an incubator and check under a microscope whether the cells are forming real cartilage.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 9 years after high school. PhD in biomedical engineering or related field.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Cell Biology.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Tracks biomedical engineers.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps design scaffolds and predict cell behavior; growing living tissue in the lab is slow, hands-on research.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2031.
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