Editing Biomedical engineering (section)

==Career prospects==
In 2012 there were about 19,400 biomedical engineers employed in the US, and the field was predicted to grow by 5% (faster than average) from 2012 to 2022.<ref>Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. [http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/biomedical-engineers.htm Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014–15 Edition: Biomedical Engineers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417083907/http://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/biomedical-engineers.htm |date=2021-04-17 }}</ref> Biomedical engineering has the highest percentage of female engineers compared to other common engineering professions. Now as of 2023, there are 19,700 jobs for this degree, the average pay for a person in this field is around $100,730.00 and making around $48.43 an hour. There is also expected to be a 7% increase in jobs from here 2023 to 2033 (even faster than the last average).