What exactly do engineers do? There are several different fields that an engineers can focus on.
Such as:
Industrial engineers tear products apart, only to make them better. Biomedical engineers try to assess the amount of work is placed on the human body to make better medical instruments and procedures. Material science engineers create new and imporve materials, so as to make stronger buildings or more absorbant diapers for children. Mechanical engineers are concerned with, well, mechanics and the function of machines. Chemical engineers create new compounds and molecules. And the list goes on...
Bioengineers primarily work in, but are not limited to, labs, hospitals, research facilities, government regulatory agencies, small start-up companies and universities. The job growth rate is reported to be 31.4% through 2010 and will grow 15.2% in this decade due to quickly advancing technology and the medical demands of an aging population. The job market is currently very competitive, and an bio-engineer needs sufficient research or in-field experience. Many go on to acquire a graduate degree in biomedical engineering to further their job placement. It is not uncommon for a biomedical engineer to also have an M.D. degree.
In biomedical engineering, there are several subdivisions of study. Some are more broad than others, but they all subsections depend on each other to complete their research and forge new discoveries (technological or physiological). These subsections are as follows: