Students should obtain as much experience in the field as possible by participating in summer internships and part-time jobs at hospitals and biomedical equipment manufacturers and in related settings.
Biomedical equipment technicians need mechanical ability and should enjoy working with tools. Because this job demands quick decision-making and prompt repairs, technicians should work well under pressure. You should be extremely precise and accurate in your work and enjoy helping others—an essential quality for anyone working in the health care industry. You should also have good communication skills in order to work well with medical professionals and other technicians, as well as with patients (since you may be occasionally called in to repair a piece of equipment while it is in use). Finally, you should have excellent analytical thinking skills and be adaptable and flexible to positive and negative change and a considerable variety of challenges in the workplace.
- Addiction Therapists
- Advanced Manufacturing Engineers
- Advanced Manufacturing Technicians
- Advanced Practice Nurses
- Aerospace Medicine Physicians
- Agricultural Scientists
- Allergists/Immunologists
- Anesthesiologist Assistants
- Anesthesiologists
- Animal Behaviorists
- Animal Breeders and Technicians
- Aquaculturists
- Arborists
- Astrobiologists
- Behavioral Health Technicians
- Biochemical Engineers
- Biochemists
- Bioinformatics Specialists
- Biologists
- Biomedical Engineers
- Biophysicists
- Biosecurity Monitors
- Biotechnology Patent Lawyers
- Biotechnology Production Workers
- Biotechnology Research Assistants
- Botanists
- Business Managers
- Cancer Exercise Specialists
- Cardiologists
- Cardiovascular Technologists
- Chemical Engineers
- Chemical Technicians
- Chemists
- Child Life Specialists
- Chiropractors
- Climate Scientists
- Clinical Applications Specialists
- Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners
- Clinical Research Coordinators
- Community Health Nurses
- Community Health Workers
- Computer-Aided Design Drafters and Technicians
- Contact Tracers
- Cosmetic Surgeons
- Creative Arts Therapists
- CRISPR Scientists
- Critical Care Nurses
- Cytogenetic Technologists
- Cytotechnologists
- Dental Assistants
- Dental Hygienists
- Dental Laboratory Technicians
- Dental Therapists
- Dentists
- Dermatologists
- Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
- Dialysis Technicians
- Dietetic Technicians
- Dietitians
- Directors of Telehealth
- Dispensing Opticians
- Drafters
- Drug Developers
- Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialists
- Electrical Engineering Technologists
- Electrical Engineers
- Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists
- Electronics Engineering Technicians
- Electronics Engineers
- Emergency Medical Technicians
- Emergency Nurses
- Endocrinologists
- Endodontists
- Endoscopy Technicians
- Engineering Technicians
- Environmental Scientists
- Epidemiologists
- Epigenetics Researchers
- Ergonomists
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- General Practitioners
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- Genetic Engineers
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- Genetic Scientists
- Geriatric Nurses
- Geriatric Psychiatrists
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- Geriatricians
- Grief Therapists
- Health Advocates
- Health Data Analysts
- Health Educators
- Health Informaticists
- Hematologists
- Histologic Technicians
- Holistic Physicians
- Home Health Care Aides
- Home Health Care and Hospice Nurses
- Hospice Workers
- Hospitalists
- Industrial Engineering Technicians
- Industrial Engineers
- Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
- Informatics Nurse Specialists
- Kinesiologists
- Laboratory Technicians and Technologists
- Laboratory Testing Technicians
- Laser Technicians
- Licensed Practical Nurses
- Manufacturing Supervisors
- Marine Biologists
- Mechanical Engineering Technicians
- Mechanical Engineers
- Medical Assistants
- Medical Laboratory Technicians
- Medical Scientists
- Medical Screeners
- Medical Scribes
- Medical Technologists
- Microbiologists
- Millwrights
- Molecular and Cellular Biologists
- Music Therapists
- Naturalists
- Neonatal Nurses
- Neurologists
- Neuropsychologists and Clinical Neuropsychologists
- Neuroscientists
- Nuclear Medicine Physicians
- Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Nurse Anesthetists
- Nurse Assistants
- Nurse Managers
- Nurse Practitioners
- Nurse-Midwives
- Nutritionists
- Obstetricians/Gynecologists
- Occupational Health Nurses
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides
- Oncological Nurses
- Oncologists
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- Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
- Ophthalmologists
- Optical Engineers
- Optometrists
- Oriental Medicine Practitioners
- Orientation and Mobility Specialists
- Orthodontists
- Orthoptists
- Orthotic and Prosthetic Technicians
- Orthotists and Prosthetists
- Osteopathic Physicians
- Pathologists
- Pediatricians
- Pedorthists
- Perfusionists
- Periodontists
- Pharmaceutical Industry Workers
- Pharmacists
- Pharmacologists
- Pharmacy Technicians
- Phlebotomy Technicians
- Physiatrists
- Physical Therapists
- Physical Therapy Assistants
- Physician Assistants
- Physicians
- Podiatrists
- Preventive Medicine Physicians
- Product Development Directors
- Product Management Directors
- Product Managers
- Prosthodontists
- Psychiatric Nurses
- Psychiatric Technicians
- Psychiatrists
- Psychologists
- Quality Control Engineers
- Quality Control Technicians
- Radiologic Technologists
- Radiologists
- Recreational Therapists
- Registered Nurses
- Remote Health Care Engineers
- Respiratory Technicians
- Respiratory Therapists
- Robotics Engineers
- Robotics Integrators
- Robotics Technicians
- Sales Managers
- School Nurses
- Senior Care Pharmacists
- Social Workers
- Special Procedures Technologists
- Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
- Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
- Sports Physicians
- Sports Psychologists
- Surgeons
- Surgical Technologists
- Toxicologists
- Transplant Coordinators
- Urologists
- Veterinarians
- Zoologists