If you are looking for a hot career field an article in the Boca Raton News says biotech and biomechanics are healthy industries where there will be a strong demand for workers.
Biotechnology has been around for centuries. From farming to food production and storage, biotechnology has touched our lives in numerous helpful ways.
As baby boomers age, there has been an increased demand for new medical procedures and equipment. As a result, biomedical engineering, a field that combines medicine with engineering and biology, is expected to grow in the next decade and beyond.
With an insight into both medical and engineering fields, biomedical engineers work effectively in hospitals, research facilities, academia, government regulatory agencies or as consultants.
Biomechanics, which applies biomechanical engineering to biological or medical problems, utilizes scientific principles to produce new ways of keeping the body functional and healthy. These include the creation of synthetic organs and joints, as well as machines that control body functions, imaging systems like X-ray and ultrasound, and the laser systems used in corrective eye surgery.
The article cites the U.S. Department of Labor which says biomedical engineering will grow faster than average through 2014. The article also says the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) can help students interested in a biomedical career.
