Main question that we all wonder is

How much can you earn as a Biomedical Engineer?

In the UK, Biomedical Engineers will often find work for the National Health Service and as such will be paid according to the Agenda for Change (AfC) Pay Rates. Prospects.ac.uk provides the following estimates for Biomedical Engineers in the UK:

Medical Engineering Technicians - £21,909 to £28,462 (Band 5)

Specialists - £26,302 to £35,225 (Band 6)

Significant Experience / Team Managers - £31,383 to £41,373 (Band 7)

Head of Department / Consultants - even higher

They estimate salaries in the private sector as comparable to those in the NHS, ranging from £21,000 to £45,000 dependent on experience and level of responsibility.

Bachelor’s Portal give a few career options for Biomedical Engineers with average salaries according to statistics in the US as:

Biomedical Engineer - starts at $44,000

Rehabilitation Engineer - starts at $37,000

Clinical Engineer - starts at $42,000

Bioengineering Research - starts at $32,000

Research wise

You will definitely end up getting a research internship in your 2nd or 3rd year of your grades are good. If you like the work that you do, then start preparing for GATE, there are plenty of opportunities. The Prime Misnister Fellowship Scheme is also there, you can prepare for that, in this scheme you can directly do PHD from IIT's but you need to crack the interview. GATE is also an option but you need to prepare extra because there's no separate GATE for BME, you have to opt for instrumentation.

Job Scope

R&D- Generally the R&D companies hire employees through campus placements from a small group of colleges. Good luck for that. The health tech industry in Andhra & Telangana is a bright prospect in future when it comes to R&D opportunities.

Service- The job i am currently in. You get to learn a lot about the internal functioning of various medical devices. There are plenty of learning opportunities, trainings. The happiness you get after indirectly saving a life can't be measured. You'll be nervous at start but with right guidance service is the most satisfying job.

Application engineer- The role of an application engineer is to explain to customer about the working of a specific medical device. Application engineers work hand to hand with sales team.

Sales engineer- Sales of medical equipment are handled by the sales engineer. They have targets as well as incentives so it's a double edged sword.

Hospital engineer- Every big hospital has a Biomedical department in which there are typically 5–6 engineers who are responsible to attend to emergency breakdown of any medical equipment.

There are various areas in which a Biomedical engineer can work. The salary at start is not appropriate for some posts but then again if you work hard & have right skills you can land a good job just after graduation. Don't get demotivated by people who say that Biomedical has no scope, or it's only about research. More than 75% of Biomedical jobs are occupied by electronics engineer just because talented Biomedical engineers switch their fields after graduation.

Feel free to ask me in the comment box if you are having any further doubts

hope you find it helpful

Good Luck!

hey dear,sharan i would suggest you that first of all you should clear your mindset and be clear what you have to do because at last it is your future and you have to  make it.And secondly i would suggest you that put up your question in a manner so that a person who is answering dont get confused.