选择学校时，地理位置一直都是我们比较关注的一个因素，看看美国哪些城市比较适合生物医学工程的发展~

1. Boston 波士顿

The Boston metro area is a well-known medtechhub, employing the highest number of biomedical engineers in the nation. Butwith more than 50 institutions of higher education, including two of the top 10biomedical engineering programs (MIT and Boston University), you’re likely toface competition from an impressive field of job candidates.

Biomedical EngineerEmployment: 1410

Employment per 1000Jobs: 0.78

Annual Mean Wage: $91,090 (about 1% lowerthan the national mean)

2.East bay Area,CA  加州湾区

Once known as the seedy side of the San Francisco Bayarea, the East Bay is fast gaining a reputation as ahipster enclave with a growing arts scene. The EastBay cities of Oakland,Fremont, and Hayward also offer the fourth-best annualmean wage in the country for biomedical engineers.

Biomedical Engineer Employment: 450

Employment per 1000 Jobs: 0.44

Annual Mean Wage: $108,390 (18% higher thanthe national mean)

3. Middlesex County, NJ 新泽西州

Home to Johnson & Johnson’s corporateheadquarters, the Middlesex County city of New Brunswickis nicknamed the Healthcare City for good reason.Biomedical engineers who make their home there enjoy the fifth-highest annualmean wage in the nation.

Biomedical Engineer Employment: Not available

Employment per 1000 Jobs: Not available

Annual Mean Wage: $106,610 (16% higher thanthe national mean)

4. Minneapolis-St.Paul 明尼苏达州圣保罗市

Some of the biggest names in the medical deviceindustry have a presence in the Twin Cities area, making it a great place to bea biomedical engineer. Those who can brave the long, cold winters are rewardedwith an annual mean wage well above the national average for the occupation.

Biomedical Engineer Employment: 810

Employment per 1000 Jobs: 0.44

Annual Mean Wage: $112,960 (23% higher thanthe national mean)

5. OrangeCounty, CA 加州橘郡

Since Edwards Life sciences set up shop in Santa Ana back in 1958, anumber of other medtech heavy hitters http://www.locationoc.com/business-climate/industry-clusters/life-sciences/ have followed. Biomedical engineers who make the move tothe area enjoy beautiful beaches, average temperatures in the 70s, and a highermean annual wage than their peers in all other parts of the country.

Biomedical Engineer Employment: 1150

Employment per 1000 Jobs: 0.78

Annual Mean Wage: $118,440(nearly 30% higher the national mean)

6. Philadelphia 宾州费城

With the seventh-highest employment level forbiomedical engineers in the nation, the city of Brotherly Love is a great place to get a job,but if you’re concerned about earning a big paycheck, you may want to settleelsewhere. Biomedical engineers in the city make significantly less than thenational average for the profession.

Biomedical Engineer Employment: 590

Employment per 1000 Jobs: 0.32

Annual Mean Wage: $77,800 (15% lower thanthe national mean)

7. Salt LakeCity, UT 犹他州盐湖市

If you love winter sports, there is perhaps nogreater place to live than Salt Lake  City, which is home to eight world-class ski resorts.Biomedical engineers who can pull themselves off the slopes will also findopportunities at medtech companies like Myriad Genetics and C.R. Bard.

Biomedical Engineer Employment: 430

Employment per 1000 Jobs: 0.65

Annual Mean Wage: $91,500 (less than 1%lower than the national mean)

8. San Diego 加州圣地亚哥

Home to a bustling biotech hub and medtechcompanies including CareFusion, San  Diego also offers great weather and world-classbeaches. But biomedical engineers who take a job there should be prepared toget paid in sunshine dollars, as the annual mean wage is well below thenational average for the field.

Biomedical Engineer Employment: 630

Employment per 1000 Jobs: 0.48

Annual Mean Wage: $80,290 (12% lower thanthe national mean)

9. San Francisco 加州旧金山

San Francisco is famous for its fog and counterculture roots, but Silicon Valley’s urban neighbor is also world-renowned asa center for technology innovation. Biomedical engineers who live here may findopportunities with the many startups that take root in the Bay Area.

Biomedical Engineer Employment: 610

Employment per 1000 Jobs: 0.57

Annual Mean Wage: $104,890 (14% higherthan the national mean)

10 Silicon Valley  加州硅谷

As the center of the tech universe, Silicon Valley is a draw for big dreamers with STEMdegrees—biomedical engineers among them. The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Claraarea is home to the fourth-highest concentration of biomedical engineering jobsand offers the second-highest annual mean wage in the country.

Biomedical Engineer Employment: 820

Employment per 1000 Jobs: 0.84

Annual Mean Wage: $117,620 (28% higher thanthe national mean)

摘自：MD+DI

Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry (MD+DI) is an online andprint resource exclusively for original equipment manufacturers of medicaldevices and in vitro diagnostic products. Its mission is to help medtechindustry professionals develop, design, and manufacture products that complywith complex and demanding regulations and evolving market requirements.

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