Biomedical Engineering
JOB STATISTICS
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Locations
Where is the demand?
1,480 Job Posts found with the keywords: ‘Biomedic*, Clinical engineer, Biotech Engineer, Biomedical Technician, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Imaging, Research Associate, Field Service Engineer, Biotechnology Manufacturing, Service Engineer, Service Technician, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Implant engineering, Medical device manufacturing, Biomaterials, Clinical and rehabilitation engineering, Tissue engineering, Genetic engineering, Biomechanical, Medical equipment, Bioinformatics, Research and development, Pharmaceuticals, Medical sciences, Prosthetic engineering, Medical research, Biomedical’ in Australia and New Zealand from January 2018 – January 2020.
- New South Wales (391)
- Victoria (338)
- Queensland (279)
- New Zealand (259)
- Western Australia (93)
- Australian Capital Territory (43)
- South Australia (42)
- Northern Territory (23)
- Tasmania (12)
Top Titles
What jobs are in demand?
1,480 Job Posts found with the keywords: ‘Biomedic*, Clinical engineer, Biotech Engineer, Biomedical Technician, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Imaging, Research Associate, Field Service Engineer, Biotechnology Manufacturing, Service Engineer, Service Technician, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Implant engineering, Medical device manufacturing, Biomaterials, Clinical and rehabilitation engineering, Tissue engineering, Genetic engineering, Biomechanical, Medical equipment, Bioinformatics, Research and development, Pharmaceuticals, Medical sciences, Prosthetic engineering, Medical research, Biomedical’ in Australia and New Zealand from January 2018 – January 2020.
- Service Technician (89)
- Field Service Technician (80)
- Biomedical Engineer (30)
- Biomedical Technician (18)
- Biomedical Scientist (13)
- Biomedical Engineering Technician (12)
- Medical Imaging Assistant (10)
- Service Engineer (9)
- Biomedical Technician Advanced (8)
- Biomedical Electronics Technician (7)
Experience by Education
Level of Experience required
This report provides information on both the preferred and minimum/required education levels listed in job postings. For this reason, a job posting may be counted in more than one of the educational categories shown below.
Note: 46% of records have been excluded because they do not include both a qualification level and experience requirements. As a result, the chart below may not be representative of the full sample. (Jan 2018 – Jan 2020).
802 classified postings.
Bachelor/Honour degrees
75 Job Postings
- 0 – 2 years of experience (30.7%)
- 3 – 5 years of experience (58.7%)
- 6 – 8 years of experience (2.7%)
- 9+ Years of experience (8%)
Postgraduate degrees
6 Job Postings
- 0 – 2 years of experience (0)
- 3 – 5 years of experience (100%)
- 6 – 8 years of experience (0)
- 9+ Years of experience (0)
Diplomas and Associates degrees
5 Job Postings
- 0 – 2 years of experience (40%)
- 3 – 5 years of experience (60%)
- 6 – 8 years of experience (0)
- 9+ Years of experience (0)
Certificates (levels one to four)
70 Job Postings
- 0 – 2 years of experience (31.4%)
- 3 – 5 years of experience (68.6%)
- 6 – 8 years of experience (0)
- 9+ Years of experience (0)
Potential Employers
Who is hiring?
The following employers are hiring for these job titles.
| Job Titles | Postings |
| Biotechnologist | 37 |
| Biomedical Engineer | 16 |
| Medical Diagnostic Radiographer | 10 |
| Medical Assistant | 7 |
| HealthCare Manager | 6 |
| Administration Officer | 4 |
| Job Titles | Postings |
| Biomedical Engineer | 38 |
| Electronic Engineering Technician | 12 |
| Technician NFD | 8 |
| Biotechnologist | 3 |
| Job Titles | Postings |
| Medical Technologist | 29 |
| Biomedical Engineer | 16 |
| Medical Technician | 6 |
| Medical Diagnostic Radiographer | 5 |
| HealthCare Manager | 2 |
Skills in Greatest Demand
What skills do you need?
These results are from ‘Burning Glass’ and are based on the keywords: ‘Biomedic*, Clinical engineer, Biotech Engineer, Biomedical Technician, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Imaging, Research Associate, Field Service Engineer, Biotechnology Manufacturing, Service Engineer, Service Technician, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Implant engineering, Medical device manufacturing, Biomaterials, Clinical and rehabilitation engineering, Tissue engineering, Genetic engineering, Biomechanical, Medical equipment, Bioinformatics, Research and development, Pharmaceuticals, Medical sciences, Prosthetic engineering, Medical research, Biomedical’ in Australia and New Zealand from January 2018 – January 2020.
1,205 classified postings.
Professional Skills
10 most listed professional skills required
- Communication Skills (498)
- Research (294)
- Problem Solving (201)
- Computer Literacy (192)
- Troubleshooting (180)
- Preventive Maintenance (166)
- Planning (153)
- Organisational Skills (132)
- Time Management (105)
- Building Effective Relationships (88)
Specialised Skills
10 most listed specialised skills required
- Medical Imaging (334)
- Biomedical Engineering (291)
- Technical Support (146)
- Commissioning (144)
- Predictive / Preventative Maintenance (129)
- Repair (111)
- Electric Work (97)
- Lecturer (90)
- Forklift Operation (81)
- Radiology (74)
Distribution of Advertised Salary
What do the salaries look like?
This report uses salary data from real-time job postings between Jan 2018 and Jan 2020 from Burning Glass. Salary figures are pro-rata to reflect full-time, annual wage status.
Mean real-time salary = $94K, Median real-time salary = $85K.
Note: 66% (976) of records have been excluded because they do not contain salary information.
- More than $150,000 (31)
- $100,000 to $149,999 (139)
- $75,000 to $99,999 (211)
- $50,000 to $74,999 (112)
- $35,000 to $49,999 (11)
