Will “Assistant Professor” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
3.7% Chance of Automation
“Assistant Professor” will not be replaced by robots.
This job is ranked #120 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.
Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍
Job Description
Apply knowledge of engineering, biology, and biomechanical principles to the design, development, and evaluation of biological and health systems and products, such as artificial organs, prostheses, instrumentation, medical information systems, and health management and care delivery systems.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2031.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 89,970.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 43.00
- Currently, there are 20,590 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Biomedical Engineers”.
Also Known As…
- Biomedical Engineers
- Research Engineer
- Professor
- Clinical Engineer
- Biomedical Technician
- Biomedical Manager
- Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET)
- Biomedical Engineering Technician
- Biomedical Engineering Director
- Biomedical Engineer
- Biomedical Electronics Technician
- Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE)
- Project Engineer
- Product Development Engineer
- Principal Engineer
- Orthopedic Designer
- Nanotechnologist
- Medical Engineer
- Imaging Engineer
- Genetic Engineer
- Field Clinical Engineer
- Dialysis Engineer
- Clinical Engineering Director
- Certified Prosthetist
- Certified Orthotist
- Bioprocess Engineer
- Biomedical Service Engineer
- Biomedical Scientist
- Biomedical Imaging Center Director
- Biomedical Field Service Engineer
- Biomedical Engineering Technologist
- Biomedical Engineering Supervisor
- Biomedical Analytical Scientist
- Biomechanical Engineer
- Biomaterials Engineer
- Biochemical Engineer
- Bio-Mechanical Engineer
- Associate Professor
Tasks for “Assistant Professor”
- Conduct preventative maintenance on equipment.
- Conduct research, along with life scientists, chemists, and medical scientists, on the engineering aspects of the biological systems of humans and animals.
- Develop new applications for energy sources, such as using nuclear power for biomedical implants.
- Manage teams of engineers by creating schedules, tracking inventory, creating and using budgets, and overseeing contract obligations and deadlines.
- Install, adjust, maintain, repair, or provide technical support for biomedical equipment.
- Design and deliver technology to assist people with disabilities.
- Advise and assist in the application of instrumentation in clinical environments.
- Conduct training or in-services to educate clinicians and other personnel on proper use of equipment.
- Teach biomedical engineering or disseminate knowledge about the field through writing or consulting.
- Advise hospital administrators on the planning, acquisition, and use of medical equipment.
- Diagnose and interpret bioelectric data, using signal processing techniques.
- Develop models or computer simulations of human biobehavioral systems to obtain data for measuring or controlling life processes.
- Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.
- Research new materials to be used for products, such as implanted artificial organs.
- Analyze new medical procedures to forecast likely outcomes.
- Adapt or design computer hardware or software for medical science uses.
- Design and develop medical diagnostic and clinical instrumentation, equipment, and procedures, using the principles of engineering and biobehavioral sciences.
- Write documents describing protocols, policies, standards for use, maintenance, and repair of medical equipment.
- Keep documentation of service histories on all biomedical equipment.
Related Technology & Tools
- Arbitrary waveform generators
- Polymer matrices
- Incubators
- Spinal disk implant wear testers
- Laser ablation machines
- Ultra high speed magnetic resonance imaging MRI scanner machines
- Dynamometers
- Bioreactors
- Strain gauge conditioners
- Torsiometers
- Ventilator performance analyzers
- X ray lithography equipment
- Servopneumatic actuators
- Activity monitoring devices
- Plastic injection molding machines
- Eye tracking devices
- X ray machines
- Milling machines
- Micromanipulation microrheology microscopes
- Grip dynamometers
- Hardness testing devices
- Ultrasound transducers
- Pinch gauges
- Electroplating apparatus
- Frequency shifters
- Cardiovascular prosthetic device testers
- Accelerometers
- Ultrasound indention probes
- Electrode bevelers
- Digital sonomicrometers
- Material tension/compression testing devices
- Material fatigue and dynamics characterization devices
- Micropumps
- Pulse oximeters
- Soft materials in-vitro simulation system
- Immuno-sensors
- Microcontrollers
- Sterilization-in-place equipment
- Fluorescence microscopes
- Two-point discriminators
- Microplate readers
- Microvalves
- Bio-signal amplifiers
- Sublimation printers
- Multi-axis kinematic knee simulators
- Electrode pullers
- Plasma excitation chambers
- High-speed digital cameras
- Optical tomographic imaging scanners
- Biomimetic robots
- Endovascular stent-graft testing instruments
- Ultrasound imaging scanners
- Centrifuges
- Footswitch sensors
- Multimeters
- Pressure and temperature measurement devices
- Optical particle detectors
- Finger joint flexure testers
- Optical coherence tomography OCT scanners
- Piezoelectric ceramic transducers
- Cone-plate viscometers
- Acousto-optic modulators
- Defibrillator testing devices
- Pacemaker testing devices
- Polymer scaffolds
- Spectrofluorimeters
- Electromyographs EMG
- Positron emission tomography PET scanners
- Ultrasonic testing apparatus
- Medical radiation dosimeters
- Bio-signal simulators
- Microfluidic networks
- Load sensors
- 3T scanners
- Electrosurgery testing devices
- Quantum-based switching applications Q-switch electron waveguides
- Strain gauges
- Desktop computers
- Microplate washers
- Glass micromolds
- Acoustic measurement systems
- Servopneumatic axial test instruments
- Single photon emission computed tomography SPECT scanners
- Prosthetic limb testers
- Anthropometers
- Flow control devices
- Superconducting quantum interference devices SQUID
- Impact testers
- Optical traps
- Insole sensors
- Molecular cytosensors
- Radiation compliance testing devices
- Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
- Electroencephalography EEG equipment
- Intravenous IV pump analyzers
- Patient monitoring testing devices
- Biomagnetic imaging scanners
- Molecular vacuum pumps
- Piezoelectric sensors
- Spine simulators
- Oscilloscopes
- Microplating equipment
- Motion actuators
- Pulsating bubble surfactometers PBS
- Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems
- Non-invasive blood pressure monitor analyzers
- Environmental conditions measurement devices
- Biomedical device electrical safety testers
- Electrical particle detectors
- Skinfold calipers
- Biosafety cabinets
- Circuit analyzers
- Basic stamp microcontrollers
- Bio-sensors
- Deflectors
- Maskless photolithography equipment
- Opto-electronic electrogoniometers
- Grass stimulators
- Pacemaker analyzers
- Bacteria-based biosensors
- Physical conditioning treadmill exercisers
- Microelectrodes
- Gas flow control systems
- Scanning probe microscopes SPM
- Incubator performance analyzers
- Rapid toxicity testing systems
- Spirometers
- Dissolved oxygen polarographic measurement devices
- Pressure sensors
- Polygraph recorders
- Ultrasound wattmeters
- Isolators
- Pressure transducers
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI scanners
- Axial-torsional testing systems
- Laptop computers
- Radio frequency amplifiers
- Micromolding lithography equipment
- Force platforms
- Posturographic measurement systems
- Multi-photon microscopes
- Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment
- Hierarchical simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis HSPICE
- OrCAD Capture
- PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire
- Failure rate database software
- Calculating optimum maintenance parameters COMPARE
- Neural network modeling software
- ANSYS
- Fourier transform infrared FTIR software
- Microsoft Excel
- Instrument validation software
- Charting software
- Image analysis software
- Minitab
- Schematic design entry software
- Root cause analysis software
- Virtual instrument software
- Simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis SPICE
- Fault modeling software
- C++
- Instrument control software
- IBM Rational ClearCase
- Electronic design automation EDA software
- Preventive maintenance software
- Finite element method FEM software
- Equipment compliance testing software
- Systems analysis programs for hands on integrated reliability evaluation software SAPHIRE
- Rapid prototyping software
- Unified modeling language UML
- Stratasys FDM MedModeler
- Cadence Encounter Test
- Stochastic modeling software
- Calibration software
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Embedded systems testing software
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Technis BETAPLUS
- Rapid application development RAD software
- JavaScript
- Force sensitive applications FSA software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Electromechanical testing analysis software
- Test automation software
- Numerical analysis software
- Dyadem FMEA Pro-6
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- Criticality analysis software
- Molecular simulation software
- SNOINO RCM Pro
- Circuit simulation software
- Verilog
- Computational modeling software
- Electromyograph analysis software
- Materials testing software
- Mentor Graphics
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Computational fluid dynamics CFD software
- IBM Rational RequisitePro
- Motion analysis software
- Three-dimensional motion capture software
- Reliability centered maintenance RCM software
- Force platform software
- Microsoft Project
- SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Cadence Allegro Design Entry Capture and Capture CIS
- R
- ERP software
- Mean time between failures MBTF software
- Requirements management software
- Zuken
- Human modeling software
- Functional modeling software
- IBM Rational ClearQuest
- Common cause failure assessment software
- Failure mode and effects analysis FMEA software
- Failure rate data in perspective FARADIP software
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Defect tracking software
- Microsoft Word
- Biomechanical modeling software
- Laboratory information management system LIMS
- Gait analysis software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Extensible markup language XML
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Advanced computer simulation language ACSL
- Mathsoft Mathcad
- SNOINO Ttree
- Fault tree analysis FTA software
- Medical information software
- Diagramming software
- Microsoft Office
- C
- Project estimation software
- System testing software
- Hardware description language HDL
- Medical imaging software