The 10 Best Cities to be a Biomedical EngineerThe 10 Best Cities to be a Biomedical Engineer

Biomedical engineering is one of the fastest growing engineering fields; from medical devices and pharmaceuticals to more cutting-edge areas like tissue, genetic, and neural engineering, US biomedical engineers (BMEs) boast salaries nearly double the annual mean wage and have faster than average job growth.

Our sister pub, MD+DI has compiled a list of the 10 best cities for job prospects and salaries for biomedical engineers. BMEs in Orange County, Calif., home of medtech giant Edwards Lifesciences, for example, have an annual mean wage of $118,440 -- nearly 30% higher than the national mean.

Head over to MD+DI for the full list.

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