<p>I have a few questions regarding biomedical engineering. Any insights, comments and suggestions are appreciated.</p>
<p>How difficult is it to get a job after getting a bachelors in biomedical engineering (graduating from UC Davis)?</p>
<p>If I plan to go to graduate school is it better to head straight to it or work a few years and then apply?</p>
<p>And what job possibilities are there for students who've just come out of undergrad?</p>
<p>the consensus on the board is job prospects for undergrad are not good (do a search)
if you can go to grad school, do it.
personally, i would advise getting undergrad in something else like chem e or mech e.</p>
<p>this topic has been widely discussed before, do a search if you want to read more</p>
<p>The job opportunities are fairly non-existent. There are few biomedical engineering firms and that obviously means limited jobs available, especially to graduates with only a bachelor's degree. Even those with graduate degrees struggle to find jobs. My dad's co-worker's daughter received a Master's in biomedical engineering, but couldn't find a job. She now works as manager at a medical equipment firm, which specializes in the solicitation of medical equipment. She was able to thoroughly organize the firm's practice and is now making quite a bit of money. However, she did not need a degree for her job and her degree has very little to do with her job. However, the degree affords her some familiarity with a few things within the position.</p>
<p>So, the most job opportunities are in ee, mech e and chem e?</p>
<p>To a certain extent, yes, but not necessarily. It just gives you a backup if you don't find a BME job.</p>