Biological engineering majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with a biological engineering degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in biological engineering. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 1,165 biological engineering major resumes to identify the jobs biological engineering majors most prefer.
Highest-paying jobs with a biological engineering degree
- Starting salary$67,000Job openings136,763Top locations:Houston, TX;Â Â San Diego, CA;Â Â Atlanta, GA;Â ÂJob description:Mechanical engineering is one of the broadest engineering disciplines. Mechanical engineers design, develop, build, and test mechanical and thermal sensors and devices, including tools, engines, and machines.
- Starting salary$62,000Job openings66,937Top locations:Job description:Industrial engineers find ways to eliminate wastefulness in production processes. They devise efficient systems that integrate workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to make a product or provide a service.
- Starting salary$61,000Job openings96,838Top locations:Job description:Industrial engineers find ways to eliminate wastefulness in production processes. They devise efficient systems that integrate workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to make a product or provide a service.
- Starting salary$55,000Job openings176,689Top locations:Job description:Mechanical engineering is one of the broadest engineering disciplines. Mechanical engineers design, develop, build, and test mechanical and thermal sensors and devices, including tools, engines, and machines.
- Starting salary$43,000Job openings79,647Top locations:Houston, TX;Â Â San Antonio, TX;Â Â Jacksonville, NC;Â Â
- Starting salary$31,000Job openings154,854Top locations:Job description:Computer and information research scientists invent and design new approaches to computing technology and find innovative uses for existing technology. They study and solve complex problems in computing for business, medicine, science, and other fields.
- Starting salary$30,000Job openings87,030Top locations:Houston, TX;Â Â Chicago, IL;Â Â New York, NY;Â ÂJob description:Industrial engineers find ways to eliminate wastefulness in production processes. They devise efficient systems that integrate workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to make a product or provide a service.
- Starting salary$27,000Job openings97,722Top locations:Job description:Civil engineering technicians help civil engineers to plan, design, and build highways, bridges, utilities, and other infrastructure projects. They also help to plan, design, and build commercial, industrial, residential, and land development projects.
- Starting salary$27,000Job openings84,357Top locations:Job description:Medical laboratory technologists (commonly known as medical laboratory scientists) and medical laboratory technicians collect samples and perform tests to analyze body fluids, tissue, and other substances.
- Starting salary$26,000Job openings95,123Top locations:Job description:Market research analysts study market conditions to examine potential sales of a product or service. They help companies understand what products people want, who will buy them, and at what price.
