Biomedical engineering director vs plant engineering manager

The differences between biomedical engineering directors and plant engineering managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a biomedical engineering director and a plant engineering manager. Additionally, a biomedical engineering director has an average salary of $188,298, which is higher than the $92,265 average annual salary of a plant engineering manager.

The top three skills for a biomedical engineering director include patient safety, biomedical equipment and AAMI. The most important skills for a plant engineering manager are continuous improvement, capital projects, and project management.

Biomedical engineering director vs plant engineering manager overview

	Biomedical Engineering Director	Plant Engineering Manager
Yearly salary	$188,298	$92,265
Hourly rate	$90.53	$44.36
Growth rate	2%	2%
Number of jobs	61,350	79,102
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Biomedical engineering director vs plant engineering manager salary

Biomedical engineering directors and plant engineering managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Biomedical Engineering Director	Plant Engineering Manager
Average salary	$188,298	$92,265
Salary range	Between $118,000 And $299,000	Between $68,000 And $124,000
Highest paying City	-	Fairfield, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Blue Apron
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between biomedical engineering director and plant engineering manager education

There are a few differences between a biomedical engineering director and a plant engineering manager in terms of educational background:

	Biomedical Engineering Director	Plant Engineering Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Biomedical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Biomedical engineering director vs plant engineering manager demographics

Here are the differences between biomedical engineering directors' and plant engineering managers' demographics:

	Biomedical Engineering Director	Plant Engineering Manager
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 90.6% Female, 9.4%	Male, 95.9% Female, 4.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.2% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 11.7% White, 71.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.5% Asian, 11.9% White, 71.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between biomedical engineering director and plant engineering manager duties and responsibilities

Biomedical engineering director example responsibilities.

Manage scheduling and implementation of technology for applications migrations to cloud, ensuring consistency adherence to university practices.
Coordinate services with OEM, and third party service providers.
Work with medical purchasing team to audit, review, and negotiate contracts with OEM andthird-party vendors.
Determine the current and future enterprise infrastructure which oversee the design and implementation of information systems that support the business requirements.
Experience in chip lab bring up, post-silicon debugging and product qualification and characterization.

Plant engineering manager example responsibilities.

Manage QA for research orient development efforts and for high visibility, production focuse development efforts tie to revenue generation.
Maintain all records for SQF and to make sure the plant meet all OSHA and USDA requirements.
Supervise aerial, land, and underground installations, ensure appropriate management of resources and compliance with OSHA.
Correct environmental issues throughout plants including flooring issues, compress air, water supply systems and HVAC systems.
Improve plant energy efficiency by optimizing HVAC, electric, steam, water, hydraulic and compress air systems.
Develop procedures incorporating ISO standards.

Biomedical engineering director vs plant engineering manager skills

Common biomedical engineering director skills

Patient Safety, 13%
Biomedical Equipment, 10%
AAMI, 9%
Service Contracts, 8%
Safety Tests, 8%
Engineering Program, 7%

Common plant engineering manager skills

Continuous Improvement, 10%
Capital Projects, 7%
Project Management, 7%
Lean Manufacturing, 5%
Plant Operations, 4%
Plant Safety, 4%

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