Biomedical engineering supervisor vs clinical engineer

The differences between biomedical engineering supervisors and clinical engineers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a biomedical engineering supervisor and a clinical engineer. Additionally, a biomedical engineering supervisor has an average salary of $85,652, which is higher than the $75,883 average annual salary of a clinical engineer.

The top three skills for a biomedical engineering supervisor include biomedical equipment, medical devices and safety committee. The most important skills for a clinical engineer are patient care, medical devices, and patients.

Biomedical engineering supervisor vs clinical engineer overview

	Biomedical Engineering Supervisor	Clinical Engineer
Yearly salary	$85,652	$75,883
Hourly rate	$41.18	$36.48
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	54,902	80,770
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	38	38
Years of experience	2	2

Biomedical engineering supervisor vs clinical engineer salary

Biomedical engineering supervisors and clinical engineers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Biomedical Engineering Supervisor	Clinical Engineer
Average salary	$85,652	$75,883
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $162,000	Between $55,000 And $102,000
Highest paying City	-	Redwood City, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Regeneron
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between biomedical engineering supervisor and clinical engineer education

There are a few differences between a biomedical engineering supervisor and a clinical engineer in terms of educational background:

	Biomedical Engineering Supervisor	Clinical Engineer
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Electromechanical Instrumentation And Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Biomedical Engineering
Most common college	Northwestern University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Biomedical engineering supervisor vs clinical engineer demographics

Here are the differences between biomedical engineering supervisors' and clinical engineers' demographics:

	Biomedical Engineering Supervisor	Clinical Engineer
Average age	38	38
Gender ratio	Male, 95.6% Female, 4.4%	Male, 77.3% Female, 22.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.1% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 13.1% White, 62.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.0% Asian, 14.1% White, 63.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between biomedical engineering supervisor and clinical engineer duties and responsibilities

Biomedical engineering supervisor example responsibilities.

Implement modifications to place equipment for 12-lead ECG investigation that lead to changes in accept monitoring standards.
Work directly with government officials and local healthcare professionals to ensure successful implementation of baby heart program.
Perform preventive maintenance completion to meet and exceed the minimum standard set by CES management.

Clinical engineer example responsibilities.

Develop and manage in-house maintenance program utilizing a balance of OEM, third party, and in-house talent.
Manage Jenkins security by providing specific access to authorize developers/testers using project base matrix authorization strategy.
Direct support of cardiovascular unit, surgery and relate services.
Support all phases of software development life cycle through FDA approval & commercial launch.
Handle complaint reporting, return material authorizations and assure effective timescales are applied, per the FDA.
Plan, coordinate and complete each project on schedule and little down time to the radiology department.

Biomedical engineering supervisor vs clinical engineer skills

Common biomedical engineering supervisor skills

Biomedical Equipment, 79%
Medical Devices, 7%
Safety Committee, 6%
Equipment Maintenance, 4%
Construction Projects, 2%
Maintenance Tasks, 2%

Common clinical engineer skills

Patient Care, 11%
Medical Devices, 11%
Patients, 10%
FDA, 7%
Preventative Maintenance, 6%
Biomedical Equipment, 5%

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