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Louisiana Vs. National Biomedical Engineering Employment

Louisiana	50
National	15,280

Of all of the biomedical engineering professionals that work in the US, approximately 0% work in Louisiana state.

Employment Growth for Biomedical engineering professionals In Louisiana

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
160	100	60	60	50

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of biomedical engineering professionals is shrinking in Louisiana. In Louisiana, 110 less biomedical engineering professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of biomedical engineering has shrunk by 69% in Louisiana. This decline is faster than the national trend for biomedical engineering professionals which shows a 9% increase in the number of biomedical engineering professionals working around the nation.

Biomedical Engineering VS. All Professions salaries in Louisiana

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$57,710	$55,470	$47,490	$49,180	$52,740
$38,658	$41,019	$42,185	$43,003	$45,617

Light Blue: Biomedical Engineering
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The salaries paid to biomedical engineering professionals are declining in Louisiana. Biomedical engineering professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $57,710 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $52,740 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Biomedical engineering professionals in Louisiana

10th percentile	$35,490
25th percentile	$42,800
50th percentile	$51,790
75th percentile	$62,050
90th percentile	$72,030

Thus, there was a 9% decline in biomedical engineering professionals' salaries. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. Within the field of biomedical engineering, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid biomedical engineering professionals earning 103% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Louisiana state.

Average Salaries for Biomedical engineering professionals and related professions in Louisiana

Biochemistry	$56,820
Biology	$60,590
Biomedical Engineering	$52,740
Engineering	$73,810
Physics	$96,020

In Louisiana, biomedical engineering professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Biomedical Engineering programs available for each degree type for all schools in Louisiana

associate	2
bachelor	3
master	1
doctor	2
Certificate	0
Total	8

The number of students graduating from the 5 accredited biomedical engineering schools in Louisiana is decreasing. In 2006 there were 104 biomedical engineering graduates from biomedical engineering courses in Louisiana and in 2010 there were 73 graduates.

This represents a 30% decrease in the number of biomedical engineering degree or certificate school graduates in Louisiana state. Most of these graduates, or 38%, earned a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering.

Biomedical Engineering Faculty Salaries in Louisiana

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