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Tennessee Vs. National Biomedical Engineering Employment

Tennessee	190
National	15,280

Of all of the biomedical engineering professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in Tennessee state.

Employment Growth for Biomedical engineering professionals In Tennessee

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
360	390	240	220	190

Yellow: Actual Values

In Tennessee, the field of biomedical engineering is shrinking. In 2010 there were 170 less biomedical engineering professionals working in Tennessee than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of biomedical engineering professionals has shrunk by 47%. 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 Tennessee

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$74,120	$79,030	$65,170	$66,770	$66,530
$40,013	$42,768	$44,223	$45,004	$44,949

Light Blue: Biomedical Engineering
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The salaries paid to biomedical engineering professionals are declining in Tennessee. Biomedical engineering professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $74,120 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $66,530 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Biomedical engineering professionals in Tennessee

10th percentile	$44,340
25th percentile	$51,210
50th percentile	$60,800
75th percentile	$83,820
90th percentile	$98,730

Thus, biomedical engineering professionals' salaries declined by 11% in 4 years. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. In the state of Tennessee, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of biomedical engineering. The pay differential between the highest paid biomedical engineering professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 123%

Average Salaries for Biomedical engineering professionals and related professions in Tennessee

Biochemistry	$72,540
Biology	$55,947
Biomedical Engineering	$66,530
Engineering	$68,690
Physics	$109,570

In Tennessee, 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 Tennessee

associate	0
bachelor	4
master	4
doctor	4
Certificate	2
Total	14

As the number of biomedical engineering professionals is decreasing in Tennessee state, the number of students graduating from the 8 accredited biomedical engineering schools in Tennessee state is decreasing. In Tennessee, there were 114 graduates in 2006. And there were 113 graduates from biomedical engineering courses in 2010.

Thus there was a 1% percent decrease in the number of biomedical engineering school degree or certificate graduates in Tennessee. Most of these graduates, or 29%, earned an bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering.

Biomedical Engineering Faculty Salaries in Tennessee

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