Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
The short answer
This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to hold steady over the next decade, with about 60 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about half of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate about 97% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Evaluate the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of biomedical equipment.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Prepare technical reports, data summary documents, or research articles for scientific publication, regulatory submissions, or patent applications.
AI could do much of this on its own
Design or develop medical diagnostic or clinical instrumentation, equipment, or procedures, using the principles of engineering and biobehavioral sciences.
AI could do much of this on its own
Conduct research, along with life scientists, chemists, and medical scientists, on the engineering aspects of the biological systems of humans and animals.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Adapt or design computer hardware or software for medical science uses.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Conduct training or in-services to educate clinicians and other personnel on proper use of equipment.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Jobs you could switch to
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