HME 2301 TOPIC 8

TRAINED TECHNICAL PERSONNEL:

 Manpower Market
 Professional registration
 Structure in hospital.

8.1 MANPOWER MARKETS

Employment of bioengineers and biomedical engineers is projected to grow 10 percent from

2021 to 2031, faster than the average for all occupations.

About 1,200 openings for bioengineers and biomedical engineers are projected each year, on
average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace
workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.
Earnings and hours

Working arrangements

 Around 90% of people employed as Biomedical Engineers work full-time hours, in all
their jobs combined. This is 24 percentage points above the all jobs average (66%).

Full-time workers work an average of 42 hours per week in their main job. This is similar
to the all jobs average (44 hours per week).

Worker profile
Employment Pathways

Education, training and experience

A bachelor degree in engineering majoring in biomedical engineering is needed to work as a

Biomedical Engineer. Many workers have a postgraduate qualification.

Registration may be required in some states and territories. In addition, Engineers Australia has a
non-compulsory National
Skills and Knowledge

Employers look for Other Engineering Professionals who can communicate clearly, work well in
a team and have strong interpersonal skills.

Skills

Skills can be improved through training or experience.

 77%

Reading comprehension

Reading work related information.

 75%

Science

Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

 70%
 Critical thinking

Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

 70%

Active learning

Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

 70%

Mathematics

Using maths to solve problems.

 66%

Complex problem solving

Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

 66%

Judgment and decision making

Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

 66%

Operations analysis

Understanding needs and product requirements to create a design.

 64%

Speaking

Talking to others.

 63%

Active listening

Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

 63%

Writing

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

 63%

Instructing

Teaching people how to do something.

 59%

Monitoring

Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or
improvements.

 59%

Systems evaluation

Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

 59%

Technology design

Designing and improving equipment and technology.

 57%

Learning strategies

Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.

 57%

Systems analysis

Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and
the environment will affect it.

 52%
 Coordination with others

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

 50%

Operation monitoring

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

 48%

Time management

Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

Knowledge

These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.

 87%

Engineering and technology

Use engineering, science and technology to design and produce goods and services.

 86%

Biology

Plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, how they rely on and work
with each other and the environment.

 82%

Mathematics

Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.

 77%

Technical design

Design techniques, tools, and principles used to make detailed technical plans, blueprints,
drawings, and models.
 77%

Computers and electronics

Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and
software, including applications and programming.

 74%

Physics

The physical laws of matter, motion and energy, and how they interact through space and
time.

 72%

Chemistry

Chemical composition, structure, and properties. How chemicals are made, used, mixed,
and can change.

 70%

English language

English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and
grammar.

 64%

Medicine and dentistry

Diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities, including preventive
health-care measures.

 59%

Mechanical

Machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

 57%

Education and training

 Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and
the measurement of training effects.

 50%

Production and processing

Raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and ways of making and
distributing goods.

 47%

Administration and management

Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people

and resources.

 40%

Sales and marketing

Showing, promoting, and selling including marketing strategy, product demonstration,

sales techniques, and sales control systems.

 39%

Customer and personal service

Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer
satisfaction.

 36%

Clerical

Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing
forms, and other office work.

 36%

Personnel and human resources

Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave),
and negotiating pay and conditions.

 33%
 Communications and media

Media production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and

visual media.

 32%

Economics and accounting

Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of
financial data.

 23%

Foreign language

Foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of
composition and grammar, and pronunciation.

Abilities

Workers use these physical and mental abilities..

 75%

Deductive reasoning

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

 75%

Oral comprehension

Listen to and understand what people say.

 75%

Written comprehension

Read and understand written information.

 73%

Inductive reasoning
 Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.

 73%

Oral expression

Communicate by speaking.

 73%

Problem spotting

Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the
problem.

 71%

Originality

Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.

 66%

Categorising

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

 64%

Written expression

Write in a way that people can understand.

 63%

Mathematics

Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.

 63%

Sorting or ordering

Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures,
mathematical operations).
 63%

Brainstorming

Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.

 61%

Visualization

Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.

 59%

Near vision

See details that are up-close (within a few feet).

 55%

Working with numbers

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

 54%

Finger dexterity

Put together small parts with your fingers.

 52%

Flexibility of closure

See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.

 50%

Speech recognition

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

 48%

Speech clarity
 Speak clearly so others can understand you.

 46%

Selective attention

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.

 87%

Making sense of information and ideas

Looking at, working with, and understanding data or information.

 86%

Collecting and organising information

Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking

information or data.

 83%

Keeping your knowledge up-to-date

Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.

 81%

Making decisions and solving problems

Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

 81%

Thinking creatively

Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.
Interests and demands

Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the
values and work styles that workers rate as most important.

Interests

Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.

 100%

Analytical

Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

 81%

Practical

Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools,
and machinery.

 52%

Administrative

Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with
ideas, usually following rules.

 38%

Creative

Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done
without following rules.

 33%

Enterprising

Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions.
Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

 29%

Helping
 Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

Values
Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.

 86%

Independence

Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make
decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.

 76%

Achievement

Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of
accomplishment.

 76%

Working conditions

Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting
work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

 71%

Recognition

Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do,
they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their
company and their community.

 71%

Relationships

Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to
help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right
and wrong.

 71%
 Support

Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their
company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.

Demands
The physical and social demands that workers face most often are shown below:

 99%

Electronic mail

Use electronic mail.

 93%

Indoors, heat controlled

Work indoors with access to heating or cooling.

 92%

Face-to-face discussions

Talk with people face-to-face.

 89%

Telephone

Talk on the telephone.

 86%

Teamwork

Work with people in a group or team.

8.2 PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

1. You’ll need an accredited first degree in biomedical engineering or a related subject
including physics, electrical engineering or mechanical engineering.
2. Seek registration from AMEK in Kenya.
https://amek.or.ke/member-registration/
8.3 STRUCTURE IN HOSPITAL