Career One
Biomedical engineers (BMEs)
Career Two
Pharmacist
If you had to pick one of these careers based only on the working conditions described,
which would you choose and why?
I would chose pharmacist because they can work in a variety of different environments.
Click on Earnings in each career profile. Answer the following questions:
How much do people in each career typically earn on a yearly basis? (If annual salary figures aren’t
available, how much do they earn per hour or per contract?)
Biomedical Engineer: $66,000 - $105,000
Pharmacist: $80,000 - $135,000
What other kinds of compensation or benefits can people in each career receive? (e.g. health and dental
benefits, contributions to retirement savings plans, performance bonuses, etc.)
Biomedical Engineer - All of the above
Pharmacist- All of the Above
If you had to pick one of these careers based only on how much you could earn, which would you
choose and why?
I would pick pharmacist because they earn more than biomedical engineers.
Click on Education in each career profile. Answer the following questions:
What are the education and training requirements for people in each career? (e.g. high school diploma,
associate or bachelor’s degree, apprenticeship, on-the-job training, additional licensing or certification,
etc.)
Biomedical Engineer: Master's Degree
Pharmacist: Doctor of Pharmacy Degree
Approximately how many years of training or education are required for people in each occupation?
Biomedical Engineer: 4-6 years
Pharmacist: 6-8 years
If you had to pick one of these careers based only on the amount of education and training you need,
which would you choose and why?
I would chose biomedical engineer because it takes less time to become qualified.
Now that you have evaluated your interest in these two careers based on work tasks, working
conditions, potential earnings, and education and training requirements, answer the following
questions:
Did you change your mind about the career you chose at the beginning of the activity as different types
of information became available to you? What new information caused you to change your mind and
why?
I did not change my career interest because I know I want to be a pharmacist.
Which of the criteria that you used to compare your career choices is most important to you and which
is the least important? Rank them in order from 1 (the most important) to 4 (the least important) and
explain why you have ranked them that way:
Criteria:
Work Tasks:
3. The type of work the job requires is important. It can be a determining factor of a job being satisfying or not.
Working Conditions:
1.The conditions in which you work can also determine how satisfied you are with your job.
Earnings:
2. Salary is important since there are bills to pay and families to feed.
Education & Training:
4. The amount of years it takes to start the job is important since their will be education debts.
What other factors may influence your career decision? (e.g. parents, favorite school subject, job
outlook, etc.) Do you consider any of them to be more important than the ones you ranked above?
Why?
Other factors may be my family situation and where I live. These could be mixed in with the factors above.
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