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Non Life Sciences => Technology => Topic started by: cat_with_no_eyes on 30/08/2010 15:41:16

Title: What are the job prospects of biomechanics? Is it a worthless degree?
Post by: cat_with_no_eyes on 30/08/2010 15:41:16

Are there many job options and prospects or is the degree very limited?

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Any answers appreciated

Title: What are the job prospects of biomechanics? Is it a worthless degree?
Post by: CPT ArkAngel on 19/09/2010 04:55:42

I worked for a while as an electronic engineer on a bionic leg (for people who have lost one) and i can tell you that there is not many jobs right now but there is not many people in the field too. In a research point of view, i think it is a very good field because there is many possibilities of application in prosthesis, vehicles and machinery, but there is not much R&D made. You have to like programming...

Title: What are the job prospects of biomechanics? Is it a worthless degree?
Post by: Geezer on 19/09/2010 07:41:39

Quote from: CPT ArkAngel on 19/09/2010 04:55:42

I worked for a while as an electronic engineer on a bionic leg (for people who have lost one) and i can tell you that there is not many jobs right now but there is not many people in the field too. In a research point of view, i think it is a very good field because there is many possibilities of application in prothesis, vehicules and machinery. You have to like programming...

Not to be picky or anything, but you will also improve your job prospects a lot if you master a spoken language as well as a machine language. There are even some automated tools that help with spelling. Even TNS has one.

Title: What are the job prospects of biomechanics? Is it a worthless degree?
Post by: CPT ArkAngel on 19/09/2010 08:05:51

my first language is french... sorry but i am a canadian frog...