4．生物醫藥工程師 Biomedical engineers

Biomedical engineering is expected to be the fastest growing occupation, with a whopping growth project of 72% between 2008 and 2018, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It's not much of a surprise, given that this field lies at the nexus of technology and health care, two ballooning industries within the U.S. economy.

勞工統計局數據顯示，生物醫藥工程師將是增長最快速的職業，從2008年至2018年將有72%的增長幅度。鑒于這個領域連接著技術和健康護理這兩個美國經濟中最熱門的行業，這一結果也就不那么令人驚詫了。（下圖：一位本田電機工程師演示新款步行輔助設備）

The immense growth of biomedical engineering will be driven by the demand for new treatments for diseases and the increasingly higher expectations of aging patients to maintain an active lifestyle. Indeed, the pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing industry experienced

11.1% sales growth in the past year, according to Sageworks.

生物醫藥工程的需求大幅上漲主要是因為疾病的新型治療法吃香，而且高齡病人希望維持更加積極的生活方式。一個真切的例證就是，去年Sageworks的數據顯示，制藥行業銷售額上漲11.1個百分點。

From developing artificial organs, medical devices like pace makers, or refining imaging technology that allows doctors to examine patients in more precise ways than ever before, biomedical engineers will have plenty to work on in the coming decade.

由于要設計人造器官和醫療設備如心房脈沖產生器，或改良的影像技術，使得醫生能比以往更加精確地檢查病人，生物醫藥工程師在接下來的十年中將有很多工作要做。