4．生物医药工程师 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.

劳工统计局数据显示，生物医药工程师将是增长最快速的职业，从2008年至2018年将有72%的增长幅度。鉴于这个领域连接着技术和健康护理这两个美国经济中最热门的行业，这一结果也就不那么令人惊诧了。（下图：一位本田电机工程师演示新款步行辅助设备）

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.

生物医药工程的需求大幅上涨主要是因为疾病的新型治疗法吃香，而且高龄病人希望维持更加积极的生活方式。一个真切的例证就是，去年Sageworks的数据显示，制药行业销售额上涨11.1个百分点。

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.

由于要设计人造器官和医疗设备如心房脉冲产生器，或改良的影像技术，使得医生能比以往更加精确地检查病人，生物医药工程师在接下来的十年中将有很多工作要做。