Career Critique: Comparing Urban Planners and Biomedical Engineers

Career Critique

There are many different careers available in the world, ranging over a variety of different branches, subjects, and groups. Certain careers may interest certain people while others do not even show the most remote interest in them because different aspects of the careers appeal more to some people than others. In spite of their differences, all careers are essential to the function of today’s society as we know it. I have decided to do in depth research on two specific careers, urban planners and biomedical engineers.

Urban planning is an interesting job that is necessary for the function of almost all modern communities. Urban planners work most often for local governments and plan out new developments and means of transportation, devise the most economically profitable and environmentally friendly layouts for buildings and towns, and even plotting out how to make the surrounding environment more aesthetically pleasing (“Urban and Regional Planners.”). Potential candidates for this occupation are almost always required to have skills in areas such as active listening, speaking, reading comprehension, critical thinking, and decision making (“Explore Careers :: Urban and Regional Planners.). It is growing at about an average pace, with a ten percent growth predicted between 2012 and 2022, from the current 38,700 jobs to 42,700. The pay is fairly high, with a national median pay of $65,230. Urban planners usually work normal work hours as well as extra time for meeting with colleagues and teammates. The vast majority of them work in local government, and they work in offices for the planning portion and travel to work sites to see the outcome and evaluate possible decisions. Urban planning is separated in...

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...p things that actually have an impact on the world around me and could make it a better place. I think that I would do well in either of these jobs because of the skills I already have, and with enough work I could hone them more specifically to make myself a more than able candidate for either.

Works Cited

Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Biomedical Engineers.” BLS. U.S. Department of Labor, 8 Jan. 2014.

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College Board. “Career: Biomedical Engineers”. Collegeboard. College Board, 2014. Web. 25

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Naviance, Inc. “Explore Careers :: Biomedical Engineers.” Naviance. Naviance Inc., n.d. Web. 24

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Naviance, Inc. “Explore Careers :: Urban and Regional Planners.” Naviance. Naviance Inc., n.d.

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