Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering

What the Numbers Say About Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering occupation (OPM code 858): 1,116 people, headcount down -0.7% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering pays $139,910 per year on average, 27.3% above the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 4.0% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 9.1 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Engineering and Architecture Group family (code 8) groups Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering together with 28 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Within the Engineering and Architecture Group family, Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering ranks #15 of 29 by headcount, accounting for 0.8% of the family's combined 142,526 employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (79th percentile) of pay among Engineering and Architecture Group occupations.