CE Supervisors Research Articles

1997 Survey of Salaries & Responsibilities For Hospital Biomedical/Clinical Engineering & Technology Personnel

The Journal of Clinical Engineering conducted its twelfth annual survey of the salaries paid to biomedical/clinical engineering and technology personnel in U.S. hospitals. This paper reports the salary and work responsibility data obtained from 276 professionals in relationship to: region of the U.S.; teaching versus nonteaching facilities; years of experience; education; certification; union membership; and gender. Data are included on wage increases and job responsibilities as of 12/31/96, and are compared with data as of 12/31/95. The average BMET I has 2.9 years of experience and earns $26,126 +/- $5,800 (nationwide mean +/- standard deviation). The average BMET II has 8.29 years of experience and ears $34,687 +/- $6,300. The average BMET III has 12.7 years of experience and earns $40,960 +/- $6,900. The average BMET Specialist has 16.7 years of experience and earns $46,131 +/- $9,100. The average BMET Supervisor has 15.0 years of experience and ears $44,248 +/- 47,700. The average Clinical Engineer has 13.6 years of experience and earns $44,839 +/- $10,000. CE Supervisors have an average of 21.6 years of experience and an average salary of $59,789 +/- $13,100. The overall group or department Director or Manager has 17.5 years of experience and earns $55,325 +/- $16,200 on average.

1995 survey of salaries & responsibilities for hospital biomedical/clinical engineering & technology personnel.

The Journal of Clinical Engineering conducted its tenth annual survey of the salaries paid to biomedical/clinical engineering and technology personnel in U.S. hospitals. This paper reports the salary and work responsibility data obtained from 1,091 professionals in relationship to: Certification; Region of the U.S.; Teaching versus Nonteaching Facilities; Years of Experience; Education; Union Membership; and Gender. Data are included on Wage Increases and Job Responsibilities. Data are as of 12/31/94 and are compared to 12/31/93. The average BMET I has 3.2 years of experience and earns $25,460 +/- $6,600 (std. dev.). The average BMET II has 7.4 years of experience and earns $31,745 +/- $8,500. The average BMET III has 13.3 years of experience and earns $39,383 +/- $7,600. The average BMET Specialist has 13.3 years of experience and earns $43,090 /+- $1,700. The average BMET Supervisor has 14.7 years of experience and earns $42,930 /+- $7,600. The average Clinical Engineer has 10 years of experience and earns $43,169 /+- $11,100. CE Supervisors have an average 13.1 years of experience and an average salary of $47,776 /+- $11,300. The overall group or department Director or Manager has 15.5 years of experience and earns $51,982 /+- $14,000 on average.

1993 survey of salaries & responsibilities for hospital biomedical/clinical engineering & technology personnel.

The Journal of Clinical Engineering has conducted its eighth annual survey of the salaries paid to biomedical/clinical engineering and technology personnel in U.S. hospitals. This paper reports the salary and work responsibility data obtained from 1,497 professionals in relationship to: Certification; Region of the U.S.; Teaching versus Nonteaching Facilities; Years of Experience; Education; Union Membership; and Gender. Data are included on Wage Increases and Job Responsibilities. Data are as of 12/31/92 and are compared to 12/31/91. Last year, new job categories were introduced for the overall department or group Director or Manager and the BMET Specialist. The average BMET I has 3.1 years of experience and earns $24,418 +/- $4,615 (Std. Dev.). The average BMET II has 6.8 years of experience and earns $29,853 +/- $5,782. The average BMET III has 13.3 years of experience and earns $37,205 +/- $6,269. The average BMET Specialist has 13.9 years of experience and earns $42,808 +/- $9,420. The average BMET Supervisor has 13.4 years of experience and earns $39,206 +/- $7,709. The average Clinical Engineer has 9.1 years of experience and earns $40,121 +/- $8,242. CE Supervisors have an average 12.1 years of experience and an average salary of $47,353 +/- $15,501. The overall group or department Director or Manager has 15.7 years of experience and earns $51,237 +/- $16,381 on average. Wages are the highest on the East and West Coasts. Again this year, the lowest wages were in the Southeast. BMET wages advanced up to 4.6%, year to year. The highest quartile of Director/Managers now earns between $56,000 and $212,000 per year. Certified individuals variously earn up to $7,995 more than noncertified.

Becoming an effective clinical engineering or biomedical technology manager.

The BMET or CE Supervisor is a technical manager who is close to the actual work of a biomedical or clinical engineering department. The MPTI is a management training tool that has identified differences between the effective and less-effective technical managers. These behaviors or styles can be considered and applied to the clinical engineering and BMET work environments. Effective BMET or CE Supervisors have a management identity. They are both people-oriented and task-oriented. They are good problem-solvers, and will plan and structure the work tasks and environment. When the situation requires a change in plans, however, they can adapt to the new situation easily. If a decision needs to be made that affects the organization, they will check with higher management or peer managers. Less-effective BMET or CE Supervisors will make important decisions alone, without checking with others. They plan and structure tasks and the work environment, but they are less willing to change when faced with a new situation. They are not people-oriented, and their ability to assess social situations is low. Their need for achievement recognition is often too high. The work environment has an effect on how the competence of a manager is perceived. A "one-desk manager" in a small, one-person biomedical engineering department has more autonomy than a CE Supervisor in a large department. Working for a medical device manufacturing firm often requires a greater management identity. An engineering consultant is often a managing specialist, rather than a traditional manager.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

1990 survey of hospital salaries & job responsibilities for clinical engineers & biomedical technicians.

The Journal of Clinical Engineering has conducted its fifth survey of the salaries paid to Clinical Engineers and Biomedical Equipment Technicians in U.S. hospitals. This paper reports the salary and work responsibility data obtained from 1,453 professionals in relationship to: Certification; Region of the U.S.; Teaching Versus Nonteaching Facilities; Years of Experience; Education; Union Membership; and Gender. Data are included on Wage Increases and Job Responsibilities. All data are as of 12/31/89. The average BMET I has 3.3 years of experience and earns $19,394 +/- $4,144 (Std. Dev.). The average BMET II has 6.4 years of experience and earns $26,166 +/- $4,900. The average BMET III has 11.7 years of experience and earns $31,334 +/- $4,977. The average BMET Supervisor has 12.9 years of experience and earns $35,371 +/- $6,416. The average Clinical Engineer has 9.5 years of experience and earns $36,971 +/- $7,515. CE Supervisors are the highest paid in the field with an average 13.3 years of experience and an average salary of $46,265 +/- $11,115. Wages remain the highest on the West Coast and lowest in the Southeast. From 1988 to 1989, the wage ranges for all job types except BMET Is increased: BMET IIs, +1.9%; BMET IIIs, +3.0%; BMET Supervisors, +3.2%; CEs, +3.9%; and CE Supervisors, +1.8%. The highest quartile of CE Supervisors now earns between $52,000 and $95,000 per year. While certified individuals earn $521 to $4,953 more than noncertified, this is attributable in part to years of experience.

1988 survey of hospital salaries & job responsibilities for clinical engineers & biomedical technicians.

The Journal of Clinical Engineering has conducted its third survey of the salaries paid to Clinical Engineers and Biomedical Engineering Technicians in U.S. hospitals. This paper reports the salary and work responsibility data obtained from 1,420 professionals in relationship to: Certification; Region of the U.S.; Teaching Versus Nonteaching Facilities; Years of Experience; Education; Union Membership; and Gender. Data are included on Wage Increases and Job Responsibilities. This was the largest salary survey ever obtained in this field. The average BMET I has 2.4 years of experience and earns $19,400 +/- $3,400 (Std. Dev.). The average BMET II has 5.6 years of experience and earns $24,400 +/- $4,700. The average BMET III has 10.2 years of experience and earns $29,300 +/- $5,300. The average BMET Supervisor has 13.1 years of experience and earns $33,600 +/- $5,600. The average Clinical Engineer has 9.4 years of experience and earns $33,500 +/- $7,400. CE Supervisors are the highest paid in the field with an average 13.2 years of experience and an average salary of $43,900 +/- $11,400. Wages remain the highest on the West Coast and lowest in the Southeast. From 1986 to 1987, the nationwide average wages increased for CE Supervisors (+6.6%), BMET Supervisors (+3.1%) and BMET Is (+2.1%) but decreased for nonsupervisory Clinical Engineers (-2.1%), BMET IIs (-.4%) and BMET IIIs (-.7%). the highest quartile of CE Supervisors now earns between $48,900 and $99,000 per year. While certified individuals earn from $532 to $10,670 more than noncertified, a part of this difference is attributable to additional years of experience.