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Specialties that raise your pay

• Regulatory affairs

  Getting a device cleared by the Food and Drug Administration. Scarce skill, strong pay.

• Quality engineering

  Every device maker is legally required to have it, so the jobs never vanish.

• Embedded software

  Firmware for pumps, monitors and implants. Pays like a software job.

• Clinical engineering in hospitals

  Keeping imaging and life support equipment running. Less pay, very steady work.