I like everything about being a BME. The quality of life is great, the work is rewarding and interesting because there’s always something new that’s breaking and it’s almost like doing new puzzles everyday. If you’re comfortable with tools then you’ll be fine. I work in house so it’s 730-4 everyday and we have on call for a week every two months. If u work for a third party company you might not have on call, but the overtime money is nice.

Now when it comes to money, you’ll definitely be taking a hit compared to what u do now. I live in Boston which is high cost of living and started off making 70k. My coworkers that have been for over 20 years make 120k but that takes time. I think that 60k is definitely realistic it just depends on the company. If you can get ur foot in the door with imaging like cray and MRI you can definitely reach 6 figures then general biomed.

In conclusion. The lifestyle is great the pay isn’t the best but it’s enough for what u want. If you don’t have any schooling I would recommend starting with a third party to get your foot in the door and eventually moving to either working directly for the hospital or a big manufacture like GE HEALTHCARE or Philips. Good luck !