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Nurse
Veterinarian
EMT
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Veterinarian
By: Michelle Getzin
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Description of Job Duties
• Veterinarians should love animals and be able to get along with their owners.
• Graduate from an accredited college of veterinary medicine and a State license are required; admission to veterinary school is competitive.
• Job opportunities should be excellent.
• About 80 percent of veterinarians work in private practice.
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Salary/Other Benefits
• Median annual wages of veterinarians were $79,050 in May 2008.
• The middle 50 percent earned between $61,370 and $104,110.
• The lowest 10 percent earned less than $46,610, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $143,660.
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Education/Qualifications Needed
• Prospective veterinarians must graduate with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M. or V.M.D.) degree from a 4-year program at an accredited college of veterinary medicine.
• Works with veterinarians or scientists in clinics, agribusiness, research, or some area of health science, is particularly advantageous.
• Working with animals on a farm, or at a stable or animal shelter, also can be helpful.
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Employment Outlook
• Employment of veterinarians is expected to increase 33 percent over the 2008–18 decade, much faster than the average for all occupations.
• Excellent job opportunities are expected because there are only 28 accredited schools of veterinary medicine in the United States, resulting in a limited number of graduates—about 2,500—each year.
Registered Nurse
By: Trissa McBride
Description of Job Duties
• Treat patients• Educate patients and the public
about various medical conditions• Record patients' medical histories
and symptoms• Teach patients and their families how
to manage their illnesses or injuries
Salary/Other benefits
• Earnings are $43,000 to more than $92,000
• Median annual wage in May 2008 was $62, 450
• Paid holidays and vacations• Flexible work schedules
Education/Qualifications needed for the job
• Bachelor or Associate’s degree in nursing
• Complete a national licensing examination
Employment Outlook
• Overall job opportunities are expected to be excellent
• Employment is expected to grow by 22% from 2008-2018
• Nursing care is likely to increase• Employment is expected to grow
more slowly in hospitals
Tiffany Kuester
EMTBy: Tiffany Kuester
Tiffany Kuester
Description of Job Duties
• Responds to Emergency and non-Emergency calls
• Evaluates Scenes • Provides medical care and route to the
hospital• Operate responses vehicles in a Emergency
and non-Emergency traffic modes
Tiffany Kuester
Salary/Other Benefits
• EMT Salary– Starting $31,931– 1yrs $33,740– 2 yrs $34,341– 3 yrs $39,764– 5yrs $45,834
• Paramedic– Starting $ 43,490– 1 yrs $48,127– 2 yrs $ 50,091– 3yrs $55,255– 5yrs $59,074
Tiffany Kuester
Education/Qualifications needed
• A high school diploma is required • formal emergency technician training program
– EMT Basic - works on emergency skills like respiratory, trauma, cardiac emergencies, and patient assessment
– EMT Intermediate - vary by state. Require 30-350 hrs training of scope practice, advance skills use of advance airway devices, intravenous fluids and some medication.
– EMT Paramedic – overseas EMT basic and EMT Intermediate
• Other Qualification: need to be stable and lift heavy load, need a good eye sight and need to get a criminal background check.
Tiffany Kuester
Employment Outlook• EMTs and paramedic is expected to grow about
as fast as the average of all occupation through 2018
• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has predicted 9% increase jobs for EMT and Paramedic in 2008-2018
• Job growth is expanding numbers of elderly persons requiring emergency care
• Require to spend more time with patients as they transported them.
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