VeterinarianVeterinarian Daina ElveniaDaina Elvenia

Job DescriptionJob Description• Vets diagnose and treat diseases and

dysfunctions of animals.• Vets that work to food animals or horses usually

drive to ranches or farms to provide vet services for herds or individual animals.

• Vets working in research use sophisticated lab equipment.

Education and TrainingEducation and Training• Vets must graduate with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

degree from a 4-year program at an accredited college of veterinary medicine.

• Applicants without a degree have a difficult task in gaining admittance.

• Most vet medical colleges also require some courses such as: English or literature, other humanities, and the social sciences.

SalarySalary• The average salary for vets in the Federal

Government was $93,398 in March 2008.• The lowest 10 percent earned less than $46,610.• The highest 10 percent earned more than

$143,660.Small animals, exclusively $64,744

Large animals, exclusively $62,424

Small animals, predominantly

$61,753

Mixed animals $58,522

Large animals, predominantly

$57,745

Equine (horses) $41,636

Job OutlookJob Outlook• Vet employment are expected to increase 33% over the

2008- 18 decade. • More pet take advantage of nontraditional vet services such

as: cancer treatment and preventive dental care.• New graduates continue to be attracted to companion-

animal medicine because they usually prefer to deal with pets and to live and work near heavily populated areas, where most pet owners live.

Related OccupationsRelated Occupations• Animal care and service workers• Biological Scientist• Chiropractors • Dentist• Medical Scientists• Optometrists• Physicians and Surgeons• Veterinarian Technologist and Technicians • Podiatrists

Works CitedWorks Cited• http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos076.htm

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