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Veterinary Medicine Outcomes & Career Options
Veterinarians have a love for animals and work to maintain and improve the health of all animals including pets, livestock and animals in zoos or wildlife preserves. Veterinarians work in a variety of environments such as private clinical practice, animal shelters, farms or zoos. Care of animals is inclusive and ranges from medical, surgical, dental and physical therapy services to sick or injured animals.
Veterinarians diagnose disease, prescribe medication, vaccinate animals and educate pet owners on such topics as weight management and care of aging pets. They may also conduct research on topics important to animal welfare and advocacy and publish their findings in veterinary journals. Some veterinarians play an important role in public health and safety by understanding diseases that affect both animals and humans or by serving as food and safety inspectors.Educational Qualifications
Job Outlook
20% Job Market Growth
$119,100 Median Salary
Entering Salary
The median annual wage for veterinarians was $119,100 in May 2023. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $72,360, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $201,440.
In May 2023, the median annual wages for veterinarians in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
- Veterinary services $119,720
- Social advocacy organizations $110,590
- Educational services; state, local, and private $108,950
- Government $104,420
Partial information in this page was retrieved from Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Veterinarians, at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/veterinarians.htm (visited April 17, 2024).
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