Career Occupational Profile for: Veterinarians
Diagnose and treat diseases and dysfunctions of animals. May engage in a particular function, such as research and development, consultation, administration, technical writing, sale or production of commercial products, or rendering of technical services to commercial firms or other organizations. Includes veterinarians who inspect livestock.
Overview
| $71,990.00 | Median Annual Wage | 3,000 | Average Job Openings Per Year |
| 0.8 | Average Unemployment Percentage | 0.0 | Percentage That Completed High School |
| 62,000 | Employment Numbers in 2006 | 0.0 | Percentage That Had Some College |
| 84,000 | Employment Numbers in 2016 (est.) | 99.9 | Percentage That Went Beyond College Degree |
Sample Job Titles
Related Occupations
- Biological Technicians
- Anesthesiologists
- Physician Assistants
- Podiatrists
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Related Academic Programs
- Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine (Cert.
- Laboratory Animal Medicine.
- Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine (Cert.
- Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine (Cert.
- Theriogenology.
- Veterinary Anatomy (Cert.
- Veterinary Anesthesiology.
- Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Other (Cert.
- Veterinary Dentistry.
- Veterinary Dermatology.
- Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Medicine.
- Veterinary Infectious Diseases (Cert.
- Veterinary Internal Medicine.
- Veterinary Medicine (DVM).
- Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology (Cert.
- Veterinary Microbiology.
- Veterinary Nutrition.
- Veterinary Ophthalmology.
- Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology (Cert.
- Veterinary Pathology.
- Veterinary Physiology (Cert.
- Veterinary Practice.
- Veterinary Preventive Medicine Epidemiology, and Public Health (Cert.
- Veterinary Preventive Medicine.
- Veterinary Radiology.
- Veterinary Residency Programs, Other.
- Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General (Cert.
- Veterinary Surgery.
- Veterinary Toxicology and Pharmacology (Cert.
- Veterinary Toxicology.
- Zoological Medicine.
Sources: Career Guide to Industries (CGI), Occupational Information Network (O*Net), Occupation Outlook Handbook (OOH)