VETERINARIAN

A veterinarian is basically an animal Doctor. A veterinarian can do anything from a routine check up to a very complex procedures. I want to be a large animal veterinarian. Large animal veterinarians usually work on farm animals such as cows, horses, and pigs. The day-to-day work of veterinarians involves examining animals, making diagnoses, doing blood tests or x-rays, treating animals’ diseases or injuries, performing surgery, and preventing animal illness through vaccinations. They also often euthanize very old, sick, or unwanted animals, helping them die in a relatively pain-free way.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Those working with large animals, such as cows and horses, may find the work to be physically demanding, as heavy lifting and maneuvering may be required.
• Veterinarians work a lot of nights and weekends. It is not uncommon for a large animal veterinarian to be called out to a farm for an emergency in the middle of the night and still have to go to work the next day. Most vets work 8 to 10 hours a day. When they need to do weekend work, this adds up to approximately 50 to 60 hours a week.

EARNINGS

• Entry wage- 30.83--64,120
• Median wage- 38.23--79,510
• Experienced wage- 45.26--94,140

JOB OUTLOOK

• 2012---868. +97
• 2022---965. +12

EDUCATION

• 2-4 years or per-veterinary school
• 4-6 years of veterinary school
• Vet school is very hard to get into.

DEGREES

• DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine)
• Have to specialize in a certain area.

LEVEL 1

• Sample title-- new graduate
• Earnings-- 45000- 65000
• Requirements-- undergraduate degree, DVM, successful completion of national board exams
• Responsibilities-- Doing routine examinations and diagnoses; being on-call for emergencies; doing blood tests or x-rays; treating animals’ diseases or injuries; performing basic surgery; preventing animal illness through vaccinations; educating owners about how to feed, breed, and otherwise care for their animals.

LEVEL 2

• Sample title-- Associate vet in a clinic or hospital
• Earrings-- 60,000-100,000
• Requirements-- 2-3 years of Veterinary experience, experience in dealing with different animals.
• Responsibility-- Performing more complex examinations, diagnoses, and surgery; taking care of administrative duties; being on-call for emergencies; doing blood tests or x-rays; treating animals’ diseases or injuries; preventing animal illness through vaccinations; educating owners about how to feed, breed, and otherwise care for their animals.

LEVEL 3

• Sample title-- specialist
• Earnings-- 100,000-145000
• Requirements-- Completion of 1-year internship, Completion of 3-year residency
• Specializing in a particular area of veterinary medicine; taking care of administrative duties.

This career is suitable for me because I love animals and I have wanted to be a veterinary ever since I was little.

OTHER POSSIBLE CAREERS

• Veterinary Technician
• Animal breeder
• Horse trainer