Veterinarians care for the health of pets, livestock, laboratory animals and more

August 16, 2009

Veterinarians care for the health of pets, livestock, laboratory animals and more

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Outlook: Employment of veterinarians is expected to increase 35 percent over the 2006-16 decade, much faster than the average for all occupations.

Pay: The 650 veterinarians in the Seattle-Bellevue-Tacoma area earned a median wage of $82,190 in 2008.

The job: Veterinarians care for the health of pets, livestock and animals at zoos, racetracks and laboratories. Some veterinarians use their skills to protect humans against diseases carried by animals and conduct clinical research on human and animal health problems. Others work in basic research, broadening our knowledge of animals and medical science.

Training/licensing: Prospective veterinarians must graduate with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M. or V.M.D.) degree from a four-year program at an accredited college of veterinary medicine. There are 28 colleges in 26 states that meet accreditation standards set by the Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association, including the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University in Pullman. All states also require that veterinarians be licensed before they can practice.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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paul fincher on August 16, 2009 9:17 AM | Reply

what are the colleges in the state of Georgia that meet the accreditation standards?

Gollum on August 16, 2009 10:52 PM | Reply

paul fincher wrote:
"what are the colleges in the state of Georgia that meet the accreditation standards?"

paul fincher, let me introduce you to a little thing I like to call Google:
http://www.google.com

Search for
accreditation standards set by the Council on Education of the American Veterinary Medical Association
(I copied/pasted that from TFA)

If that's too hard, feel free to use this URL:
http://www.avma.org/education/cvea/colleges_accredited/colleges_accredited.asp
Use the "Search by location" box to search for Georgia.

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