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2020 Veterinarians Salary Guide

Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Includes veterinarians who conduct research and development, inspect livestock, or care for pets and companion animals.

Veterinarians Salary

Salary

$95.5K

Growth

18%

Bright Outlook

Bright

Green

No

What Do Veterinarians Do?

Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Includes veterinarians who conduct research and development, inspect livestock, or care for pets and companion animals.

Also known as:

Veterinarian (VET), Veterinary Medicine Doctor (DVM), Veterinary Surgeon, Small Animal Veterinarian, Equine Vet (Equine Veterinarian), Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), Staff Veterinarian, Mixed Animal Veterinarian, Emergency Veterinarian, Associate Veterinarian

How Much Do Veterinarians Make ? 2020 Veterinarians Salary Guide

Percentile 10% 25% 50% (Median) 75% 90%
Annual Wage $58,080 $75,580 $95,460 $122,590 $160,780
Hourly Wage $27.92 $36.34 $45.90 $58.94 $77.30

How Much Do Veterinarians Make ? 2020 Veterinarians Salary Guide

Percentile
10%
25%
50% (Median)
75%
90%
Annual Wage
$58,080
$75,580
$95,460
$122,590
$160,780
Hourly Wage
$27.92
$36.34
$45.90
$58.94
$77.30

What Tasks Do Veterinarians Perform? 2020 Veterinarians Salary Guide

  • Examine animals to detect and determine the nature of diseases or injuries.
  • Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, or performing surgery.
  • Collect body tissue, feces, blood, urine, or other body fluids for examination and analysis.
  • Inoculate animals against various diseases, such as rabies or distemper.
  • Operate diagnostic equipment, such as radiographic or ultrasound equipment, and interpret the resulting images.
  • Advise animal owners regarding sanitary measures, feeding, general care, medical conditions, or treatment options.
  • Educate the public about diseases that can be spread from animals to humans.
  • Attend lectures, conferences, or continuing education courses.
  • Establish or conduct quarantine or testing procedures that prevent the spread of diseases to other animals or to humans and that comply with applicable government regulations.
  • Inspect and test horses, sheep, poultry, or other animals to detect the presence of communicable diseases.
  • Train or supervise workers who handle or care for animals.
  • Direct the overall operations of animal hospitals, clinics, or mobile services to farms.
  • Research diseases to which animals could be susceptible.
  • Determine the effects of drug therapies, antibiotics, or new surgical techniques by testing them on animals.
  • Plan or execute animal nutrition or reproduction programs.
  • Perform administrative or business management tasks, such as scheduling appointments, accepting payments from clients, budgeting, or maintaining business records.
  • Conduct postmortem studies and analyses to determine the causes of animals' deaths.
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What Activities Do Veterinarians Do? 2020 Veterinarians Salary Guide

  • Examine patients to assess general physical condition.
  • Prescribe medications.
  • Treat acute illnesses, infections, or injuries.
  • Operate on patients to treat conditions.
  • Collect biological specimens from patients.
  • Immunize patients.
  • Operate diagnostic imaging equipment.
  • Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.
  • Provide health and wellness advice to patients, program participants, or caregivers.
  • Communicate health and wellness information to the public.
  • Maintain medical or professional knowledge.
  • Determine protocols for medical procedures.
  • Examine patients to assess general physical condition.
  • Train medical providers.
  • Supervise medical support personnel.
  • Manage healthcare operations.
  • Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.
  • Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.
  • Develop medical treatment plans.
  • Perform clerical work in medical settings.
  • Maintain medical facility records.
  • Schedule patient procedures or appointments.
  • Analyze medical data to determine cause of death.
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Typical Veterinarians Knowledge? 2020 Veterinarians Salary Guide

  • Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
  • Biology - Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
  • Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

What Are Typical Veterinarians Abilities? 2020 Veterinarians Salary Guide

  • Problem Sensitivity - Noticing when problems happen.
  • Inductive Reasoning - Making general rules or coming up with answers from lots of detailed information.
  • Oral Expression - Communicating by speaking.
  • Deductive Reasoning - Using rules to solve problems.
  • Near Vision - Seeing details up close.
  • Oral Comprehension - Listening and understanding what people say.
  • Written Comprehension - Reading and understanding what is written.
  • Speech Recognition - Recognizing spoken words.
  • Speech Clarity - Speaking clearly.
  • Information Ordering - Ordering or arranging things.
  • Written Expression - Communicating by writing.
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness - Keeping your arm or hand steady.
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What Are Typical Veterinarians Skills? 2020 Salary Guide

  • Science - Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.
  • Complex Problem Solving - Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
  • Reading Comprehension - Reading work-related information.
  • Speaking - Talking to others.
  • Critical Thinking - Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
  • Active Listening - Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Judgment and Decision Making - Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
  • Active Learning - Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.
  • Time Management - Managing your time and the time of other people.
  • Service Orientation - Looking for ways to help people.
  • Monitoring - Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
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What Are Typical Veterinarians Interests? 2020 Veterinarians Salary Guide

  • Investigative - Occupations with Investigative interests frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. They often involve research and figuring out problems mentally.
  • Realistic - Occupations with Realistic interests frequently involve practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

What Is The Projected Employment For Veterinarians ? 2020 Veterinarians Salary Guide

Location 2018 Employment 2028 Employment Percent change Annual projected job openings
United States 84,500 100,100 18% 5,100

What Is The Projected Employment For Veterinarians ? 2020 Veterinarians Salary Guide

Location
2018 Employment
2028 Employment
Percent change
Annual projected job openings
United States
84,500
100,100
18%
5,100

What Is The Required Veterinarians Education & Experience? 2020 Veterinarians Salary Guide

  • Doctoral or professional degree
  • No work experience
  • No on-the-job training

Where Can I Find Veterinarians Training In ? 2020 Veterinarians Salary Guide

School Program Name Location Length / Graduates
American College of Healthcare and Technology Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General Riverside, CA At least one but less than two years: 39
American College of Healthcare and Technology Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General Huntington Park, CA At least one but less than two years: 22
Auburn University Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General Auburn, AL More than 4 years: 0
Auburn University Veterinary Medicine Auburn, AL More than 4 years: 122
Brigham Young University-Idaho Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General Rexburg, ID 4 years: 6
Central New Mexico Community College Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General Albuquerque, NM Less than one year: 24
Colorado State University-Fort Collins Veterinary Medicine Fort Collins, CO More than 4 years: 138
Colorado State University-Fort Collins Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General Fort Collins, CO More than 4 years: 21
Cornell University Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General Ithaca, NY More than 4 years: 8
Cornell University Veterinary Medicine Ithaca, NY More than 4 years: 99

Where Can I Find Veterinarians Training In ? 2020 Veterinarians Salary Guide

97 United States

Location

California (7) Georgia (7) Alabama (5) Iowa (5) Illinois (4) Michigan (4) Missouri (4) Ohio (4) Pennsylvania (4) Texas (4) Kansas (3) Maryland (3) Massachusetts (3) Minnesota (3) North Carolina (3) Tennessee (3) Virginia (3) Washington (3) Colorado (2) Florida (2) Idaho (2) Indiana (2) Kentucky (2) Louisiana (2) Mississippi (2) New York (2) Oregon (2) Wisconsin (2) Arizona (1) New Mexico (1) North Dakota (1) Oklahoma (1) Utah (1)
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Program Name

Veterinary Medicine (32) Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General (31) Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine (9) Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology (9) Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health (5) Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology (3) Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine (2) Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine (2) Veterinary Infectious Diseases (2) Veterinary Physiology (2)
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Program Length

More than 4 years (84) Less than one year (8) 4 years (7) 2 years (4) At least one but less than two years (2)
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School
Program Name
Location
Length / Graduates
American College of Healthcare and Technology
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General
Riverside, CA
At least one but less than two years: 39
American College of Healthcare and Technology
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General
Huntington Park, CA
At least one but less than two years: 22
Auburn University
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General
Auburn, AL
More than 4 years: 0
Auburn University
Veterinary Medicine
Auburn, AL
More than 4 years: 122
Brigham Young University-Idaho
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General
Rexburg, ID
4 years: 6
Central New Mexico Community College
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General
Albuquerque, NM
Less than one year: 24
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Veterinary Medicine
Fort Collins, CO
More than 4 years: 138
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General
Fort Collins, CO
More than 4 years: 21
Cornell University
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General
Ithaca, NY
More than 4 years: 8
Cornell University
Veterinary Medicine
Ithaca, NY
More than 4 years: 99
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Veterinarians Job Openings. 2020 Veterinarians Salary Guide

Job Title Company Location Date Posted Federal Contractor
Associate Veterinarian VCA Toano, Virginia 08/04/2020 No
Associate Veterinarian VCA Springfield, Ohio 08/04/2020 No
Associate Veterinarian VCA Columbia, Maryland 08/04/2020 No
Associate Veterinarian VCA Fairway, Kansas 08/04/2020 No
Associate Veterinarian VCA Annandale, Virginia 08/04/2020 No
Associate Veterinarian VCA Allentown, Pennsylvania 08/04/2020 No
Associate Veterinarian VCA Columbus, Ohio 08/04/2020 No
Associate Veterinarian VCA Santa Monica, California 08/04/2020 No
Associate Veterinarian VCA Pacific Grove, California 08/04/2020 No
Lead Veterinary Technician VCA East Providence, Rhode Island 08/04/2020 No

Veterinarians Job Openings. 2020 Veterinarians Salary Guide

38 United States

Location

Springfield, VA Atlanta, GA Alexandria, VA Tomball, TX Toano, VA Springfield, OH Spring, TX Southlake, TX Seattle, WA Santa Monica, CA San Antonio, TX Saint Louis, MO Raleigh, NC Paramus, NJ Pacific Grove, CA Orlando, FL Oklahoma City, OK Manassas, VA Kirkland, WA Kansas City, MO Hanover, MD Fairway, KS East Providence, RI Cumming, GA Columbus, OH Columbia, MD Cedar Park, TX Cary, NC Camp Springs, MD Burbank, CA Bozeman, MT Boiling Springs, SC Annandale, VA Allentown, PA Algona, IA
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Company

VCA Banfield Pet Hospital BluePearl Southern Veterinary Partners Centers for Disease Control and Prevention IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC Montana State University North Carolina State University Saint Louis Zoo Smithfield Foods
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Date Posted

1 Day Back 3 Days Back 7 Days Back 14 Days Back
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Job Title
Company
Location
Date Posted
Federal Contractor
Associate Veterinarian
VCA
Toano, Virginia
08/04/2020
No
Associate Veterinarian
VCA
Springfield, Ohio
08/04/2020
No
Associate Veterinarian
VCA
Columbia, Maryland
08/04/2020
No
Associate Veterinarian
VCA
Fairway, Kansas
08/04/2020
No
Associate Veterinarian
VCA
Annandale, Virginia
08/04/2020
No
Associate Veterinarian
VCA
Allentown, Pennsylvania
08/04/2020
No
Associate Veterinarian
VCA
Columbus, Ohio
08/04/2020
No
Associate Veterinarian
VCA
Santa Monica, California
08/04/2020
No
Associate Veterinarian
VCA
Pacific Grove, California
08/04/2020
No
Lead Veterinary Technician
VCA
East Providence, Rhode Island
08/04/2020
No
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What Careers Are Related To Veterinarians? 2020 Veterinarians Salary Guide

Veterinarians 2020 Salary Guide By State

Common Careers

Accountant
Anesthesiologist
Architect
Biomedical Engineer
Business Analyst
Chiropractor
Civil Engineer
CNA
Computer Engineer
Computer Science

Cyber Security
Data Analyst
Data Scientist
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Dermatologist
Doctor
Electrical Engineer
Electrician

EMT
Financial Analyst
Firefighter
Flight Attendant
Graphic Designer
Interior Designer
Lawyer
LPN / LVN
Mechanical Engineer
Medical Assistant

Neurosurgeon
Nurse Anesthetist
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse – Critical Care
Occupational Therapist
Optometrist
Orthodontist
Orthotists / Prosthetists
Paralegal
Pediatrician

Pharmacist
Pharmacy Technician
Phlebotomist
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapy Assistant
Physician Assistant (PA)
Pilot
Police Officer
Project Manager
Psychiatrist

Psychologist
Radiologist
Real Estate Agent
Registered Nurse (RN)
Respiratory Therapist
Social Worker
Software Engineer
Surgical Tech
Teacher
Veterinarian