What is the job outlook for a vetenarian?

Answer 1

As of June 2013 in the United States, the job outlook is mixed. A recent study by the AVMA found significant underutilization of services throughout the profession and projected this surplus capacity to continue through 2020. The major sectors of veterinary medicine in the United States - small animal/companion animal practice, equine practice and mixed animal practice - have sufficient trained veterinary professionals to meet demand for the next five years or so. However, underserved areas such as some large animal/production medicine in rural ares and public health still have openings that are not being filled with competent individuals.

All of this is translating into lower initial salaries and reduced benefit packages for newly graduating veterinarians. Also, depending upon the location, new veterinarians are having a hard time finding employment in the type of practice they have trained for.

Answer 2

The job outlook for a veterinarian is grest. Employment is expected to grow faster than the average for alloccupations through the year 2008.Job openings stemming from the need to replace vets who retire or otherwise leave the workforce will be almost as numerous as new jobs resulting from employment growth over the next several years. Employment of veterinarians is expected to increase as fast as average for all occupations over the 2004-14 projection period. Despite this average growth, very good job opportunities are expected because the 28 schools of veterinary medicine, even at full capacity, result in a limited number of graduates each year. However, as mentioned earlier, there is keen competition for admission to veterinary school. As pets are increasingly viewed as a member of the family, pet owners will be more willing to spend on advanced veterinary medical care, creating further demand for veterinarians. Most veterinarians practice in animal hospitals or clinics and care primarily for companion animals. Recent trends indicate particularly strong interest in cats as pets. Faster growth of the cat population is expected to increase the demand for feline medicine and veterinary services, while demand for veterinary care for dogs should continue to grow at a more modest pace. Pet owners are becoming more aware of the availability of advanced care and are more willing to pay for intensive veterinary care than in the past because many pet owners are more affluent and because they consider their pet part of the family. More pet owners even purchase pet insurance, increasing the likelihood that a considerable amount of money will be spent on veterinary care for their pets. More pet owners also will take advantage of nontraditional veterinary services, such as preventive dental care. New graduates continue to be attracted to companion-animal medicine because they prefer to deal with pets and to live and work near heavily populated areas. This situation will not necessarily limit the ability of veterinarians to find employment or to set up and maintain a practice in a particular area. Rather, beginning veterinarians may take positions requiring evening or weekend work to accommodate the extended hours of operation that many practices are offering. Some veterinarians take salaried positions in retail stores offering veterinary services. Self-employed veterinarians usually have to work hard and long to build a sufficient client base. The number of jobs for large-animal veterinarians is likely to grow more slowly than that for veterinarians in private practice who care for companion animals. Nevertheless, job prospects may be better for veterinarians who specialize in farm animals than for companion-animal practitioners because of low earnings in the former specialty and because many veterinarians do not want to work in rural or isolated areas. Continued support for public health and food safety, national disease control programs, and biomedical research on human health problems will contribute to the demand for veterinarians, although positions in these areas of interest are few in number. Homeland security also may provide opportunities for veterinarians involved in efforts to minimize animal diseases and prevent them from entering the country. Veterinarians with training in food safety, animal health and welfare, and public health and epidemiology should have the best opportunities for a career in the Federal Government.

Answer 3

I found this on a website, while I was looking for the answer to the same question:

"The veterinary profession's greatest potential growth is in positions in which specifications prefer or require postgraduate education in molecular biology, laboratory animal medicine, toxicology, immunology, diagnostic pathology, environmental medicine, or other specialties."

Here is the link to the website...hope it helps:

http://www.diversityworking.com/career/Pharmaceuticals/Veterinary_Medicine/Veterinary_Medicine.html#advancement

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Answer 4

The D.O.L. says that the mean salary is about 72K. Also, I looked at the AVMA website and it says 13.9% of 1st year DVM grads made between $23,000 to $26,999. That's the 2nd highest %age on the list:

Answer 5

Most veterinarians graduating in the United States, Canada and Europe take positions in private practice clinics where they treat patients. Other opportunities include working with non-governmental organizations such as shelters, joining the military, working in food safety, working in regulatory medicine and continuing on to earn a board certification in a specialty.

Answer 6

Employment is expected to increase 35% between 2006 and 2016. There should be excellent job oppurtunities, since only about 2700 people graduate from vet school per year.

Answer 7

Once you have gotten your license, you can be self-employed, so opportunities are unlimited.

Answer 8

in most federal jobs, vets have priority than regular citizens due to combat status and other specifications. They have also a right to points in tests according to medals and records.