Veterinary assisting is an entry-level position and most assistants are trained on the job. You do not earn a degree in veterinary assisting.
As a rule, veterinary technicians earn more than veterinary assistants. This is because the position of veterinary assistant is an entry level position with no education or previous training or experience required while in many states a veterinary technician must have earned a degree in veterinary technology and passed both state and national exams.
Veterinary technicians (credentialed, formally educated persons) generally earn more than a veterinary assistant. Veterinary assisting is an entry level position in the veterinary medical field with no state having formal educat or training requirements for the position. A veterinary assistant is anyone who works ina veterinary facility assisting a veterinarian or veterinary technician but who has not met the requirements to be credentialed as a veterianry technician. A veterinary technician is someone who has a 2-year degree from an American Veterinary Medical Assoc. accredited veterinary technology degree program. To be credentialed (licensed, certified or registered) in a particular state a person must also have passed at least the Veterinary Technician National Exam and usually also a state exam. In many states unless you are credentialed you may not legally use the title "veterinary technician".
You can get an Bssociate's degree that will qualify you as a veterinary assistant in 16-24 months (16 months if you go to school over the summer semester, which most people take off as a summer vacation). The four year program will get you a Bachelor's degree which will earn you a better salary. However, most people that get the four year degree go on to get the Master's degree which pays an even better salary than the Bachelor's degree.
Yes, in order to earn a degree in veterinary techology you must have hands on training in providing care and restraint of animals. Credentialing as a veterinary technician (licensure, registration, certification) generally requires that a person earn an associates degree or higher from an American Veterinary Medical Association accredited veterinary technology program.
A veterinary assistant is the entry-level position in a vet clinic; average pay would be $8-10 per hour with annual wages depending upon the number of hours worked.
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In Tennessee, veterinary technicians earn around $18,000 a year.