It takes two years at a technical college to become a Veterinary Technician. After that, you take your certification exam. HTH!
No, you may return to college, complete the pre-requisite courses and apply to vet school without becoming a vet tech. In fact, it is rare that a veterinarian was ever formally trained as a vet tech.
Either a veterinary technician or a veterinarian can anesthetize a horse, although the vet tech must be working under the supervision of a veterinarian. Regardless of the path you take to be a horse anesthesiologist, you will need to have specialized training in anesthesiology after completing vet tech school or vet school.
The vet tech will have more hands-on work because this is the person that gives medications to the boarded patients, draws blood, etc. The veterinarian may do all of these tasks, but it is more cost effective for a vet tech to take care of these duties so the veterinarian can focus on diagnostic interpretation.
It depends on the requirements of your state. I was a Vet Tech for over 34 year & got my license in 1974. At that time in CA, you had to work for a Veterinarian for at least 3 years & have them verify this. You then could challenge the test or go to 2 years of college at a special college that offered these courses. Now I am in OR and they are open to folks challenging the test. Normally you go to a 2 year college. Check with your state.
It does not take years to get a medical billing degree. If all you want to do is be certified as a medical biller it takes about 9 months at a tech school.
8 years four is "pre-vet" four in vet to become an actually vet to become vet tech is 4
A veterinarian makes significantly more than a veterinary technician.
There are several differences in being a vet tech and a veterinarian.. Mainly, the years of schooling, the job description, and the pay Typically, a vet technician goes to school 4 years. A veterinarian goes to school 4 years for the Pre-vet program, 4 more for the DVM degree, and then more if there a specialty degree (like human specialists). A vet tech can take an animals vitals, record all test results, administer some vaccinations, conduct some lab tests, clip nails, assist with surgeries, etc. A veterinarian writes prescriptions, performs surgeries, reviews all lab results, consults with the owner, checks the animal for whatever the reason for the visit, etc. The pay varies for each job depending on location, small vs large client base, abilities, and seniority.
It depends on where your from, but it usually takes about 2-3 years
It usually take 2-4 years to graduate from a pharmacy tech schools. The length is determined by your previous education and how many classes you take.
It takes 3-4 years in order to get bachelor's degree as a X-ray tech.
2 years