You are probably one of the many people who get amused by animals. You are sitting on your couch shuffling channels on the television when the discovery channel passes by and catches your attention. The thought of being a veterinarian for a living crosses your mind.
Veterinarians are professionally trained animal doctors. They help animals when they’re having health problems or physical problems. “Working as a veterinarian may have several benefits, but it also has its own set of drawbacks” (https://greengarageblog.org/6-pros-and-cons-of-being-a-veterinarian). Most people like the idea of being a vet because they love the cute loving animals. However, veterinarians not only deal with cute animals, they also deal …show more content…
When studying to become a vet, the student must accomplish at least four years of undergraduate education. The student must earn a PhD which could be of biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, physics, microbiology, anatomy, physiology, math, animal science and more. Some vets have a Master’s degree or PhD before vet school. “In order to practice veterinary medicine on animal patients, they must be licensed in each state in which they practice” (https://www.avma.org/public/YourVet/Pages/training.aspx). Veterinarians who are not licensed do not get to perform on the field. The vet companies make sure to authorize only professionals for the right tasks. “A number of veterinarians also seek additional training in the form of an internship (usually one year) and/or residency (approximately 2-3 years) and may become board certified in a specialty area.” (www.avma.org). Those veterinarians who are not as qualified as higher certified veterinarians still have a chance to continued their education and get in a higher leveled …show more content…
“Mean full-time starting salary for all veterinary students who indicated in the AVMA Senior Survey that they had accepted an offer prior to graduation in 2014 was $51,917. Considering salaries only for those graduates who had accepted a full-time position in private practice, mean salary was $66,879” (https://www.avma.org/News/JAVMANews/Pages/150615a.aspx). Students working with a full-time position earn around $52,000 per year. Those who are already graduated from vet school and work as a full-time position earn around $66,879. Interns are more like volunteers who help and get paid very little. Their average yearly income is about $624 but for full-time position it is $2,624 per