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Veterinarian

Veterinarian. Vet College. Educational Requirements. Most people go to regular college which is usually for 4 years. After college people need to go to vet college which us usually an additional 4 years and get a bachelors degree in the animal science field.

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Veterinarian

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  1. Veterinarian

  2. Vet College

  3. EducationalRequirements • Most people go to regular college which is usually for 4 years. • After college people need to go to vet college which us usually an additional 4 years and get a bachelors degree in the animal science field. • Classes you need to study; biology, chemistry, nutrition, animal science, physics, math and english. • Once your bachelor’s degree, you need to pass your state’s board exam before you can start practicing as a vet.

  4. Veterinary Specialist • If you're very interested in a particular field of veterinary medicine, you can become a veterinary specialist. • Veterinary specialist’s won't perform the same duties as a general veterinarian. They will work in a veterinary specialist hospital and perform only those procedures directly related to their specialty. • In order to become a veterinary specialist you need to go through two additional years of study.

  5. Salary Range • A veterinarian usually makes about $75,000. • Depending on how long you have had veterinarian experience the more or less money you make • It also depends on if you treat large animals or small animals etc.

  6. Duties and responsibilities • The main responsibility and duty for a veterinarian is to take care of sick and injured animals. • A vet is like a doctor for humans but they are just a doctor for animals

  7. The Future • the number of jobs for vets is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations through 2018. • There will be more jobs for vets who can have advanced training and can give special kinds of care, such as dentistry.

  8. Advantages of being a vet • increasing demand • rising salaries • job security • fulfilling one's ambition to work with animals.

  9. Disadvantages of being a vet • Low pay in small towns • Rural areas • Odd work hours • Possible working evenings and weekends and stress.

  10. Related Jobs • Doctors are like vets because they go through just as much training as doctors do and get paid less. Also doctors have to ability to perform surgery etc. • Nurses are like vets too because they still go though all the training but they don’t have to perform surgery. Nurses might help doctors or prepare animals for surgery

  11. More info • If you want more information about vets in general you can go to…. htpp://www.avma.org • If you want more information about vet training you can go to…. htpp://www.vetinfo.com

  12. Why? I chose this career because I love animals. When I get older I don’t want to become a vet but I thought it would be cool to research about being and becoming a vet.

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