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Veterinarian

Veterinarian. By: Michelle Getzin. Description of Job Duties. Veterinarians should love animals and be able to get along with their owners. Graduate from an accredited college of veterinary medicine and a State license are required; admission to veterinary school is competitive.

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Veterinarian

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  1. Veterinarian By: Michelle Getzin

  2. Description of Job Duties • Veterinarians should love animals and be able to get along with their owners. • Graduate from an accredited college of veterinary medicine and a State license are required; admission to veterinary school is competitive. • Job opportunities should be excellent. • About 80 percent of veterinarians work in private practice.

  3. Salary/Other Benefits • Median annual wages of veterinarians were $79,050 in May 2008.  • The middle 50 percent earned between $61,370 and $104,110. • The lowest 10 percent earned less than $46,610, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $143,660.

  4. Education/Qualifications Needed •  Prospective veterinarians must graduate with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M. or V.M.D.) degree from a 4-year program at an accredited college of veterinary medicine. • Works with veterinarians or scientists in clinics, agribusiness, research, or some area of health science, is particularly advantageous. • Working with animals on a farm, or at a stable or animal shelter, also can be helpful.

  5. Employment Outlook • Employment of veterinarians is expected to increase 33 percent over the 2008–18 decade, much faster than the average for all occupations. • Excellent job opportunities are expected because there are only 28 accredited schools of veterinary medicine in the United States, resulting in a limited number of graduates—about 2,500—each year.

  6. Registered Nurse By: Trissa McBride

  7. Description of Job Duties • Treat patients • Educate patients and the public about various medical conditions • Record patients' medical histories and symptoms • Teach patients and their families how to manage their illnesses or injuries

  8. Salary/Other benefits • Earnings are $43,000 to more than $92,000 • Median annual wage in May 2008 was $62, 450 • Paid holidays and vacations • Flexible work schedules

  9. Education/Qualifications needed for the job • Bachelor or Associate’s degree in nursing • Complete a national licensing examination

  10. Employment Outlook • Overall job opportunities are expected to be excellent • Employment is expected to grow by 22% from 2008-2018 • Nursing care is likely to increase • Employment is expected to grow more slowly in hospitals

  11. EMT By: Tiffany Kuester Tiffany Kuester

  12. Description of Job Duties • Responds to Emergency and non-Emergency calls • Evaluates Scenes • Provides medical care and route to the hospital • Operate responses vehicles in a Emergency and non-Emergency traffic modes Tiffany Kuester

  13. Salary/Other Benefits • EMT Salary • Starting $31,931 • 1yrs $33,740 • 2 yrs $34,341 • 3 yrs $39,764 • 5yrs $45,834 • Paramedic • Starting $ 43,490 • 1 yrs $48,127 • 2 yrs $ 50,091 • 3yrs $55,255 • 5yrs $59,074 Tiffany Kuester

  14. Education/Qualifications needed • A high school diploma is required • formal emergency technician training program • EMT Basic - works on emergency skills like respiratory,trauma, cardiacemergencies, andpatientassessment • EMT Intermediate - varybystate.Require 30-350 hrs training of scope practice, advance skills use of advance airway devices, intravenous fluids and some medication. • EMT Paramedic – overseas EMT basic and EMT Intermediate • Other Qualification: need to be stable and lift heavy load, need a good eye sight and need to get a criminal background check. Tiffany Kuester

  15. Employment Outlook • EMTs and paramedic is expected to grow about as fast as the average of all occupation through 2018 • Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has predicted 9% increase jobs for EMT and Paramedic in 2008-2018 • Job growth is expanding numbers of elderly persons requiring emergency care • Require to spend more time with patients as they transported them. Tiffany Kuester

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