There are many things that future vets do not know about being a vet; for example to become a veterinarian they will have to be prepared to work out money issues with the owner (“Career” para. 8). Most vets would like to work with house pets and not large farm animals, …show more content…
but future vets might find less competition working with farm animals (“Career” para. 7). To be a veterinarian future vets should be patient, compassionate, perceptive, and they should also be able to communicate with a wide variety of people (“Careers” para. 9). When they are on the job, vets could possibly get bitten, scratched, or kicked by an animal that is upset or scared (“Career” para. 6).
When vets are on the job they should be ready to advise an owner to put their pet on a diet (“Career” para. 5). Future vets must also have very good people skills (“Career” para. 3). Vets usually work very long hours (“Veterinarians: Career” para. 16). Being a vet can be very stressful because they deal with dying animals and anxious pet owners(“Veterinarians: Career” para. 14). When veterinarians are at work, they could be under a lot of stress because of the sick animals and the anxious owners (“Veterinarians” para. 21). When vets are working on places like farms, the job can get physically demanding (“Veterinarians” para. 21). The vets that research on human and pet health problems are research veterinarians (“Veterinarians: Career” para. 7). Research vets usually research on how to prevent illnesses (“Veterinarians: Career” para. 7). When vets are researching, they would conduct research on health problems (“Veterinarians” para. 15). If they want to be food safety and inspection veterinarians they would inspect livestock and animal products for diseases (“Veterinarians” para. 14). The veterinarians that work with pigs, cattle, and sheep would be food and animal vets (“Veterinarians: Career” para. 5). While on the job, they will find that some patients will have difficulty explaining what is wrong with them (“Career” para. 2). Eight percent of all private practice veterinarians treat food animals in 2012 (“Veterinarians: Career” para. 5). The vets that would like to work on farms, slaughter houses, or food processing plants would work in food safety (“Veterinarians: Career” para. 12). The vets that inspect livestock and animal products are food safety and inspection vets (“Veterinarians: Career” para. 6). Of all the people that became veterinarians, 18 percent were self employed (“Veterinarians: Career” para. 9). Most vets like to work in clinics and hospitals, yet others like to work on farms, and work for the government (“Veterinarians: Career” para. 10). When veterinarians treat large animals, they will travel very far from their office to farms (“Veterinarians” para. 18). When veterinarians get their first job, they usually work in private clinics and hospitals (“Veterinarians” para. 17). When they are not on the job, they still need to respond to emergencies, and they may work nights and weekends (“Veterinarians” para. 23). In the United States there are around 30 accredited colleges with veterinarian programs (Veterinarians” para.
24). When trying to get into a veterinary college, the acceptance is very competitive and in 2014 a little less than half the applicants were accepted (“Veterinarians” para. 26). To be a veterinarian they must have a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from a college that is accredited to be a veterinary college. They also must have a state license (Veterinarians” para. 4). In america there are only 28 college programs (“Veterinarians: Career” para. 7). Most vets have to have a bachelor’s degree from college (“Veterinarians: Career” paa. 19). To become a veterinarian future vets would have to have a state license and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree (“Veterinarians: Career” para 17). To become a veterinarian future vets would have to have a state license and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree (“Veterinarians: Career” para 17). Since there are only 28 programs that are accredited in the U.S., it will get harder and harder to get into a vet school (“Career” para. 4). When a person would like to be a vet, they would usually spend their final your of a 4 year program being in a hospital doing clinical relations (“Veterinarians” para. 27). Future vets should take science, math, and biology in high school (“Career” para. 11). When future vets are in high school they would try to get as much training or experience as possible (“Career” para. 12). When they are …show more content…
in high school they should volunteer a lot, for example at a animal shelter, vet’s office, zoo, clinic, or farm (“Career” para. 12). When in high school, future vets should try their hardest in all their classes as it will give them a better chance of getting into vet school (“Career” para. 10). In May 2014 the median pay for veterinarians was $87,590 (“Veterinarians” para. 5). Future vets are getting good opportunities in public health; this means that they will make sure that farm animals are healthy (“Careers” para. 17). New technology could mean that the vet would have to offer more-complex treatments and services (“Career” para. 16). From 2014-2024 the employment of all veterinarians is projected to grow 9%; this is faster than an average of the rest of occupations (“Veterinarians” para.
43). From 2014-2024 employment will grow by 90% which is faster than any of the over all occupations (“Veterinarians” para. 6). 6% of private practice veterinarians had helped horses by diagnosing and treating them in them in the year 2014 (“Veterinarians” para. 12). Graduates from veterinary schools has increased to 3,000 per year; this can result in more competition for jobs (“Veterinarians” para. 47). In 2012 74% of college graduates that wanted to be vets became vets (“Veterinarians: Career” para. 9). Six percent of vets are private practice veterinarians, and they treat horses (“Veterinarians: Career” para. 4). The government expects veterinary jobs to increase faster that the average of all occupations up until 2020 (“Career” para.
15). A vets job is very complicated job, and they can get very stressed out. A veterinarian must have a very complex lifestyle because they are always on the job, even when they are off work they will always have to respond to emergencies. A vet would need to not only get along great with the animals, but they also need to have very good people skills. A veterinarian must always be available to the patients.