Title: Veterinarians - Future Job Demand
Headings: Veterinarians
Job Outlook for:
Veterinarians
SOC: 29-1131 OOH: U183
Employment Outlook for Veterinarians
Job Prospects
Typical Pay for Veterinarians
What Veterinarians Do All Day
Duties
Work Environment for Veterinarians
Injuries and Illnesses
Work Schedules
How To Become a Veterinarian
Education
Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations
Important Qualities

Content: A veterinary medicine program generally takes 4 years to complete and includes classroom, laboratory, and clinical components. Most applicants to veterinary school have a bachelor’s degree. Veterinary medical colleges typically require applicants to have taken many science classes, including biology, chemistry, anatomy, physiology, zoology, microbiology, and animal science. Most programs also require math, humanities, and social science courses. Admission to veterinary programs is competitive. In veterinary medicine programs, students take courses on animal anatomy and physiology, as well as disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Most programs include 3 years of classroom, laboratory, and clinical work. Students typically spend the final year of the 4-year program doing clinical rotations in a veterinary medical center or hospital. Some veterinary medical colleges weigh experience heavily during the admissions process. Formal experience, such as previous work with veterinarians or scientists in clinics, agribusiness, research, or some area of health science, is particularly advantageous.