What are salaries like in Veterinary Medicine?
The starting salaries of Veterinarians in private practice (8 years of college) was about $46,339 for graduates in 2002. The average salary of established Veterinarians, (across all types of Veterinary Practice), was approximately $87,745 in 2001. What are the job outlooks? Veterinary professionals continue to be in demand because of the diversity of types of jobs that Veterinarians are qualified to do. Increases in pet ownership, escalation of population and food needs, and establishment of programs to save endangered species are but a few of the potential areas that will be filled by Veterinarians well into the 21st century. 1/12/2005 Office of Animal Care Management, University of Vermont Applying to Vet School Additional Pre-Vet /Pre-Professional Info.
