Now when it comes to being a vet you have to do training. When I mean training I mean school. Veterinarians have to be in school with a total of 7-9 years. 3-5 years undergraduate plus 4 years of veterinary school. Really good vets go to college at the University of California-Davis. Some pursue 2 to 5 years of additional residency training leading to board certification and practice within a wide variety of medical or surgical specialties, such as neurology, cardiology, dermatology, orthopedic surgery, equine medicine, zoo medicine, etc. Instructors teach courses that encourage professional-level students to develop the problem-solving skills and strategies that promote animal health. Faculty members also conduct basic and clinical research and provide various services to the public. …show more content…
We need to have a house, car, water, food, and clothing that is why we need to get a job to pay for all of these things. The first year of practice can expect to earn a salary of approximately $60,000.Owners average $120,000 in earnings per year, compared to $80,00 per year earned by an associate employee.The best-paid veterinarians earned $161,070, while the lowest-paid earned $52,470. Specializations in surgery, internal medicine, radiology and theriogenology all registered annual salaries between $121,000 and $133,000 per year. As part of a survey, the results showed that vets with a specialization in lab animal medicine earned an annual income $169,000 while veterinary pathologists averaged a salary of $157,000 per