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Also called emergency veterinarian, equine veterinarian, laboratory animal care veterinarian and laboratory veterinarian.
$130,100
Median pay a year
83,900
People do this work
6
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Veterinarian
1 certification
Summary
Veterinarian diagnosing and treating diseases and injuries in animals, operating diagnostic equipment, and educating clients on pet care and zoonotic diseases
Experience
Veterinarian
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Examined animals to detect and determine the nature of diseases or injuries
Treated sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, or performing surgery
Inoculated animals against various diseases, such as rabies or distemper
Operated diagnostic equipment, such as radiographic or ultrasound equipment, and interpreted the resulting images
Collected body tissue, feces, blood, urine, or other body fluids for examination and analysis
Counseled clients about the deaths of their pets or about euthanasia decisions for their pets
Educated the public about diseases that can be spread from animals to humans
Skills
Core Skills
Conducting research, Examining patients, Maintaining medical knowledge, Analyzing test data or images, Analyzing medical data, Determining medical protocols, Collecting specimens from patients, Operating diagnostic imaging equipment, Developing medical treatment plans
Technical Skills
Maintaining medical facility records
Education
Professional Degree (JD, MD, DDS) Your university, Year
Certifications & Licenses
State license for this work Your state board, Year
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Treated sick or injured animalsInoculated animals against various diseasesExamined animals for diseases or injuriesCollected samples for examination and analysisOperated diagnostic equipment and interpreted imagesEducated the public about zoonotic diseases
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Treated sick and injured animals by prescribing medication and providing necessary care
Examined animals to detect diseases or injuries and determined appropriate treatment plans
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Mention any specific types of conditions you treated regularly
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Treated sick and injured animals by prescribing medication and providing necessary care, improving recovery times for common ailments
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Improved recovery times for common ailmentsReduced pain and discomfort for many patientsEnhanced overall health for treated animals
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Examined animals to detect diseases or injuries and determined appropriate treatment plans
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Several each dayDozens every weekMany during busy seasons
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Conducting research
Examining patients
Maintaining medical knowledge
Analyzing test data or images
Analyzing medical data
Determining medical protocols
Developing medical treatment plans
Collecting specimens from patients
Operating diagnostic imaging equipment
Maintaining medical facility records
Immunizing patients
Providing animal care
The work itself
What a Veterinarian does
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Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Includes veterinarians who conduct research and development, inspect livestock, or care for pets and companion animals.
What it pays
How much does a Veterinarian make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$101,460
Median
$130,100
75th percentile
$166,120
About 83,900 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$95,310
$105,630
$136,690
AR
$97,930
$107,710
$122,140
AZ
$125,210
$152,020
$205,030
CA
$125,460
$163,920
$211,840
CO
$102,090
$130,840
$162,110
CT
$104,780
$126,190
$167,390
DC
$132,520
$134,530
$193,860
FL
$83,790
$131,660
$166,370
GA
$103,080
$126,590
$155,270
HI
$103,760
$130,120
$134,000
IA
$94,640
$124,610
$152,140
ID
$101,510
$116,170
$137,010
IL
$102,630
$133,580
$168,050
IN
$99,800
$124,530
$155,980
KS
$86,250
$107,080
$129,870
KY
$73,920
$104,100
$136,550
LA
$78,660
$124,370
$141,140
MA
$121,670
$140,260
$175,250
MD
$133,040
$163,170
$189,450
ME
$104,620
$130,600
$155,000
MI
$100,950
$125,390
$162,030
MN
$109,260
$133,110
$164,690
MO
$97,280
$114,660
$149,250
MS
$85,780
$105,370
$129,370
MT
$66,830
$99,390
$130,870
NC
$98,240
$129,240
$165,430
ND
$88,610
$102,180
$115,210
NE
$85,660
$103,500
$138,170
NH
$97,620
$128,190
$161,180
NJ
$126,480
$160,140
$202,930
NM
$96,980
$129,390
$171,140
NV
$119,500
$125,550
$159,900
NY
$105,750
$131,830
$173,720
OH
$88,750
$125,060
$156,330
OK
$71,560
$98,090
$129,300
OR
$98,570
$128,880
$154,410
PA
$107,810
$133,520
$166,230
PR
$64,230
$89,810
$131,410
RI
$108,820
$126,570
$139,730
SC
$96,920
$122,130
$157,220
SD
$74,860
$88,650
$114,400
TN
$104,890
$124,350
$151,770
TX
$107,880
$131,330
$164,000
UT
$99,560
$123,990
$168,690
VA
$98,630
$126,730
$177,650
VT
$110,410
$131,820
$170,570
WA
$124,990
$160,510
$197,370
WI
$98,950
$108,780
$132,880
WV
$82,770
$128,990
$161,940
WY
$80,230
$97,240
$132,890
Other names
Other names for this job
emergency veterinarian, equine veterinarian, laboratory animal care veterinarian, laboratory veterinarian, large animal veterinarian, managing veterinarian, mixed animal veterinarian, poultry veterinarian, professional services veterinarian, PSV, public health veterinarian, relief veterinarian.
More names for this work
small animal veterinarian, technical services veterinarian, veterinarian epidemiologist, wildlife veterinarian, zoo veterinarian, animal anatomist, animal chiropractor, animal doctor, animal pathologist, animal physiologist, animal surgeon, companion animal practitioner, doctor of veterinary medicine, dvm, emergency vet, equine dentist, equine vet, horse doctor, lab animal care vet, lab vet, large animal vet, mixed animal vet, poultry vet, public health vet, relief vet, small animal vet, technical services vet, treatment coordinator, vet anatomist, vet bacteriologist, vet dentist, vet epidemiologist, vet inspector, vet lab diagnostician, vet livestock inspector, vet meat inspector, vet medicine scientist, vet microbiologist, vet parasitologist, vet pathologist, vet pharmacologist, vet physiologist, vet radiologist, vet surgeon, vet surgical specialist, vet toxicologist, vet virus serum inspector, veterinary anatomist.
If you served
Military jobs this work counts as
From the crosswalk the US Department of Labor publishes itself. If one of these was your job, this page is about the civilian work it maps to.
64D Veterinary Pathology
64A Field Veterinary Service
64F Veterinary Clinical Medicine
64B Veterinary Preventive Medicine
64E Veterinary Biomedical Scientist
64Z Senior Veterinarian (Immaterial)
64C Veterinary Laboratory Animal Medicine
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This page is about the occupation Veterinarians. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.