A veterinarian cares for animals by performing surgeries, treating diseases, prescribing medicine, and educating owners. The job requires graduating from veterinary school with a DVM degree. Veterinarians work indoors in sanitary conditions or outdoors in all weather treating livestock. Employment is expected to grow 33% by 2018, especially in rural areas. While the work has challenges like risky animal interactions and long hours, salaries average $93,398, making it rewarding to save animals' lives.

1. Veterinarian By: Sarah McCarthy 4-27-11 3rd Hour Career/Technology Foundations

2. Introduction If you love animals, are good with people, and are comfortable working in any condition; you would probably find the veterinary career suitable.Whenmost people think of a veterinarian, they usually do not realize all of the different things they may do on a day to day basis. Although it is true to say that a veterinarian is an animal doctor, there is many more things involved with this career. In order to get a better understanding of this career field, I will be researching what being a veterinarian is all about. Hopefully this research will strengthen my overall decision in becoming a veterinarian.

4. Treat diseases

5. Prescribing medicines

6. Protect humans against animal-carried diseases

8. Work in sanitary conditions

9. Mostly mental

10. Noisy

11. Long hours

12. Have to deal with pet owners

13. Risk of being bitten or scratched by frightened animals

14. Lots of Driving

15. Work outdoors

16. Work in all weather

18. Veterinarians must graduate from Veterinary school

19. Must have Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, or D.M.V.

20. Most Veterinarians enroll in a four year program.

22. Employment opportunities are better in rural areas than in cities

23. Not very competitive for jobs

25. I would like to live in a rural area and have a family. This salary would most likely fit my needs.

26. My first purchase with these earnings would probably a house or car

28. Risk of getting bitten

29. Work in all kinds of conditions

30. Employment is growing

31. Take on more duties of a nurse

32. Shorter Hours

33. Less Education

35. Works Sited http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos076.htm#emply