Veterinarians diagnose and treat diseases and health issues affecting animals. They work indoors and outdoors examining animals, performing surgeries and medical procedures, and providing care. The work can be physically demanding as vets spend a lot of time on their feet and may be bitten, kicked or scratched by animals. To become a vet requires obtaining a DVM degree which takes 4 years of study at an accredited veterinary college, following undergraduate education. Employment opportunities are expected to grow rapidly as pet ownership rises and interest in veterinary specialties increases. The minimum salary for a vet is around $47,000 annually but private practice can lead to higher earnings.

1. Veterinarians Made By: Paige Mertens

2. Holland Code The Holland code is just a way to find the right job for you through your passions or interests. Investigative – involves working with ideas and thinking a lot. Searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. Realistic – involves practical, hands-on problem and solutions. Could work outside with plants, animals, and real-world materials.

3. Career Cluster Health Science – involves planning, managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and development.

4. Nature of Work Diagnose and treat diseases and dysfunctions of animals. Specifically they care for the health of pets, livestock, and animals in zoos, racetracks, and laboratories. Vets also have to work with people, as much as animals, so that they understand how to take care of their animals.

5. Work Environment/Working Conditions Veterinarians work long hours indoors in a noisy environment. At times they have to work with emotional people when telling them what condition their pet is in. A vets job can possibly became dangerous when it comes to working with animals in pain or are frightened. Vets can be bitten, kicked or scratched by any animal.

6. Physical Requirements Need to have good eyesight, with or without lenses, good hearing, and good hand-eye coordination. It is a physically hard job so vets need to have a reasonable level of fitness. Mainly because they send so much time on their feet.

7. Salary Minimum salary about $47,000 a year $39 an hour.

8. Self - Employed You can going into private practice as a vet.

9. Skills Science Active Listening Critical Thinking Speaking Judgment and Decision Making Reading Comprehension Complex Problem Solving Active Learning Monitoring Service Orientation

10. Data, Ideas, People, and/or Things Natural Science & Technology - is for people who like Gaining knowledge Insights Finding new ways of expressing Machines Tools plants Animals Materials

11. Education/Training Requirements Veterinarians are in job zone 5 Veterinarians are required to have a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees (D.V.M.) and be licensed by the state. Programs to become a veterinarian take 4-year program at an accredited college of veterinary medicine. There are 28 colleges in 26 States however getting admission into one is very competitive.

12. Job Outlook Future vet have no fear because there is a bright outlook for veterinarians. Employment for veterinarians are expected to increase by 33% between 2008 to 2018.

13. Advancement Opportunities Vets start as employees in group practices. Then after a few years they could advancement into private practice. Although some vets don’t.

14. Related Careers Biological Technicians Anesthesiologists Physician Assistants Podiatrists Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

15. Where To Get Training In Wisconsin there are only one school that are AVMA approved. That school is the University of Wisconsin which is in Madison. There are also AVMA approved schools in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.

16. Best School I personally want to go Madison because it in Wisconsin and its close to my family. Plus you didn’t have to pay out of state tuition. http://www.wisc.edu/

17. Admission Requirements To get all the requirements go to http://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/pbs/gradprogram/ad_req.php Graduate School Requirements Grade point average Graduate Record Examination Coursework requirements Biology Chemistry Mathematics: Students lacking one or two of these courses can take them after admission, but these courses cannot be counted towards degree requirements.

18. Tuition and Necessary Expenses Wisconsin Residents = $18,139 Nonresidents = $25,823 Room and Board = $9,370 Books and Supplies = $1,420 Miscellaneous (Clothing, transportation, etc) = $4,440

19. High School Class English Math – algebra, trigonometry, and a little calculus. Physics Biology Chemistry PHS has all of these classes.

20. Summary Slide Advantages No difficulty finding a job Less likely to be sued Pays well Different types of veterinarians Disadvantages 7 years of school Have to deal with agitated animals Encounter upset pet owners May have to work on Saturdays and be called in

21. Sources http://www.flickr.com/photos/soldiersmediacenter/4476089887/ http://education-portal.com/veterinarian_education.html http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/29-1131.00 http://www.talktothevet.com/vetschools.html http://www.careers.govt.nz/default.aspx?id0=20103&id1=J25160 http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos076.htm http://mercury.bio.uaf.edu/vet/highschool.html