Veterinarian

Duties and responsibilities:

Veterinarians are usually called vets, which is the shortened way of saying it. A veterinarian is a professional who helps treat animals who are injured, or they can also be treated for a disease, or disorder. The first veterinary college was founded in France, 1762. From there, this profession has grown a lot. They need to be trained and have practice. One thing that veterinarians provide is treatment for animals, and diagnosis. Most of the things that they perform are surgeries. It is very important for the owner to give the vet their animal’s medical history, so that can help find out what is wrong. This is only if they do happen to have it. One thing that vets recommend is vaccination. This will help prevent many animal illnesses, such as rabies. They can provide you with this. Most veterinarians work in veterinary hospitals, or they may work at a zoo or farm. As you can see, they are very important because they can help your animal be very healthy, and they will help them if anything is wrong.

Salary: $84,460 (annually).

Education: Must have doctoral or professional degree.

Demand for this profession: Expected to grow 12% from 2012-2022.

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

I would like to be one because that means that i will be able to help animals. I love animals so it would be something that i would enjoy doing. I would also like to learn more about them, so this will help me. It will teach me many more new things that i never knew. This is why i would like to be a veterinarian.