If you love animals or had some pets down the line growing up as I did, this is a paper that will talk about all of that, all the pros and cons, and even how to take care of animals every day. What do I mean by that statement, well we are looking at the education & training, the job skills, talents, & experience you need, also the benefits and health factors, and what it takes to be a veterinarian? Now we can look at what exactly the true meaning of a veterinarian is or what you have to do to be that, which is a person who works towards providing care, and preventive problems to animals which includes all types of animals you can think of.
To be a veterinarian you need to have a minimum of 200 hours of veterinary experience while there
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If you want to get some experience beforehand, you can ask your school to see if they have an internship on being a vet, to get the feeling of working with others. Im gaining experience now, by going to local vet hospitals and asking them questions about what they did to become where they at today. I am suited for this career because I always loved animals which shows I am compassionate about what I'm treating, and also I always wanted to help others, I strive to be excellent so I am driven to succeed in the field. I think what skill I have is problem-solving skills, I always try to find the solution to a problem which could come in handy in my field, where you have to figure out what the problem is with an animal and help solve it for the animal …show more content…
They are dental, vision, and life insurance, healthcare, flexible schedule, 5 and 10-year reward trip, all initial uniforms provided and yearly uniform stipend, discount plan for your animal companion, Generous PTO, and lastly, up to 5k in student loan reimbursement. Also, some vet hospitals let you take 10 to 15 days of vacation, and 3 to 5 days of sick leave. Being a vet has so many advantages and by the time you want to hit retirement, with being a vet you can do so in no time. The typical age for retirement in the United state is 65, veterinarians often have a few years, a decade, or more later than that.
The Bureau of labor statistics projects 19.4% employment growth for veterinarians between 2021 and 2031, within that time 17,000 jobs should open up for anybody willing to work and be in the field. About 4,800 openings for veterinarians are projected each year, on average. Some reasons for openings in this career/job is because the need to replace workers who have transferred to different occupations or exited the hard labor, and even retired, while being a vet has its perk, it also a lot of long hours standing on your feet doing surgeries and checking on multiple