Healthcare
Veterinarian
Veterinarians care for animals from pets to livestock — diagnosing illness, performing surgery, and advising owners. A demanding doctoral path driven by a love of animals.
Median salary
$119,000
Typical range
$80k – $200k
Job outlook
+20% (much faster than average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Veterinarian
Education
Typical entry: Doctorate / professional (MD, JD, PhD)
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) plus licensure.
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Veterinarian
Entry / Junior
$80,000
~2 yrs to advance
Veterinarian
Established
$119,000
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Veterinarian
Senior
$159,500
Key skills
Clinical reasoningManual dexterityCompassionCommunication
A typical day
- •Examine and diagnose animals
- •Perform surgery and procedures
- •Advise owners
Fields of study
Animal Science · Biology · Pre-Vet
Top colleges for Healthcare
Explore all- Johns Hopkins University7% admit · $93,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- Duke University6% admit · $105,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.
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