Veterinarians

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2021 Workforce
86.7k
Average Age
44.3
Estimated Job Growth
15.9%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$111,149
Average Male Salary
$132,196
Average Female Salary
$100,115

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Employment and salary information for the Veterinarians workforce. Veterinarians workforce in 2021 was 86,693 people, of which 65.6% were women and 34.4% were men. Veterinarians are paid most in Birmingham & Bloomfield Area PUMA, MI but are relatively concentrated in Jefferson (West), Boulder (West), Clear Creek & Gilpin Counties PUMA, CO.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
29,818
Male Workforce
± 4.24k
56,875
Female Workforce
± 5.85k

The Veterinarians workforce in 2021 was 86,693 people (65.6% women and 34.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 29.2% between 2014 (67,090) and 2021 (86,693).

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Employment by Location

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During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Arkansas ($206,464), Alaska ($182,197), and North Dakota ($173,076).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$111,149
AVERAGE WAGE
#35 in the ranking (2021)
$59,596
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Veterinarians earned an average of $111,149, $51,554 more than the average national salary of $59,596

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.337
WAGE GINI

In 2021, Veterinarians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.337, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Veterinarians (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Information on the industries that employ Veterinarians and on wages for those in the field. Veterinary services is the industry that employs the most Veterinarians, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Veterinarians, by average wage, is Drugs, sundries, & chemical & allied products merchant wholesalers ($194,150).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
86.7k
2021 Workforce
± 7,227
3.59%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 11.5%

This graphic shows the share of Veterinarians employed by various industries. Veterinary services employs the largest share of Veterinarians at 95.8%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 2.65% and Administration of economic programs & space research with 1.58%.

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Demographic information on Veterinarians in the US. The workforce of Veterinarians in 2021 was 86,693 people, with 65.6% woman, and 34.4% men. The average age of male Veterinarians in the workforce is 50.6 and of female Veterinarians is 41.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Veterinarians is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Veterinarians in 2021 was 86,693 people, with 65.6% woman, and 34.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (14,924 people), 35 to 39 years (13,174  people), and 40 to 44 years (11,420 people). Among them they concentrated 45.8% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2021, 4.56% of Veterinarians workers were Hispanic and 95.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (51.7%), Puerto Rican (29.7)%, and Cuban (18.6)%

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Races

In 2021, 88.6% of the Veterinarians workforce were White, of which 65.4% were women and 34.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (4.7%) and Two or More Races (3.74%).

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Data on higher education choices for Veterinarians from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Veterinarians is Biology but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Agriculture.

Among the necessary skills for Veterinarians, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Veterinarians need more than the average amount of Science.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Veterinarians in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Biology (35,212 people), Agriculture (18,567 people), and Health (12,058 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Veterinarians workers were Graduate Degree (86,693 people), false (0 people), and false (0 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Veterinarians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Veterinarians need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Active Listening.

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Projections on job growth for Veterinarians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Veterinarians are expected to see a growth of 15.9% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

15.9%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
3.71%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Veterinarians. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.

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