Occupations/29-1131.00
Veterinarians
Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Includes veterinarians who conduct research and development, inspect livestock, or care for pets and companion animals.
Usually a graduate or professional degree.
AI automation risk
20%
More resilient
Human characteristics
83%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
51%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Task
Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, or performing surgery.
- Task
Inoculate animals against various diseases, such as rabies or distemper.
- Task
Examine animals to detect and determine the nature of diseases or injuries.
These are core tasks from O*NET. The wording didn’t clearly split routine from human, so they are listed without that label.
Core tasks
- 01Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, or performing surgery.
- 02Inoculate animals against various diseases, such as rabies or distemper.
- 03Examine animals to detect and determine the nature of diseases or injuries.
- 04Collect body tissue, feces, blood, urine, or other body fluids for examination and analysis.
- 05Operate diagnostic equipment, such as radiographic or ultrasound equipment, and interpret the resulting images.
- 06Educate the public about diseases that can be spread from animals to humans.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.17
- Degree of automation1.79
- Time sitting2.30
- Originality (ability)3.00
- Conflict situations3.59
- Hands-on objects/tools4.04
- Outdoors / weather1.55
- Disease exposure4.21
- Decision freedom4.76
Top abilities
- Written Comprehension4.12
- Oral Expression4.12
- Oral Comprehension4.12
- Problem Sensitivity4.00
- Near Vision4.00
- Inductive Reasoning4.00
- Deductive Reasoning4.00
- Information Ordering3.75
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.12
- Active Listening4.12
- Writing3.50
- Speaking3.88
- Mathematics3.12
- Science3.88
- Critical Thinking3.88
- Active Learning4.00
- Learning Strategies3.00
- Monitoring3.25
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 16 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public | Veterinary Medicine 01.8001 | $12,800 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $139,816 2 yr $115,339 Master's · CIP 01.80 |
Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX · Public | Veterinary Medicine 01.8001 | $13,200 | 63% | 83% | 1 yr $86,770 2 yr $86,867 Professional · CIP 01.80 |
University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public | Veterinary Medicine 01.8001 | $6,400 | 23% | 89% | 1 yr $85,874 2 yr $82,194 Professional · CIP 01.80 |
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public | Veterinary Medicine 01.8001 | $10,000 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $85,860 2 yr $78,343 Professional · CIP 01.80 |
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI · Public | Veterinary Medicine 01.8001 | $16,100 | 88% | 82% | 1 yr $83,230 2 yr $78,217 Professional · CIP 01.80 |
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR · Public | Veterinary Medicine 01.8001 | $13,200 | 83% | 68% | 1 yr $81,997 2 yr $78,217 Professional · CIP 01.80 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public | Veterinary Medicine 01.8001 | $17,500 | 45% | 85% | 1 yr $81,364 2 yr $79,262 Doctoral · CIP 01.80 |
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · Public | Veterinary Medicine 01.8001 | $10,700 | 86% | 79% | 1 yr $80,011 2 yr $77,119 Professional · CIP 01.80 |
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit | Veterinary Medicine 01.8001 | $63,600 | 7% | 93% | 1 yr $79,370 2 yr $75,832 Professional · CIP 01.80 |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Public | Veterinary Medicine 01.8001 | $9,200 | 47% | 84% | 1 yr $75,413 2 yr $68,592 Professional · CIP 01.80 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public | Veterinary Medicine 01.8001 | $11,200 | 49% | 89% | 1 yr $74,822 2 yr $73,769 Professional · CIP 01.80 |
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA · Public | Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General 01.8101 | $19,600 | 55% | 86% | 1 yr $29,685 2 yr $40,485 Bachelor's · CIP 01.81 |