Veterinary Technician

By: Chris Lato

I have always liked animals and know a lot about them.

They are fun to play with and good to have around because some pets will even eat rodents.

Why I Chose This Job

What To Do On The Job

Vet. Tech’s apply anesthetics to animals in surgery.They assist the vet’s by giving the prescription drugs

to the animals assigned by the vet.They also groom the dog’s when out of surgery or if

the owner would like the animal to be groomed.

What Education/Training RequiredAssociates degree in health.Almost all need a license.

What High school Classes to Take?Science and math are the key high school classes to take. One year of algebra, chemistry, and biology are key to becoming a vet. Tech.

What High school Classes to Take?Additional math and science courses will add to your transcripts greatly too. First Aid, Speech, Bookkeeping, and other office procedures are good to have.

Salary and ScheduleMore than 40 hours a week. Make $25,000-$55,000 a year and having a degree will help your salary out.

HoursVet. Tech’s will work 40 hours a week and also on

holidays and are always on call. This is a major downfall to this job.

Related Jobs/PromotionsAdvancement opportunities are limited without additional

training.Veterinary assistants usually advance by receiving pay

increases.

Related Jobs/Promotions

Some people begin there own in-home pet cares.Related jobs consist of regular veterinarians, small

animals researchers, and large animal researchers.

Positive Qualities Working with animals would be cool. Caring for the animals is nice. Especially knowing that your helping an animal live a long and happy

life.

Negative QualitiesWorking weekends and holidays would suck

for this job.The chance of injury from working on the

farm with big animals would blow too.

Negative QualitiesThe working conditions of working outside in the

snow, sleet, rain, hail, etc…. wouldn’t be good. Not being able to see your family all the time would

suck.

Work Cited

“Veterinary Technicians.” WISCareers. Board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System. N.D. Web. 18 May, 2011