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I was wondering what the average salary is. I am considering vet school. I really love birds, so I would naturally like to specialize in the area.
Yetti831 said:I was wondering what the average salary is. I am considering vet school. I really love birds, so I would naturally like to specialize in the area.
cudvm2005 said:Veterinary salaries can be on par with MD's but I doubt they will ever be on par with DDS's. Truth be told, since most vets undercharge for their services, that gets carried through the entire practice, from owner to associate to technician to receptionist. With the advent an increase in popularity of veterinary pet insurance and the re-hashing of vaccine protocols and increase in online pharmacies and such I anticipate great increases in the fee structure for vets in the future. As an example, a cat or dog spay may run in the neighborhood of 100-200$ while the same surgery for a human may run upwards of 20K. Salary is also somewhat dependent on location. And the new grad salaries reported in the survey do include internships, which often pay in the 20-30K region. Avg. salaries for grads from Cornell range upwards of $55K/year for small animal only practitioners. That's an avg. so you know some go higher and some go lower.