highest paying field

[boomkid]

whats the highest paying residency a DVM can do?

---

Members don't see this ad.

 

[CarpeDiem89]

whats the highest paying residency a DVM can do?

http://www.valuemd.com/veterinarian_earnings.php

There ya go.

 

[lostbunny]

through the grapevine, the highest paid docs at my clinic were the cardiologists.

You can probably do a search to find more accurate figures though.

 

[lostbunny]

http://www.valuemd.com/veterinarian_earnings.php

There ya go.

hahaha I guess the grapevine lied.

 

[Ben and Me]

Cardiology (along with neuro and oncology) is within the umbrella of internal medicine, which that table just lists as one category. So, it could very well be that cardiologists earn more than $140,000, but because there are so many more LA Internal Medicine specialists (for example...I have no idea how much they make), it balances out to a lower average.

Nutritionists, from what I understand, generally make the most because they're in private industry.

 

[CGH1989]

Does a nutritionist have a dvm degree or a masters and or doctorate in animal nutrition??

 

[twelvetigers]

I think that list is all board certified specialties - so that would mean a DVM followed by residency (with possible internship).

 

[Ben and Me]

Lots of board-certified folks (at least those I've come across in academia) also have PhDs and Masters.

 

[BlacKAT33]

I've also heard its nutritionists

 

[New Foundland]

It would be great to see these salary numbers alongside the # of specialists in each field, # of graduating specialists in the field each year, etc.


Nutritionists might make the most but I get the sense that it is a much smaller field. Anyone else know about these things? I'm just kind of guessing..

 

[BlacKAT33]

It would be great to see these salary numbers alongside the # of specialists in each field, # of graduating specialists in the field each year, etc.


Nutritionists might make the most but I get the sense that it is a much smaller field. Anyone else know about these things? I'm just kind of guessing..

It is a smaller field. I mean, who would want to go into nutrition?! hahaha

I don't have time to look up more stuff but maybe this will give you a start and you can search more if you'd like
http://www.avma.org/reference/marketstats/vetspec.asp
http://www.avma.org/reference/marketstats/usvets.asp

 

[Graduatedly]

What does going into Nutrition entail? What do nutritionists do?

 

[BlacKAT33]

What does going into Nutrition entail? What do nutritionists do?

oman this should be a long answer, and it really depends on which field you work in in nutrition. It can range from working for a company like Purina all the way to going to different farms and helping them calculate the best mixed ration that improves the output of milk which gives them bigger profit. This is just a very, veryyy simple answer. And IMO it is extremely boring lol I went into vet med because i wanted to do something that I love and I just find it really hard to understand how someone could "love" being a nutritionist. But this job is REALLY impt for many reasons. Obviously people are getting more aware of environmental impact of LA's, nutritionists can actually play a big role in helping to make a farm "more green" while still maintaining healthy livestock. Also, SA foods that help certain diseases (diabetes, kidney etc etc). At times I do think about going into nutrition just because I've realized how important it is and how few vets go into it, but at the same time it is just soooo boring lol

 

[vetme]

I don't think a nutritionist has to have a DVM

 

[Ben and Me]

I don't think a nutritionist has to have a DVM

Yes, anyone can hang out a shingle and call themselves a "nutritionist" (like the guy at the local pet food store who told clients that he was a "nutritionist" after his 2 week online course and knew more than the boarded nutritionist at NC State that had recommended a prescription diet...) but in the context of the posted link they were referring to a board certified veterinary nutritionist.

 

[lareinesoleil]

Yes, anyone can hang out a shingle and call themselves a "nutritionist" (like the guy at the local pet food store who told clients that he was a "nutritionist" after his 2 week online course and knew more than the boarded nutritionist at NC State that had recommended a prescription diet...) but in the context of the posted link they were referring to a board certified veterinary nutritionist.

You get this problem with behaviorists too. Some non-veterinary behaviorists are amazing and have tons of experience and some of them make you want to go like this:

 

[lostbunny]

You get this problem with behaviorists too. Some non-veterinary behaviorists are amazing and have tons of experience and some of them make you want to go like this:

Sometimes you also get MD dermatologists that X-ray their own dog, then bring it in to the vet hospital a few days later realizing they didn't learn how to fix 2 broken legs in dogs, in med school.

 

[sunshinevet]

I don't think a nutritionist has to have a DVM

Not all animal nutritionists have to have a DVM - most LA ones dont (atleast here in Australia). But those nutritionists who are probably most helpful to their clients are vets, because they also have an indepth knowledge of systemic physiology and pathology, and internal medicine. And this is really important!

I dont like "nutrition" so much herd health large animal work, and to me, being a good herd health vet includes nutrition! Why should a dairy farmer have to call someone different to manage his stocks nutrition as his stocks reproduction? I find it so satisfying to help a farmers production increase, I hope many farmers will still use me for my nutrition skills despite me not being a "nutritionist".

That said, im pretty sure most of those high paid nutritionists arent hired by farmers and whatnot, but by people who actually make feed? (Like, stock feed companies and pet food companies?)

 

[libster06]

I don't think a nutritionist has to have a DVM

Sure, you could have a PhD in nutrition instead/also.

 

[PetPony]

I think being a nutritionist actually sounds kind of interesting, but I don't wanna give up my dream of becoming a LA/Equine vet. Maybe I can take some nutrition classes while still learning to become a LA vet..

 

[alwayslistening]

Alot of what I have seen has to do with veterinary nutritionists knowing how to best utilize a diet, or formulate a ration, in order to maximize the animal health, or to tweak it in such a way that it helps to solve or mediate clinical symptoms. They learn to utilize the diet as a medical and preventative tool, in addition to something that optimizes appearance (if it is in a show animal, per say)

 

[Kat0303]

Any of the specialists that end up working in the pharmaceutical industry/pet food insudtry are going to make some of the highest salaries. Lab animal medicine is known to make one of the highest, with pathologists usually right there with them. The salaries for lab animal/pathology are going to vary depending on where you work and where you live.Just to give an idea based on what I know, pharmaceutical can pay $150 and higher a year. If you work in academia, closer to 100K is typical (unless you are a director or some other higher up in administration and those can make around 200K). So, from what I know, those 2 are the highest paying. I have also heard the nutrition rumor, but I don't know much about it.

 

[mas185]

whats the highest paying residency a DVM can do?

One of our professors spent the entire Fall semester telling us all to become Ophthalmologists because they're climbing up the chart and will be the highest paid specialty by the time we graduate. They also work the least to get paid the most! (A family friend just married her dog's ophthalmologist (cute story btw) and he works like 10 to 4, 4 days a week, and makes BANK!)

That being said most vets I've talked to have encouraged me to go into private industry research when I graduate to make the most money directly out of school (so I can pay back my loans), so I'll probably do that before I pursue a residency (I have a biomedical engineering masters so I have a high start earning potential blah blah blah, but I don't think I want to do research exclusively forever, its too boring).

M.A.

 

[Bill59]

whats the highest paying residency a DVM can do?

About $35,000/year.

 

[twelvetigers]

Nice catch, Bill! 🙂