1. Health Care: Veterinarian
Career Cluster: Health Care
Jessie Nickelson
February 7th, 2014
Career Technology/Foundations
5th Hour

2. Introduction
“I hope to make people realize how totally helpless animals are, how dependent on us, trusting as a child must that we will be kind and take care of their needs… [They] are an obligation put on us, a responsibility we have no right to neglect, nor violate by cruelty.” –James Herriot. I really don’t understand why people feel the need to hurt animals. They can’t do anything to defend themselves and they rely on their owners to keep them safe and out of harm but some people go against that and hurt them anyways. I want to help animals and I want to do what some may not. I have always loved animals and I have always been strongly against the neglect and abuse. I have always wanted to be a veterinarian because I love animals and I’ve wanted to help them get better since I was young. I will be researching a veterinarian’s nature of work, working conditions, training, qualifications, advancements, job outlook and employment, earnings, and back up career.

3. Nature of Work Examine animals to diagnose their health problems
Diagnose and treat animals for medical conditions
Test for and vaccinate against diseases
Advise animal owners about general care, medical conditions, and treatments
Treat and dress wounds
Euthanize animals

4. Working Conditions Physical Mental Outdoors Indoors
Lifting animals
Avoid being bitten, scratched, kicked
Hold animals down
Mental
Performing surgery
Research in laboratories
Diagnosing health problems
Outdoors
Farms
Zoos
Indoors
Private Clinics
Hospitals
Hours: About 50 hours a week

5. Training, Qualification, Advancement
Degree: Doctorate
University I would like to attend:
University of Michigan
Classes
Biology
Anatomy
Zoology

6. Job Outlook/Employment
Increase by 12%
Would like to live in:
St. Clair Shores, MI
Would like to work at:
Nucci Veterinary

7. Earnings Median Salary: $84,460 Lifestyle Goals
Own a ranch style house with a basement about $150,000 (+)
Own a Dodge Journey about $28,000 (+)
Travel about $5,000 a year (+)

8. Related Occupation
Back up career: Nurse Required Degree: Associates Job Outlook: 19% above average Median Earnings: $65,470 a year One responsibility: Administer patients’ medicines and treatments

9. Summary
After researching this career, I am still interested in this field. The one thing that I am really looking forward to is to diagnose and treat animals for medical conditions. I will get to go home knowing that I helped an animal get better. One thing I do not enjoy about this career is putting animals down. Even though I know it’s probably the best thing for them, it’s still going to be heart breaking and it will take some getting used to. Overall, I learned that getting a career in this field is easier than the average employment. I also learned that the classes that I should take are classes I will most likely enjoy.

10. Citations http://thinkexist.com/quotes/top/occupation/veterinarian/