Becoming a Veterinary Technician or Assistant
Your Career as a Veterinary Technician:Prepare to succeed in the vet tech marketplace by pursuing formal training at one of the nation's accredited veterinary technician schools. Graduation from veterinary tech school is now a must.This page is your gateway to quality vet tech schools, campus-based and online. You can find information on salaries on Veterinary Technical Schools.
Here are some websites and information to get you started: Arizona Apollo College Mesa, Phoenix, Tucson Diploma Veterinary Asst Long Technical College Campuses: Phoenix Certificate Veterinary Asst, Veterinary Tech Pima Technical Institute Tucson Certificate Veterinary Asst California Chula Vista Certificate Veterinary Asst Colorado Colorado Springs, Denver Certificate Veterinary Asst Indiana International Business College Fort Wayne Diploma Medical Asst, Vet Technician
Minnesota Argosy University Twin Cities, Eagan Diploma Veterinary Tech
Las Vegas Certificate, Associates Veterinary Asst, Veterinary Tech New Mexico Allied Health Schools Albuquerque Certificate Veterinary Asst Ohio Allied Health Schools Columbus Associate's Vet Tech Oregon Allied Health Schools Portland Diploma Veterinary Asst Pennsylvania Median School of Allied Health Careers Pittsburgh Associate's Veterinary Technician Utah Utah Career College West Jordan Associate's Veterinary Tech Washington Apollo College Spokane Diploma Veterinary Asst Pima Medical Institute Renton, Seattle Certificate Veterinary Asst Online Schools
More than 50-million U.S. households own one or more companion animals. The increasing affluence of pet owners and their willingness to pay for advanced care will raise demand for trained veterinary specialists. As such, employment in this field is expected to grow much faster than average through 2012.  Career Outlook:Good job opportunities are expected for most positions because many workers leave this occupation each year. The need to replace workers leaving the field will create the overwhelming majority of job openings. Many animal caretaker jobs require little or no training and have flexible work schedules, attracting people seeking their first job, students, and others looking for temporary or part-time work, including retired people. The outlook for caretakers in zoos, however, is not favorable due to slow growth in zoo capacity and keen competition for the few positions. Job opportunities for animal care and service workers may vary from year to year, because the strength of the economy affects demand for these workers. Pet owners tend to spend more on animal services when the economy is strong.In addition to replacement needs, employment of animal care and service workers is expected to increase 18%-26% for all occupations through 2014. The companion pet population—which drives employment of animal caretakers in kennels, grooming shops, animal shelters, and veterinary clinics and hospitals—is expected to increase. Pet owners—including a large number of baby boomers, whose disposable income is expected to increase as they age—are expected to increasingly take advantage of grooming services, daily and overnight boarding services, training services, and veterinary services, resulting in more jobs for animal care and service workers. As many pet owners increasingly consider their pet as part of the family, their demand for luxury animal services and willingness to spend greater amounts of money on their pet will continue to grow. Demand for animal care and service workers in animal shelters is expected to remain steady. Communities are increasingly recognizing the connection between animal abuse and abuse toward humans, and will probably continue to commit private funds to animal shelters, many of which are working hand-in-hand with social service agencies and law enforcement teams. Employment growth of personal and group animal trainers will stem from an increased number of animal owners seeking training services for their pets, including behavior modification and feline behavior training. Job openings as shelter workers will continue to be driven by high turnover as the job is extremely demanding and stressful. Source: Business Outlook and Earnings, US Government
This is not an exhaustive list, but meant to get your started. I've included offerings from the websites for your review. Since I've recently checked some of these schools out myself, I'm also giving you my impressions of the program offerings. Please remember that I live in Tennessee (TN), so I couldn't check out the schools that would not talk to someone in my state.
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