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Post by cazcox on Jan 21, 2010 21:16:55 GMT
Hi, My daughter is seriously thinking about becoming a vet. We were wondering how much a vet gets paid per year and have been asking everyone we know, but no-one seems to know the answer. It just seems funny that you know how much a doctor or teacher etc gets. Does any HG know?
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Post by dazycutter on Jan 21, 2010 21:19:18 GMT
depends on the practice.... as basically vets practices are private, each practice can pay a new vet what tehy want unlike the teaching or medical proffesion where it is goverend...
as a 1st year vet, its not a huge payout at all..
is the salary really that important... if it is.. be a doctor as they do get paid better :-)
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Post by kayjayem on Jan 21, 2010 21:26:52 GMT
I work for a vets practice and can confirm that unless you are a partner in a practice it is nowhere near what people think! If money is important and you are clever enough to be a vet, be a doctor or dentist instead!
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Post by cazcox on Jan 21, 2010 21:29:54 GMT
dazycutter the salary is not important to her as she wants to specielise in horses and loves helping them to get better, however it is just a matter of interest as to want vets get paid on average. As you say its not a huge payout but give no defiant salary. Is this Britains best kept secret I am asking about!!!
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Post by smokeycott on Jan 21, 2010 21:33:22 GMT
look for adverts for vet jobs and they may show salary!! my daughter a vet nurse and not huge pay for the amount of training and work involved.
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Post by mjh on Jan 21, 2010 21:34:12 GMT
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Post by hs on Jan 21, 2010 21:59:18 GMT
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Post by sarahp on Jan 21, 2010 22:48:29 GMT
Also easy access to the means, which might make a difference.
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Post by kayjayem on Jan 21, 2010 22:52:30 GMT
It is very stressfull. Strong constitution only apply!!!!
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Post by sg on Jan 22, 2010 0:52:04 GMT
Do NOT even think about going into it for the money! My dad always said if I wanted to have money and time to ride horses; be an investment banker or a dentist. Well my heart wasn't in it and I'm now in Year 2 of Vet School. In all my interviews I was asked how much starting salary was; I think just to make sure people knew they wouldn't be rich! Starting salary is £20 - £30k (with about £40k student debt.) Once a senior vet I *think* you're looking at £30 to £50k. Obviously partners can make a great deal of money from it; once you have the funds to buy into a partnership. It is very much a way of life as opposed to a job you can just go home from at the end of the day. There is good money to be made (we keep being told) and more sociable hours in poultry and fish medicine; and possibly in research. If your daughter wants any advice feel free to PM me; getting in to uni is most definitely the hardest bit! I don't claim to be an expert but I managed it first time
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Post by ticktock on Jan 22, 2010 10:35:24 GMT
is the salary really that important... if it is.. be a doctor as they do get paid better :-) Doctors don't get paid much more than vets at junior level or when in partnerships- dentistry is where the money is if she wants to do that kind of thing (or investment banking if she's looking for a very good salary). Good luck to her if she does go in to vet med though, it's a lifestyle choice rather than a "job".
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Post by mf on Jan 22, 2010 18:24:29 GMT
People always think doctors get paid more - they don;t unless they are top class cardiologists doing lots of private practice. Your average doctor gets paid about the same as a vet - starting salary is approx 18k again with around 40k student debt so hardly rolling in it. Hospital consultant is approx 60k.
Dentists make lots of money but I am squeamish and couldn't do it! Am told that being an Acturist is very highly paid once you have done the usual slog Alternatively being an engineer for defense systems is even better paid!
I think medicine and veterinary medicine are very much careers you have to be dedicated to rather than earn from!
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Post by dazycutter on Jan 22, 2010 19:03:02 GMT
goodness me.. all the docs I know earn much more than that.. a basic registra is on over £65K and new house officers earn a lot more that 18K.. and GP's .. well, their salary is ridiculous for the hours they do...
Would still rather be a vet, but its hard work and long hours and very unsociable at times... go where your heart lies...
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Post by sg on Jan 22, 2010 19:20:51 GMT
Been told that too - but that it is for people for whom Accountacy is too exciting No regrets on career choice here but ask me again in 10 years
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Post by hollycane on Jan 22, 2010 19:22:49 GMT
starting out do not expect a high salary and with like any other professional being a partner pays the best dividends. Being a vet is a vocation. Having to spend a lot of your life getting the qualifications is part of that vocation. Getting to be a partner is only something you can expect after about 10 yrs. Searching job websites shows the salrays you can expect. Starting salary anywhere between £20K - £28K for an equine vet (extra 2 yrs training). Frankly if you are going for the money do small animals. You can charge the same and get more done in a day, be supremely patronising and charge through the nose.
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Post by emma3870 on Jan 22, 2010 19:30:57 GMT
actuaries do a lot of work for the courts in divorce cases as well and get paid heaps for that sort of work. my cousin is a forensic accountant and gets paid alot but has to work very hard and sometimes out of hours and alot away from home
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Post by dazycutter on Jan 22, 2010 19:33:28 GMT
if I had my time again, I think I would be a farrier.... they dont do too badly....
but agree with hollycane.. its a vocation thats why I trained as a nurse.. pay is rubbish and you get all sorts of abuse... :-)
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Post by ticktock on Jan 22, 2010 22:49:38 GMT
goodness me.. all the docs I know earn much more than that.. a basic registra is on over £65K and new house officers earn a lot more that 18K.. and GP's .. well, their salary is ridiculous for the hours they do... The following is a link to the NHS doctor pay scales for 2008 (the most recent I could find), where the top salary for a registrar is £45k and house officers basic salary is just over £21800. The "min" number is what most people start on, but if they do 2 or more years at the same grade they can move up to the 1,2,3 etc pay scale within that grade. This is for 40hrs per week, any work over this is paid in addition. www.doctors.net.uk/DocStore/DSView/Document.aspx?docid=549179
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Post by dazycutter on Jan 23, 2010 16:36:52 GMT
thats really interesting.. I know 5 years ago when I was nursing, my pal who was a reg got £65K.... should all go into research, pay is a lot better :-)
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Post by rubyshoes1 on Jan 23, 2010 18:56:14 GMT
I think the most difficult part of going to vet school is getting on the course, I think it has to be, not only the best grades but loads of related experience + a fab interview
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Post by kaybrook on Jan 23, 2010 19:51:06 GMT
Very interesting post - I am a vet, and my sister who is 2 yrs younger than me is a doctor. From the moment she qualified she has always earned double what I did! I still wouldn't want to be a doctor though. For several years after I qualified the farm workers got paid more than I did, so it is a bit of a myth about vets being loaded sadly! That said job security is pretty good and you're paid enough to get by reasonably well. You have to do it because you desperately want to, and definitely not for the money.
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Post by dazycutter on Jan 23, 2010 20:17:17 GMT
oh goody another vet to ask lots of vetty type questions to... have your first karma... :-)
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Post by sg on Jan 24, 2010 1:15:04 GMT
I would definately agree with that; I know I'm only in second year (and should be revising right now) but the hardest part by far was getting in!
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