From the Iowa State Daily:
The College of Veterinary Medicine and other organizations across the country hope to set the record straight about how large animal veterinarians live, work and get paid in order to draw students and satisfy the nation's serious need for their skills.
"A lot of students still think that [large animal vets are] going to be outside all day today running from farm to farm, wet and cold and frozen, pulling calves," said Locke Karriker, assistant professor of veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine, "and that's just not the typical practice environment anymore."
Karriker said misconceptions not only exist about a large animal vet's working conditions, but also about the profession's pay scale and career opportunities.
While some people have the idea that large animal medical careers are limited and low-paying, many employers across the nation approach ISU Vet Med students directly, some as early as their second year, with promises of lucrative positions after graduation, he said.
"I can't imagine job security like there is in food animal medicine," Karriker said.
"There's virtually no ceiling to the number of large animal or food animal graduates that we could get employed; there's just so many job opportunities out there. I think we could accommodate several classes consecutively where they all wanted to do that."
All you six-year Political Science majors, take heed.
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