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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

29-1131 Veterinarians

Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Includes veterinarians who conduct research and development, inspect livestock, or care for pets and companion animals.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
74,540 1.8 % $50.39 $104,820 1.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $27.92 $36.34 $45.90 $58.94 $77.30
Annual Wage (2) $58,080 $75,580 $95,460 $122,590 $160,780


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 67,560 9.00 $50.67 $105,390
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 1,200 0.06 $44.68 $92,940
Social Advocacy Organizations 1,080 0.48 $48.20 $100,250
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 900 0.03 $41.72 $86,780
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 640 0.03 $43.65 $90,790

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 67,560 9.00 $50.67 $105,390
Social Advocacy Organizations 1,080 0.48 $48.20 $100,250
Support Activities for Animal Production 50 0.17 $43.72 $90,940
Other Personal Services 430 0.12 $47.68 $99,180
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions 190 0.11 $43.14 $89,740

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 30 0.01 $73.02 $151,880
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 80 0.01 $57.45 $119,490
Scientific Research and Development Services 370 0.05 $56.62 $117,770
Spectator Sports 90 0.06 $54.06 $112,450
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 40 (7) $54.04 $112,400


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 7,380 0.42 0.84 $55.98 $116,440
Texas 4,770 0.38 0.76 $60.23 $125,280
Florida 4,690 0.53 1.05 $46.87 $97,490
New York 3,890 0.41 0.80 $57.97 $120,580
Pennsylvania 3,560 0.60 1.19 $50.80 $105,670




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Montana 420 0.90 1.78 $38.39 $79,850
Maine 540 0.89 1.76 $44.36 $92,260
South Dakota 360 0.86 1.69 $42.85 $89,130
Colorado 2,260 0.85 1.67 $44.11 $91,760
Wyoming 220 0.82 1.62 $42.33 $88,040




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 4,770 0.38 0.76 $60.23 $125,280
New Jersey 1,420 0.35 0.68 $60.15 $125,110
Rhode Island 210 0.44 0.86 $58.61 $121,900
Virginia 2,530 0.65 1.28 $58.19 $121,040
New York 3,890 0.41 0.80 $57.97 $120,580





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 3,430 0.35 0.70 $59.90 $124,590
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,930 0.31 0.61 $56.18 $116,860
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,820 0.63 1.24 $54.92 $114,240
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,790 0.38 0.75 $50.88 $105,840
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,720 0.54 1.07 $64.04 $133,210
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,270 0.46 0.91 $48.26 $100,390
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,180 0.32 0.64 $53.54 $111,360
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,170 0.42 0.83 $53.67 $111,630
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 1,170 0.78 1.54 $56.95 $118,450
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,130 0.37 0.73 $76.51 $159,140




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Ocala, FL 220 2.09 4.12 (8) (8)
Bend-Redmond, OR 130 1.53 3.01 $37.51 $78,010
Athens-Clarke County, GA 130 1.48 2.92 $30.51 $63,460
Auburn-Opelika, AL 90 1.46 2.88 $38.57 $80,230
College Station-Bryan, TX 160 1.39 2.74 $37.41 $77,800
Harrisonburg, VA 90 1.38 2.72 $43.41 $90,300
Gainesville, FL 190 1.36 2.69 $41.83 $87,010
Fort Collins, CO 220 1.35 2.65 $43.49 $90,470
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 150 1.30 2.55 $52.08 $108,320
Lexington-Fayette, KY 340 1.26 2.49 $41.65 $86,640




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Sherman-Denison, TX 30 0.73 1.45 $101.42 $210,960
Lubbock, TX 60 0.41 0.81 $84.97 $176,730
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 120 0.63 1.23 $77.52 $161,230
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,130 0.37 0.73 $76.51 $159,140
Rockford, IL 40 0.25 0.49 $74.79 $155,570
Trenton, NJ 80 0.33 0.64 $72.62 $151,050
Austin-Round Rock, TX 530 0.49 0.97 $70.90 $147,480
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 480 0.31 0.62 $70.74 $147,140
Akron, OH 180 0.56 1.10 $68.31 $142,080
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 760 0.61 1.20 $67.98 $141,400

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 260 0.66 1.30 $44.60 $92,770
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 220 1.03 2.02 $40.82 $84,900
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 210 0.64 1.25 $49.04 $102,010
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 180 1.21 2.39 $36.32 $75,540
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 180 0.94 1.84 $42.34 $88,070

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 80 1.60 3.15 $36.02 $74,910
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 130 1.40 2.76 $42.45 $88,290
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 100 1.24 2.44 $38.19 $79,440
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area 90 1.24 2.44 $41.44 $86,190
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 180 1.21 2.39 $36.32 $75,540

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 30 0.59 1.16 $64.04 $133,200
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 60 0.90 1.77 $61.42 $127,760
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 80 0.80 1.57 $59.35 $123,450
South Florida nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $58.35 $121,370
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 40 0.33 0.65 $58.29 $121,250


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020