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> Vets can easily make 100k+ in rural areas where the median wage is in the 20s or 30s... Eh... depends on the job. I don't think that most prospective veterin
by BlackDeath3 8y ago
> Vets can easily make 100k+ in rural areas where the median wage is in the 20s or 30s...
Eh... depends on the job. I don't think that most prospective veterinarians dream of working for the USDA ($$$) when they graduate.
- oh_sigh 8y agoThe median vet pay is $89k[1]. You don't need to work for the USDA to make 6 figures. [1] https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/veterinarian/salary https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/veterinarian/sala...
- BlackDeath3 8y agoBut ~$89,000 isn't six figures, so...? Also, I suppose it depends on the source and relevant area covered by the statistic. I've heard other (lower) figures elsewhere.
- VikingCoder 8y agoIf median vet pay is $89k, then by definition much less than half of vets are making 100k. So, how is it "easy" to make 100k+?
- oh_sigh 8y agoMaybe I'm an optimist, but I find it easy to do slightly above average in most tasks that I have some semblance of control over.
- VikingCoder 8y agoSure, but how often is that a task where you and your peers have all been exhaustively trained for about 8 years on specifically that specialty? /shrug