AVMA membership data 2014
These statistics show AVMA membership as of December 31, 2014. Each section reflects the membership broken down by different classifications.
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US &
Territories |
Canadian &
Foreign |
Totals
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By Species Category
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|
Companion Animal Exclusive
|
43,997
|
206
|
44,203
|
|
Companion Animal Predominant
|
6,535
|
29
|
6,564
|
|
Equine Exclusive
|
3,103 |
30
|
3,133
|
|
Equine Predominant
|
434
|
2
|
436
|
|
Food Animal Exclusive
|
1,928
|
19
|
1,947
|
|
Food Animal Predominant
|
3,731
|
49
|
3,780
|
|
Mixed Animal
|
2,948
|
18
|
2,966
|
|
Other
|
2,298
|
30
|
2,328
|
|
No Species Contact
|
2,064
|
30
|
2,094
|
|
No Information Provided
|
18,828
|
261
|
19,089
|
|
Total
|
85,866
|
663
|
86,540
|
|
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By Employment Type
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Agriculture/Livestock Production
|
102
|
1
|
103
|
|
Air Force
|
55
|
0
|
55
|
|
Animal Science Department
|
50
|
2
|
52
|
|
Army
|
360
|
0
|
360
|
|
Business/Consulting Services
|
312
|
10
|
322
|
|
Emergency/Critical Care Medicine
|
1,456
|
7
|
1,463
|
|
Feeds/Nutrition
|
94
|
1
|
95
|
|
Foreign
|
6
|
3
|
9
|
|
Foundation/Charitable Organization
|
42
|
1
|
43
|
|
General Medicine/Surgery
|
49,923
|
176
|
50,099
|
|
Humane Organization
|
382
|
2
|
384
|
|
Laboratory
|
141
|
1
|
142
|
|
Local
|
108
|
1
|
109
|
|
Membership Assn/Professional Society
|
85
|
0
|
85
|
|
Missionary/Service
|
16
|
2
|
18
|
|
Non-Veterinary Employment
|
51
|
0
|
51
|
|
Not Employed
|
193
|
2
|
195
|
|
Other Academia
|
409
|
2
|
411
|
|
Other Government
|
82
|
6
|
88
|
|
Other Industry/Commercial
|
584
|
12
|
596
|
|
Other Private Clinical Practice
|
614
|
5
|
619
|
|
Pharmaceutical/Biological
|
845
|
10
|
855
|
|
Production Medicine
|
3,264
|
28
|
3,292
|
|
Public Health Commission Corps
|
25
|
0
|
25
|
|
Referral/Specialty Medicine
|
2,408
|
31
|
2,439
|
|
State
|
469
|
2
|
471
|
|
Temporarily Not Employed in Veterinary Field
|
54
|
1
|
55
|
|
U.S. Federal
|
851
|
3
|
854
|
|
Veterinary Medical College/School
|
3,388
|
109
|
3,497
|
|
Veterinary Science Department
|
76
|
0
|
76
|
|
Veterinary Technician Program
|
151
|
1
|
152
|
|
Wildlife
|
99
|
0
|
99
|
|
Zoo/Aquarium
|
122
|
2
|
124
|
|
Not Listed Above
|
619
|
10
|
629
|
|
No Information Provided
|
18,430
|
243
|
18,673
|
|
Total
|
85,866
|
674
|
86,540
|
|
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By Medical Discipline
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The totals reflect the entire membership because every member is represented with a primary medical discipline.
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Alternative/Complementary
|
604
|
3
|
607
|
|
Anatomy
|
115
|
0
|
115
|
|
Anesthesiology
|
153
|
6
|
159
|
|
Animal Behavior
|
137
|
5
|
142
|
|
Animal Welfare
|
103
|
0
|
103
|
|
Association Management
|
22
|
0
|
22
|
|
Biochemistry
|
23
|
2
|
25
|
|
Biomedical Engineering
|
9
|
0
|
9
|
|
Business/Economics
|
82
|
3
|
85
|
|
Cardiology
|
213
|
7
|
220
|
|
Dentistry
|
272
|
3
|
275
|
|
Dermatology
|
289
|
2
|
291
|
|
Disaster Medicine
|
16
|
0
|
16
|
|
Ecology
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
|
Emergency & Critical Care
|
2,050
|
5
|
2,055
|
|
Endocrinology
|
11
|
1
|
12
|
|
Environmental Health
|
12
|
0
|
12
|
|
Epidemiology
|
282
|
3
|
285
|
|
Ethics
|
6
|
0
|
6
|
|
General Medicine
|
27,037
|
70
|
27,107
|
|
Genetics
|
22
|
0
|
22
|
|
Homeland Security
|
23
|
0
|
23
|
|
Human Animal Bond
|
23
|
1
|
24
|
|
Immunology
|
44
|
0
|
44
|
|
Insurance
|
8
|
1
|
9
|
|
Internal Medicine
|
1,869
|
41
|
1,910
|
|
Laboratory Animal Medicine
|
1,080
|
6
|
1,086
|
|
Law
|
15
|
1
|
16
|
|
Media
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
|
Microbiology
|
234
|
6
|
240
|
|
Molecular Biology
|
11
|
0
|
11
|
|
Mycology/Bacteriology
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
|
Neurology
|
210
|
5
|
215
|
|
Non-Medical
|
55
|
1
|
56
|
|
Nutrition
|
203
|
4
|
207
|
|
Oncology
|
285
|
5
|
290
|
|
Ophthalmology
|
354
|
8
|
362
|
|
Parasitology
|
86
|
4
|
90
|
|
Pathology-Anatomic
|
954
|
20
|
974
|
|
Pathology-Clinical
|
133
|
3
|
136
|
|
Pharmacology
|
94
|
1
|
95
|
|
Pharmacology - Clinical
|
30
|
3
|
33
|
|
Physiology
|
103
|
2
|
105
|
|
Population Medicine
|
72
|
2
|
74
|
|
Poultry Medicine
|
144
|
1
|
145
|
|
Preventive Medicine
|
897
|
10
|
907
|
|
Production Medicine
|
702
|
9
|
711
|
|
Public Health
|
697
|
13
|
710
|
|
Radiology
|
385
|
10
|
395
|
|
Shelter Medicine
|
350
|
0
|
350
|
|
Sports Medicine
|
347
|
2
|
349
|
|
Surgery
|
2,066
|
41
|
2,107
|
|
Theriogenology
|
552
|
15
|
567
|
|
Toxicology
|
165
|
2
|
167
|
|
Virology
|
48
|
1
|
49
|
|
Wildlife Medicine
|
101
|
0
|
101
|
|
Zoological Medicine
|
200
|
3
|
203
|
|
Other Professional Discipline
|
926
|
9
|
935
|
|
No Information Provided
|
40,926
|
334
|
41,260
|
|
Total
|
85,866
|
674
|
86,540
|