U.S. veterinarian numbers 2014

These statistics show U.S. veterinary positions (among employed veterinarians) as of December 31, 2014.

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Definitions of categories below

  Total (No.)1 Male Female  Unknown:
Total 102,583 44,248 58,148 187
 
 
 
  Total as of December 31, 20141,2 Percent of total Male Female 2013 Earnings Median Professional Income Before Taxes3
  No.   % % $

Private clinical practice

          
Food animal exclusive 1,213 1.9% 81.0% 19.0% 100,000
Food animal predominant 3,421 5.3% 78.7% 21.3% 85,000
Mixed animal 4,156 6.4% 61.5% 38.5% 84,000
Companion animal predominant 6,003 9.2% 55.7% 44.3% 92,000
Companion animal exclusive 42,878 65.9% 41.0% 59.0% 95,000
Equine 3,816 5.9% 51.2% 48.8% 87,000
Other 715 1.1% 33.0% 67.0% 86,000
Species unspecified 2,864 4.4% 22.2% 77.8%  
Total private practice 65,066 100% 46.1% 53.9% 94,000
 

Public & corporate employment

          
College or university 6,505 41.6% 45.7% 54.3% 107,000
Federal government 1,798 11.5% 58.5% 41.5% 120,000
State or local government 1,047 6.7% 54.3% 45.7% 83,500
Uniformed services 782 5.0% 49.2% 50.8% 105,000
Industry 3,259 20.8% 58.1% 41.9% 168,973
Other public & corporate 2,243 14.3% 35.8% 64.2% 117,000
Total public & corporate 15,634 100% 48.9% 51.1% 117,000
Employment unknown 25,956        
Not listed above 1,771        
Total # of positions held by
U.S. veterinarians		 108,427        
 

1 Includes active AVMA members (Regular, Recent Graduates, and Educational) and Non-members (Excludes non-members born prior to 1944 and non-members who received their veterinary degree prior to 1970)
2Veterinarians may hold more than one position.
3 Data referenced from the AVMA Report on Veterinary Compensation, 2015 Edition​

The species categories listed under private clinical practice can be defined by the following calculations.

Species categories

  • Food animal exclusive: Sum of (Bovine, Porcine, Ovine/Caprine, Camelid, Cervid and Poultry) is at least 90% of the contact.
  • Food animal predominant: Sum of (Bovine, Porcine, Ovine/Caprine, Camelid, Cervid and Poultry) is at least 50% of the contact.
  • Mixed animal: Varied species with at least 25% from companion animal and 25% from either food animal or equine.
  • Companion animal predominant: Sum of (Canine, Feline, Avian (non-poultry) and Exotics) is at least 50% of the contact.
  • Companion animal exclusive: Sum of (Canine, Feline, Avian (non-poultry) and Exotics) is at least 90% of the contact.
  • Equine: Combination of equine predominant and exclusive where there's at least 50% contact with equines.

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