U.S. veterinarians 2019
Total = 116,091
Male = 42,971
Female = 72,928
Unknown=192
U.S. Veterinary Positions (among employed veterinarians)
Definitions of categories below
Private Clinical Practice
Total as of
|
Percent of Total |
Male
|
Female
|
|
Food animal exclusive |
1,286 |
1.8% |
77.1% |
22.9% |
Food animal predominant |
3,105 |
8.7% |
74.3% |
25.7% |
Mixed animal |
4,182 |
5.7% |
56.0% |
44.0% |
Companion animal predominant |
6,372 |
8.7% |
49.0% |
51.0% |
Companion animal exclusive |
48,898 |
66.6% |
35.9% |
64.0% |
Equine |
4,125 |
5.6% |
45.8% |
54.2% |
Other |
309 |
0.4% |
35.3% |
64.7% |
Species Unspecified |
5,096 |
6.9% |
21.8% |
78.1% |
Total Private Practice |
73,373 |
100% |
40.1% |
59.9% |
Public & Corporate Employment
Total as of
|
Percent of Total |
Male
|
Female
|
|
College or university |
6,889 |
40.8% |
41.2% |
58.8% |
Federal government |
1,869 |
11.1% |
51.0% |
49.0% |
State or local government |
1,122 |
6.6% |
45.3% |
54.7% |
Uniformed services |
760 |
4.5% |
48.2% |
51.7% |
Industry |
3,555 |
21.0% |
53.1% |
46.9% |
Other Public & Corporate |
2,702 |
16.0% |
30.1% |
69.9% |
Total Public & Corporate |
16,897 |
100% |
43.3% |
56.7% |
Employment Unknown |
28,375 |
|
|
|
Not Listed Above |
2,007 |
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Total # of Positions held by U.S. Veterinarians |
120,652 |
1 Includes active AVMA members (Regular, Recent Graduates, and Educational) and Non-members (Excludes non-members born prior to 1948 and non-members who received their veterinary degree prior to 1974)
2 Veterinarians may hold more than one position.
Updated 3/20.
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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.