Veterinarian

Veterinarian If you have great people skills, in addition to a love for all creatures great and small, the field of veterinary medicine could be calling your name. And now's a great time to start. Most vets work in small, private practices that specialize in family pets or farm animals or both. Others work in disease and pharmaceutical research. And there are government jobs overseeing food-production safety -- like the raising and processing of livestock …

…clinics. Those in large animal practice also work out of well-equipped trucks or cars, and may drive considerable distances to farms and ranches. They may work outdoors in all kinds of weather. Although it's never too late to make the choice, it's never too early to begin to prepare for this challenging career. To help you make a career decision, you should know what a veterinarian does and what personal attributes a good veterinarian needs.