Also called: Avian Production Veterinarian, Poultry Health Vet
Vet who protects the health of huge flocks of chickens and turkeys.
Tours barns housing 30,000 birds, does necropsies to diagnose a disease outbreak, designs vaccination plans, and helps prevent bird flu from spreading between farms.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 9 years after high school. Bachelor's, DVM, and often a master's in poultry science or ACPV board certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school, Graduate school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Poultry Science, Animal Science.
Growing faster than average. Strong demand and a shortage of food-animal vets.
Low risk for 10 years. Barn sensors and AI flag disease early; flock exams, necropsies and bird-flu response stay hands-on vet work.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Agriscience (FFA), AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1131.
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