Also called: Hospital Administrator, CVPM
Runs the business side of an animal hospital: staff, budgets, inventory, and client experience.
Builds next month's schedule, negotiates drug prices, handles an angry client, and figures out how to hire two more vet techs in a tight market.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Experience in vet clinics; bachelor's in business helps; CVPM certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Business Administration, Animal Science.
Growing faster than average. Growing with corporate veterinary groups.
Medium risk for 10 years. Practice software and AI automate scheduling, inventory and reminders; hiring, managing staff and calming upset clients stay human.
Classes: Business, Accounting, Biology, Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9111.
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