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[|Task] **__ A vet takes care of sick and injured animals. Like doctors, they perform surgery and give medicine. __**

Level of education required

 * __To be a vet, you need a four year degree in addition to a four year college degree. __**

Salary
|| **__The aver age salary for a vet is $90,000. In 2008, veterinarians earned yearly wages of $89,450. __**

||Further prospects/chances of getting the job
**__If you like working with big animals, then you could work with zoo animals or circus animals.__**

Average hours spent on the job

 * **__Veterinarians work a large amount of time out doors and in farms. Some vets in public practice work 40-hours a week. Others in private practice work 52 hours per week.__** They work irregular hours and work 24 hours a day. || High School || **__You must graduate with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine(D.V.M V.M.D)__** degree from a 4-year program at an accredited college of veterinary medicine. ||

College or other education/training

 * **__There are 28 colleges in 26 states that meet accreditation standards by the council on education of the American Veterinary Medical Association also knowns as AVMA. __** ||