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Nurse

Veterinarian

EMT

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Veterinarian

By: Michelle Getzin

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Description of Job Duties

• Veterinarians should love animals and be able to get along with their owners.

• Graduate from an accredited college of veterinary medicine and a State license are required; admission to veterinary school is competitive.

• Job opportunities should be excellent.

• About 80 percent of veterinarians work in private practice.

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Salary/Other Benefits

• Median annual wages of veterinarians were $79,050 in May 2008.

• The middle 50 percent earned between $61,370 and $104,110.

• The lowest 10 percent earned less than $46,610, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $143,660.

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Education/Qualifications Needed

• Prospective veterinarians must graduate with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M. or V.M.D.) degree from a 4-year program at an accredited college of veterinary medicine.

• Works with veterinarians or scientists in clinics, agribusiness, research, or some area of health science, is particularly advantageous.

• Working with animals on a farm, or at a stable or animal shelter, also can be helpful.

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Employment Outlook

• Employment of veterinarians is expected to increase 33 percent over the 2008–18 decade, much faster than the average for all occupations.

• Excellent job opportunities are expected because there are only 28 accredited schools of veterinary medicine in the United States, resulting in a limited number of graduates—about 2,500—each year.

Registered Nurse

By: Trissa McBride

Description of Job Duties

• Treat patients• Educate patients and the public

about various medical conditions• Record patients' medical histories

and symptoms• Teach patients and their families how

to manage their illnesses or injuries

Salary/Other benefits

• Earnings are $43,000 to more than $92,000

• Median annual wage in May 2008 was $62, 450

• Paid holidays and vacations• Flexible work schedules

Education/Qualifications needed for the job

• Bachelor or Associate’s degree in nursing

• Complete a national licensing examination

Employment Outlook

• Overall job opportunities are expected to be excellent

• Employment is expected to grow by 22% from 2008-2018

• Nursing care is likely to increase• Employment is expected to grow

more slowly in hospitals

Tiffany Kuester

EMTBy: Tiffany Kuester

Tiffany Kuester

Description of Job Duties

• Responds to Emergency and non-Emergency calls

• Evaluates Scenes • Provides medical care and route to the

hospital• Operate responses vehicles in a Emergency

and non-Emergency traffic modes

Tiffany Kuester

Salary/Other Benefits

• EMT Salary– Starting $31,931– 1yrs $33,740– 2 yrs $34,341– 3 yrs $39,764– 5yrs $45,834

• Paramedic– Starting $ 43,490– 1 yrs $48,127– 2 yrs $ 50,091– 3yrs $55,255– 5yrs $59,074

Tiffany Kuester

Education/Qualifications needed

• A high school diploma is required • formal emergency technician training program

– EMT Basic - works on emergency skills like respiratory, trauma, cardiac emergencies, and patient assessment

– EMT Intermediate - vary by state. Require 30-350 hrs training of scope practice, advance skills use of advance airway devices, intravenous fluids and some medication.

– EMT Paramedic – overseas EMT basic and EMT Intermediate

• Other Qualification: need to be stable and lift heavy load, need a good eye sight and need to get a criminal background check.

Tiffany Kuester

Employment Outlook• EMTs and paramedic is expected to grow about

as fast as the average of all occupation through 2018

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has predicted 9% increase jobs for EMT and Paramedic in 2008-2018

• Job growth is expanding numbers of elderly persons requiring emergency care

• Require to spend more time with patients as they transported them.