Jed Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 If you are a good vet (not just a time server) you can move on - as practice manager in general practice, or get your masters and concentrate on one area (ie, surgery, emergency etc). Being a specialist takes a long time, but if you are on your way, and a good vet, you can earn $90,000 up. very good vets and specialists can earn 6 figures. It just takes time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiveplusone Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 (edited) Miss16 is hoping to start bachelor of science (animal behaviour)in 2015. She is currently picking subjects for year 12. Anyone do this degree and end up working with horses? Edited August 7, 2013 by fiveplusone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Miss16 is hoping to start bachelor of science (animal behaviour)in 2015. She is currently picking subjects for year 12. Anyone do this degree and end up working with horses? fiveplusone - a lot of the general science and animal science degrees are about what you make of them because there are just so many career options. My area of interest is pretty narrow and not very well funded so it was a case of volunteering and building connections with people within the university and outside groups. I guess what I'm saying is that you can do pretty much anything you want Your daughter may well be bored with some of the subjects - it wasn't until 3rd year that I truly loved what I was studying and, soon after, started delivering lectures on my area of interest. Good luck to her and tell her to keep an open mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaCC Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Miss16 is hoping to start bachelor of science (animal behaviour)in 2015. She is currently picking subjects for year 12. Anyone do this degree and end up working with horses? There are Equine Science degrees she might want to look into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasels Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Another interesting career direction it can take you, Genetics and biotechnology. I loved those classes, but I think having a lab job would drive me insane That's what I do :) The lab work is actually pretty streamlined so it's not all monkey-work - in my PhD I divided my time between catching animals, lab work, data analysis and reading & writing. After I focused more on the lab work and analysis but that was by choice. Agree with TSD a science degree has a lot of latitude. In our research area we had welfare, physiology, evolution and ecology projects on everything from African painted dogs and kangaroos down to dung beetles and snails :D (pro-tip: invertebrates and dead things don't need ethics approval: saves you piles of paperwork!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyStar Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 I find it rather appalling that vets are paid so low. Graduates of most other degrees come out of uni and into the work force on much higher starting salaries, and didn't need half the study vets do! Why is it so low? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiveplusone Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Miss16 is hoping to start bachelor of science (animal behaviour)in 2015. She is currently picking subjects for year 12. Anyone do this degree and end up working with horses? There are Equine Science degrees she might want to look into. Thanks. Didn't know they existed. google and found one at Wagga Wagga and asked for info from CSU for an external course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Because people don't value the industry and animals ( generally speaking) as much as areas like human health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaCC Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Miss16 is hoping to start bachelor of science (animal behaviour)in 2015. She is currently picking subjects for year 12. Anyone do this degree and end up working with horses? There are Equine Science degrees she might want to look into. Thanks. Didn't know they existed. google and found one at Wagga Wagga and asked for info from CSU for an external course. I only know about it because thats my uni :) Equine students are in some of my classes. They seem to enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaCC Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 (edited) Another interesting career direction it can take you, Genetics and biotechnology. I loved those classes, but I think having a lab job would drive me insane That's what I do :) The lab work is actually pretty streamlined so it's not all monkey-work - in my PhD I divided my time between catching animals, lab work, data analysis and reading & writing. After I focused more on the lab work and analysis but that was by choice. Agree with TSD a science degree has a lot of latitude. In our research area we had welfare, physiology, evolution and ecology projects on everything from African painted dogs and kangaroos down to dung beetles and snails :D (pro-tip: invertebrates and dead things don't need ethics approval: saves you piles of paperwork!) Oh awesome :) I'll try and get some placement done in that area and see how I feel after that, but I do find it all very interesting! Edited August 7, 2013 by LisaCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 I find it rather appalling that vets are paid so low. Graduates of most other degrees come out of uni and into the work force on much higher starting salaries, and didn't need half the study vets do! Why is it so low? No Medicare for a start. The government funds health care, education, child care etc so people have a different perception of how much these things are worth and actually cost. Agree with Oso about the perceptions of the animal industry as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyStar Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 (edited) Because people don't value the industry and animals ( generally speaking) as much as areas like human health. I'm not comparing it to doctors, I am comparing it to any other career. Heck, I got paid more as a TAFE graduate doing IT than what vet grads are getting! It is such a shame that vets aren't valued enough Edited August 7, 2013 by RubyStar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaCC Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 If you want money while being a vet, I've heard Aquaculture is the way to go. Must like fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 I guess because people - generally speaking - value those and many other areas more than the vet or animal industries- unless those areas can or potentially can earn a fortune. Generally the animal care industry is less of a money spinner - yes I know racing is a huge one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyStar Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 I hear what you're saying, I just find it disappointing I guess. Good thing being a vet never interested me. Well, not that it doesn't interest me, more the fact I am too squeamish to be a vet or vet nurse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 It is very disappointing. When I was working as a receptionist/groomer, the new grad vet was getting less than $10000 a year more than I was, and my wages while not the basic wage were not high. I had far less stress and responsibility than she did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavik Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 What sort of stuff do you study in Animal Science? I never realised this was its own degree! Sounds interesting. I am trying to decide what to do now that the kids are starting to get a bit bigger. Lots of people have asked me if I considered being a vet. But honestly doing surgery on animals never appealed to me in the slightest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuddleDuck Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Miss16 is hoping to start bachelor of science (animal behaviour)in 2015. She is currently picking subjects for year 12. Anyone do this degree and end up working with horses? The one through Macquarie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotdashdot Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 What sort of stuff do you study in Animal Science? I never realised this was its own degree! Sounds interesting. I am trying to decide what to do now that the kids are starting to get a bit bigger. Lots of people have asked me if I considered being a vet. But honestly doing surgery on animals never appealed to me in the slightest! There are heaps of interesting things to study in Animal Science. I started it by distance this year but had to drop out as the first two subjects were Chem and Bio. Bio I can cope with but the Chem was too hard and fast and I was not coping at all mentally! But if I could bypass chem and go straight to the stuff that got me interested in the course in the first place, Im sure I would have loved it I was really looking forward to the reproductive stuff and the genetics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaCC Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 (edited) Kavik it depends on the uni but CSU has it's course structure online if you want to see what subjects you do. There is also lots of Electives to pick from in 3rd and 4th year. Course Structure Edited August 7, 2013 by LisaCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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