Headline risk
0%
Very Low RiskVeterinarians
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Includes veterinarians who conduct research and development, inspect livestock, or care for pets and companion animals.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 6% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 125,510
Employment 2024
86.4K
Projected Change (2024–34)
9.6%
Openings (2024–34)
3.0K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of veterinarians is projected to grow 10 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, or performing surgery. AI use: 0%
- 2. Examine animals to detect and determine the nature of diseases or injuries. AI use: 0%
- 3. Inoculate animals against various diseases, such as rabies or distemper. AI use: 0%
- 4. Collect body tissue, feces, blood, urine, or other body fluids for examination and analysis. AI use: 0%
- 5. Educate the public about diseases that can be spread from animals to humans. AI use: 0%
- 6. Operate diagnostic equipment, such as radiographic or ultrasound equipment, and interpret the resulting images. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 44.3 · 91K employed
Under 25: 0% · 25–54: 76% · 55+: 24%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Veterinarians care for the health of animals and work to protect public health.
Most veterinarians work in private clinics and hospitals. Others travel to farms or work in settings such as laboratories, classrooms, or zoos.
Veterinarians must have a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from an accredited veterinary college, as well as a state license.
The median annual wage for veterinarians was $125,510 in May 2024.
Employment of veterinarians is projected to grow 10 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.