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Veterinary Residency

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 60.0301 - 60.0399. These CIP codes are not valid for IPEDS reporting.

What Veterinary Residency Majors Need to Know

Programs in Veterinary Residency build a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that Veterinary Residency graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

This major prepares you for careers needing Veterinary Residency emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• Biology — Importance 4.7 / 5; level 5.5 / 7.
• Medicine and Dentistry — Importance 4.7 / 5; level 5.9 / 7.
• Customer and Personal Service — Importance 4.5 / 5; level 5.8 / 7.
• English Language — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Mathematics — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

The skill set built by a Veterinary Residency program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Active Listening — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Active Learning — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Science — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.

Abilities

Innate abilities most relevant to Veterinary Residency careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Oral Expression — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.
• Deductive Reasoning — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.
• Near Vision — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, Veterinary Residency graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.8 / 7
Getting Information	4.5 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.5 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.5 / 7
Documenting/Recording Information	4.3 / 7
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public	4.2 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.1 / 7
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others	4.0 / 7
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings	3.8 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	3.8 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by Veterinary Residency professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
InformaVet ALIS-VET	Medical software	—
IDEXX Laboratories IDEXX Cornerstone	Medical software	—
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	—
Eklin Information Systems VIA	Medical software	—
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	—
IntraVet	Medical software	—
American Data Systems PAWS Veterinary Practice Management	Medical software	—
Henry Schein ImproMed	Medical software	—
Microsoft Access	Data base user interface and query software	—
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	—
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for Veterinary Residency graduates include:

• Veterinary Bacteriologist (Vet Bacteriologist)
• Animal Anatomist
• Professional Services Veterinarian (PSV)
• Animal Chiropractor
• Veterinary Medicine Scientist (Vet Medicine Scientist)
• Large Animal Veterinarian (Large Animal Vet)
• Veterinary Toxicologist (Vet Toxicologist)
• Veterinary Anatomist (Vet Anatomist)
• Technical Services Veterinarian (Technical Services Vet)
• Veterinary Dentist (Vet Dentist)
• Veterinary Pathologist (Vet Pathologist)
• Animal Physiologist
• Veterinarian Epidemiologist (Vet Epidemiologist)
• Poultry Veterinarian (Poultry Vet)
• Horse Doctor

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to Veterinary Residency graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Doctoral degree	79.2%
Post-doctoral training	11.7%
First professional degree	9.1%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	Annual Degrees Awarded
Professional Residency Programs	—
Dental Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
HEALTH PROFESSIONS RESIDENCY/FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS	—
Medical Residency Programs	—
Medical Residency Programs - General Certificates	—
Medical Residency Programs - Subspecialty Certificates	—
Nurse Practitioner Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Physician Assistant Residency/Fellowship Programs	—
Podiatric Medicine Residency Programs	—

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.