how much does a veterinarians get a hour?

Answer 1

Veterinarians are usually not paid by hour, unless they are working as a relief veterinarian (kind of like a substitute teacher)
They are paid on a % of professional services they provide such as exams and surgeries. This % should, according to Veterinary Economics, not exceed 22%.

A practice owner usually is paid a % of what is left after staff is compensated, utilities, vendors and the landlord are paid.

A solo practitioner, in an established practice (at least 5 years old) could expect to make an annual salary of $70,000 based upon a 50-60 hour work week.This would amount to $22.00-$27.00/hour.

This is NOT spectacular money when you consider that it takes 8 years of college to be a veterinarian.

Answer 2

The vet clinics where I have volunteered at have pretty easy-going hours. 8:30am-6pm, and then every night a vet is on call for emergency. Some vets would have to work on the weekends.. This is for small vet clinics though. On the other hand, large animal vets definitely have more varied hours. Cattle go into labor late at night or early morning, vets on call would have to be ready to go into the farm if the cow was having difficult labor. Same goes for horses too. So I guess the 'dangerous' thing a veterinarian would go through is sporadic hours. Times will come when an animal might be dangerous, i.e. a dog or cat that isn't socialized. But precautions are taken for these types of thing, dogs are usually muzzled, and there are huge, thick gloves available for mean cats. So depending on the type of practice, hours could vary from a regular 8 hour day, to 12+ hours.

Answer 3

They don't get paid per hour, they get paid per procedure if they own the clinic. If they work for another veterinarian, then they usually make about $26/hour for a small animal vet and $22/hour for a large animal vet.

Answer 4

they usually are paid by salary but breaking it down hourly really varies by region, experience and the clinic . Being a vet is hard work. LONG work weeks 10-12 hours days sometimes 6-7 days a week!

Answer 5

How much do veterinarians get an hour? It depends on their practice, they are not paid hourly.

Answer 6

The initial yearly income for a new veterinarian can range from $40,000 to $60,000.

Answer 7

Average patient cost (what the vet makes from each patient) is around $125 dollars per patient at our hospital. They can see anywhere from 2-4 patients per hour, so you do the math.

Answer 8

My cousin's a vet, she gets around $17/$18 an hour.

Answer 9

If they own their own practice, it is dependant on how well that practice is doing. Factoring in insurance, employee payroll and benefits, rent, medicine costs and everything else that goes into a business, I would bet that they don't make as much as people assume.

Answer 10

I don't know if they get paid by the hour or if they are on salary pay.