2007 North American zoo and aquarium veterinary employment survey.
A web-based survey was presented to 158 Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)-accredited zoos and 31 AZA-accredited aquariums or marine-life parks in the United States and Canada via e-mail. The survey included questions about veterinary employment and salaries. Representatives from 124 zoos and 15 aquariums responded. Zoos and aquariums with higher operating budgets were more likely to employ full-time veterinarians. The number and percentage of zoos employing full-time zoo veterinarians have increased since the previous job survey that took place in 1988, with 59.6% of all responding zoos employing at least one full-time veterinarian. During the same time span, the proportion of male to female zoo veterinarians has shifted from a predominantly male group to an almost equal ratio. Salaries for full-time zoo and aquarium veterinarians ranged from $20,800 to $150,000.
McCain
Stephanie
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Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Tennessee, 2407 River Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA. slmccain@utk.edu
Ramsay
Ed
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D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D002017:Budgets; D002321:Career Choice; D003710:Demography; D004651:Employment / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D009656:North America; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000078329:Workforce