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Veterinarians

Veterinarians diagnose, treat and prevent animal diseases, ailments and injuries.

OtherANZSCO 2347
$2,413/wkMedian full-time pay
15kPeople employed
+18% ▲Growth to 2035
73%Work full time
37Median age
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2347.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.

treating animals medically and surgically, and administering and prescribing drugs, analgesics, and general and local anaestheticsdetermining the presence and nature of abnormal conditions by physical examination, laboratory testing and through diagnostic imaging techniques including radiography and ultrasoundperforming surgery, dressing wounds and setting broken bonesrendering obstetric services to animalsparticipating in programs designed to prevent the occurrence and spread of animal diseasesinoculating animals against, and testing for, infectious diseases and notifying authorities of outbreaks of infectious animal diseases
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 2347 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 2,400 more people in veterinarians by 2035 ▲

The field grew 0.8% in the year to February 2026, adding about 100 workers. Most of the jobs are in VIC and NSW, with QLD third.

Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2347.More about our sources: How we check our facts
13.1k2025
14.3k2030 PROJ.
15.5k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

9 in ten people here have a degree. You can still get in without one.

2% came through a VET qualification. These are the nationally recognised courses mapped to this occupation, with the number of registered training providers that offer each one.

Source: JSA · training.gov.auEducation split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 2347. Qualification mapping and provider counts: training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, October 2026. Listed providers are current registered training providers (private providers and TAFE institutes).More about our sources: How we check our facts

Nationally recognised training · most offered first

22677VICGraduate Diploma

Graduate Diploma of Animal Biomechanical Medicine

See 1 provider
11048NATGraduate Diploma

Graduate Diploma of Veterinary Acupuncture

See 1 provider
11043NATGraduate Diploma

Graduate Diploma of Veterinary Chinese Herbal Medicine

See 1 provider
See all 4 mapped courses
22677VICGraduate Diploma of Animal Biomechanical Medicine · 1 provider
11048NATGraduate Diploma of Veterinary Acupuncture · 1 provider
11043NATGraduate Diploma of Veterinary Chinese Herbal Medicine · 1 provider
11086NATGraduate Diploma of Veterinary Western Herbal Medicine · 1 provider

Providers are shown in A-Z order on each course page. A listing is not a recommendation.

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Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26State chart shows people employed, not current job ads. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 2347.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

VIC4.3k
NSW3.2k
QLD2.9k
WA1.3k
SA0.9k
TAS0.5k
ACT0.4k
NT0.1k

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