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Most graduates of veterinary programs find work in small animal practice (clinics, humane societies, or animal shelters), working with pets in a metropolitan area. They can work as assistants, cleaning kennels, exercising pets, or preparing animals for surgery. They also work (with a DVM) as animal surgeons helping animals that need surgery (automobile accidents, cancers, skin problems, spay and neuterings, etc).
A smaller percentage of veterinarians choose to work in rural areas in large-animal practice, working with livestock or wildlife. They often work in the field doing routine work such as hoof or dental inspections, assisted-births, or minor surgeries.
Veterinarians can also work in research facilities at academic institutions or hospitals, doing basic research into animal diseases, animal physiology, or epidemiology. They can work with human epidemiologists to track and investigate the progression of disease outbreaks. They can also work as professors at veterinary schools. Government agencies employing veterinarians include the Canadian Animal Health Institute, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the Department of Agriculture.
Veterinarians can also find work in zoos where they work with wild and/or exotic animals.
The nutrition, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries will also employ veterinarians, for their expertise in animal physiology and the effects of drugs, which can be useful for human trials.
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