Author: Diane Brady

Vets earn a median annual salary of $119,100, less than half of what doctors make despite spending more time in school, graduating with two-thirds more student debt , and experience higher turnover. The result: 0.8 vets per 1,000 cats and dogs. The shortage of veterinary technicians is even worse. My nephew studied to be a vet tech but switched out of the program when he learned that three years of training would land him a job with a limited career path and low pay. One leader who thinks deeply about this is Kristin Peck, CEO of Zoetis, an $8.5 billion-a-year…