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	Veterinarians	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	Epidemiologists	Clinical Research Coordinators	Food Scientists and Technologists
SUMMARY	15% Minimal Risk	10% Minimal Risk	9% Minimal Risk	23% Low Risk	23% Low Risk
JOB SCORE	8.8/10	7.7/10	7.5/10	6.0/10	6.7/10
POLLING	21% (Low Risk, Based on 1,406 votes)	43% (Moderate Risk, Based on 15 votes)	31% (Low Risk, Based on 105 votes)	50% (Moderate Risk, Based on 32 votes)	33% (Low Risk, Based on 143 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	9.6%	17.3%	16.2%	3.7%	6.5%
WAGES	$125,510 or $60.34 per hour	$105,620 or $50.77 per hour	$83,980 or $40.37 per hour	$161,180 or $77.48 per hour	$85,310 or $41.01 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	80,630	229,720	11,460	100,870	14,370
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DESCRIPTION	Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Includes veterinarians who conduct research and development, inspect livestock, or care for pets and companion animals.	Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.	Investigate and describe the determinants and distribution of disease, disability, or health outcomes. May develop the means for prevention and control.	Plan, direct, or coordinate clinical research projects. Direct the activities of workers engaged in clinical research projects to ensure compliance with protocols and overall clinical objectives. May evaluate and analyze clinical data.	Use chemistry, microbiology, engineering, and other sciences to study the principles underlying the processing and deterioration of foods; analyze food content to determine levels of vitamins, fat, sugar, and protein; discover new food sources; research ways to make processed foods safe, palatable, and healthful; and apply food science knowledge to determine best ways to process, package, preserve, store, and distribute food.

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