Esikhathini eside, ukuphothulwa kwemfundo ephakeme (ikakhulukazi ngokusebenzisa izindawo zokuhlala zezilwane) kunganikeza iziholo eziphakeme kakhulu ezigulini zezilwane. Nokho, ngesikhathi esifushane, abaqeqeshi kanye nezakhamizi bahola imiholo emincane kakhulu kunalokho abakuzuzile ngokufaka umsebenzi wangasese ngemuva kokuqeda iziqu. Izindleko eziphakeme zemfundo yezilwane zenza lokhu kube yisinqumo esinzima, njengoba abafundi bebhekene nokukhokha izikweletu ezinkulu emva kokuqeda iziqu-futhi lezo zinkokhelo zingalingana nokuboleka kwenyanga.
Ngakho-ke (okungakanani noma okuncane kangakanani) isitifiketi esisha esingahlala endaweni yokuhlala kwezilwane noma ukuqeqeshwa kwezilwane kulindeleke ukuthi uzuze unyaka ngamunye? Ake sibheke idatha yocwaningo eqoqwe ngo-2014 yi-AVMA kusuka kuma-27 emakolishi ayo aqinisekisiwe wezilwane e-United States:
Izakhamuzi zezilwane
Izindawo zokuhlala zezilwane zichazwe yi-AVMA ngokuthi "ukuqeqeshwa okuthuthukile ekukhethekile emithi yezokwelapha okuhloswe ukuba kuholele isitifiketi esikhethekile kwinhlangano ekhethekile ye-veterinary ye-AVMA-ye-AVMA." Izindawo zokuhlala zidinga iminyaka emithathu ukuqedela.
Ucwaningo lwe-AVMA lwango-2014 lwathola ukuthi isamba esiphezulu sezakhamuzi zezilwane kwakuyizigidi ezingama-30,916. Iholo elijwayelekile labahlali lalingaphansi kwe-$ 23,976 kuya ku-$ 40,972 ngonyaka. Iholo elijwayelekile labahlali landa ngamaphesenti angu-1,9 kusukela ngo-2012 kuya ku-2014.
Iholo labahlali bezilwane bezilwane babonise ukuhlukahluka phakathi kwezifunda.
Izakhamuzi zaseNtshonalanga zathola isilinganiso semali esiphezulu se-$ 35,881 ngonyaka (amaphesenti angu-16 ngaphezu kwesilinganiso kubo bonke abahlali). Izakhamuzi zaseNyakatho-mpumalanga zathola isilinganiso esilandelayo seholo esiphezulu se $ 33,795 ngonyaka (amaphesenti ayisishiyagalolunye ngaphezulu kwesilinganiso). I-Midwest ($ 30,398) neSouth ($ 30,081) yizindawo eziphansi kakhulu ezikhokha izakhamuzi ngokulinganisa isilinganiso semali ngonyaka.
Nakuba umholo wesilinganiso wendawo yokuhlala yezilwane ephansi kakhulu kunalokho abangakulindela ukuwuthola ngonyaka wabo wokuqala wokuzibophezela, abahlali abazoba abachwepheshe abaqinisekisiwe bebhodi bangathola umholo wesilinganiso seminyaka emibili. Ochwepheshe abakhokhelwayo abaphezulu abahola ngemali engenayo ehlanganisa ama- ophthalmology ($ 199,000), imithi yesilwane yezilwane ($ 169,000), i- pathology ($ 157,000), ukuhlinzwa ($ 133,000), imithi yangaphakathi ($ 127,000), i- radiology ($ 121,000) kanye ne- theriogenology ($ 121,000). Abalingisi abaphezulu kulezi zindawo ezikhethekile bangathola amaholo aphezulu kakhulu kune-median. Uma kuqhathaniswa, izilwane zezilwane ezingazange ziphishekele izikhundla eziqinisekisiwe zebhodi zathola imali engaphansi kakhulu engama-$ 91,000 ngonyaka.
I-Veterinary Interns
Ukuqeqeshwa kwezilwane zezilwane kuchazwa yi-AVMA ngokuthi "izinhlelo zokuqeqesha emitholampilo ezigcizelela ukuqeqeshwa, ukuqondisa okuqondile, nokuhlangenwe nakho okufundiswayo okubandakanya ama-rounds, amaminithi kanye nezinkulumo ezihlelekile." Ukusebenza ngokuvamile kuthatha unyaka owodwa ukuba aqedele umsebenzi.
Ngonyaka we-2014, i-AVMA ibike ukuthi isilinganiso semali sabasebenzi bezilwane zezilwane kwakungu-$ 26,191. Imali ejwayelekile yabafundi basebenza kusukela ku-$ 22,751 ephansi ngonyaka kuze kube yizigidi ezingama-34,200 ngonyaka. Iholo elijwayelekile labafundi bezilwane zezilwane lenyuke ngamaphesenti amabili kusukela ngo-2012 kuya ku-2014, mayelana nesilinganiso esifanayo sokukhula kweholo njengabahlali bezilwane.
Iholo labafundi bezilwane zasemakhaya kuphela lihluka kancane phakathi kwezifunda. Abafundi baseNtshonalanga bahola umholo ophakeme kakhulu, ngokuletha imali engu-27,323 ngonyaka (4.1 amaphesenti aphezulu kunabo bonke abaqeqeshiwe). Abafundi baseNyakatho-ntshonalanga bahola isilinganiso esilandelayo seholo esiphezulu se $ 26,963 ngonyaka (amaphesenti angu-2.9 aphezulu kunenani labo bonke abaqeqeshiwe). I-Midwest ($ 26,100) kanye neNingizimu ($ 25,457) iphinda ibuye izifunda ezikhokhelwayo eziphansi kunabo bonke abaqeqeshwayo nge-salary ejwayelekile ngonyaka.
Ukuqeda i-internship kungathuthukisa amathuba omsebenzi wezilwane kanye nokuzuza okungenzeka, njengoba lokhu okunye okuhlangenwe nakho kwenezela ekubalukeleni kwabo okungaba khona njengesisebenzi, nakuba inani elithile le-internship alinakuqhathaniswa njengenani lezakhamuzi ezizoba ochwepheshe.