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With a diploma from Penn Foster Career School you can become a veterinary technician and work with animals. Veterinary assistants support veterinarians in their daily tasks. They clean and disinfect cages; feed, exercise and handle animals; and perform clerical duties. They work in laboratories, animal hospitals, and veterinary offices. Many animal lovers enjoy careers as veterinary assistants even though the work can sometimes be physically demanding and even unpleasant.
A diploma in veterinary assisting plus experience working with animals can be a big hiring advantage. With online classes at Penn Foster Career School, you can learn at your own pace and on your own schedule. Classes teach how to obtain animal health histories and records; provide specialized nursing care; assist in surgical procedures; and wash, feed, and care for animals.
As an online student at Penn Foster Career School you will get toll-free instructional support; access to student services by website, phone, and mail; and the books, lessons, equipment, and learning aids you need for your program. You can complete your training in one year or less.
Veterinary technicians may work full- or part-time. The median annual salary for veterinary assistants in 2007 was $20,770 ($9.98 per hour). Veterinary medicine is a growing industry, so job prospects for veterinary assistants are very good.
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