Veterinarian: the hottest job of 2025

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The top job of 2025: Veterinarian

According to a new report from Indeed Careers, the most desirable job in 2025 will be… you guessed it… veterinarian. If you’re like us, you might be surprised to see veterinary medicine top the list, so let’s dive in a little bit.

In order to be listed on the report, the career needs to meet three criteria:

• a minimum salary of $75,000

• at least 20% growth in postings over the past three years

• at least 5% of postings are remote or hybrid

From there, careers were ranked based on their share of postings on Indeed.

We can look at this report one of two ways. The first is that vet med is the hot ticket item for job seekers. After all, on paper, it looks incredibly appealing: decent salary, some flexibility, lots of job postings, specialized skills required, opportunity to locum or travel, and the chance to work with animals.

Or, the more cynical view would be that this is a manifestation of the veterinary shortage: burnout and job dissatisfaction has forced employers to post for more roles, increase salaries, and try their best to offer flexibility in the posting (regardless of whether it actually becomes a reality).

Job postings for veterinarian have increased 124% over the past three years, and the U.S. Bureau of Labout Statistics projects the role will grow by an additional 19% over the next nine years.

But the report doesn’t tell us the more helpful information to determine if vet med is a career truly on the rise, or just the flavor of the month on Indeed: how many applicants the jobs are receiving, how long the successful candidate stays in their role, or how satisfied they are with their job?

So is 2025 actually the year of the vet? Only time will tell.

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Have your voice heard on Cannabis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a request for information seeking comments from practicing veterinarians related to the use of cannabis-derived products (CDPs) in animals. The focus of the RFI is on cannabidiol products and other products derived from hemp.

The FDA is trying to better understand veterinarians’ experience related to the use of CDPs in their patients, to help inform future regulatory policies. Some of the questions pertaining to veterinarians are:

• Have clients asked you about using products derived from cannabis in their animals?

• What brands (if known) and formulations or types of products do clients ask about?

• Have you prescribed or dispensed Epidiolex, Marinol, Syndros, or Cesamet for use in any of your patients?

• Do you use or recommend hemp-derived cannabis products for your animal patients?

• Have clients reported to you, or have you observed, adverse effects following an animal being administered a hemp-derived cannabis product (i.e., after a client intentionally administered a hemp-derived cannabis product, not accidental ingestion of adult recreational use products)?

• Do you have questions or concerns about drug interactions between hemp-derived cannabis products and other medications?

The FDA will fully consider all comments, including comments submitted anonymously until April 16, 2025.

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Beware of scammers

When we think of Dr. J, we think of all-time NBA great and Hall Of Famer Julius Erving. But that’s only because we haven’t been targeted by the newest Dr. J, a robocall scam artist targeting veterinarians.

Almost a year since members of VIN reported questionable phone calls they were receiving, it seems that the mysterious and likely nefarious Dr. J is back.

The scam is simple, and seems too good to be true: vets have been receiving a call from a vet who says he is located not too far from you, is in the process of retiring, and and wants to pass along patient files.

Vet that return the call can only leave a voicemail and never hear back. So what’s the scam?

The incredible team at VIN spoke with cybersecurity experts who warn that the calls could be an early step in an "attack framework” from bad actors. In order to gain as much information, scammers roll out an escalating procedure that starts with an innocent seeming phone call to gather information on possible targets of identity theft, or financial gain.

Stay vigilant out there, folks.

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Quick Hits

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