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National Employment Matrix


29-1131 Veterinarians
Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2023 and projected 2033.

Employment in thousands.
Industries with fewer than 50 jobs, confidential data, or poor-quality data are not displayed.

Industry Title Industry Code Industry Type 2023 Employment 2023 Percent of Occupation 2023 Percent of Industry Projected 2033 Employment Projected 2033 Percent of Occupation Projected 2033 Percent of Industry Employment Change, 2023-2033 Employment Percent Change, 2023-2033 Industry Sort Display Level
                     
Total employment TE1000 Summary 88.2 100.0 0.1 105.0 100.0 0.1 16.8 19.1 0

Self-employed workers

TE1100 Line Item 8.8 10.0 0.1 10.2 9.7 0.1 1.4 15.5 2 1

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 79.4 90.0 0.1 94.8 90.3 0.1 15.5 19.5 3 1

Manufacturing

31-330 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 7.6 60 2

Chemical manufacturing

325000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 5.5 89 3

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

325400 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 5.5 90 4

Wholesale trade

420000 Summary 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 6.4 143 2

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

423000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 6.6 144 3

Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

423400 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 6.6 146 4

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

424000 Summary 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 7.1 151 3

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods (4242,6)

4240A2 Line Item 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 8.0 154 4

Professional, scientific, and technical services

540000 Summary 73.3 83.1 0.7 88.4 84.1 0.7 15.1 20.5 272 2

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541000 Summary 73.3 83.1 0.7 88.4 84.1 0.7 15.1 20.5 273 3

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

541600 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 13.3 283 4

Scientific research and development services

541700 Summary 0.8 0.9 0.1 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.1 11.1 284 4

Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences

541710 Line Item 0.8 0.9 0.1 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.1 11.1 285 5

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

541900 Summary 72.4 82.1 8.3 87.3 83.2 8.8 15.0 20.7 288 4

Veterinary services

541940 Line Item 72.2 81.9 15.6 87.2 83.0 15.9 14.9 20.7 290 5

Educational services; state, local, and private

610000 Summary 1.0 1.2 0.0 1.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 4.6 315 2

Educational services; state, local, and private

611000 Summary 1.0 1.2 0.0 1.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 4.6 316 3

Educational services; private

6110P0 Summary 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.3 317 4

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools; private (6112,3)

6110P1 Summary 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.9 319 5

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; private

61130P Line Item 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.9 321 6

Educational services; state and local

6110Y0 Summary 0.8 0.9 0.0 0.9 0.8 0.0 0.0 5.5 327 4

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools; state and local (6112,3)

6110Y1 Summary 0.8 0.9 0.0 0.9 0.8 0.0 0.0 5.5 330 5

Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state

61130S Line Item 0.8 0.9 0.0 0.9 0.8 0.0 0.0 5.5 333 6

Healthcare and social assistance

620000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 4.9 344 2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

710000 Summary 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 11.8 389 2

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

711000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 5.3 390 3

Spectator sports

711200 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 5.3 394 4

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

712000 Line Item 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 14.6 399 3

Other services (except public administration)

810000 Summary 2.0 2.3 0.0 2.2 2.1 0.0 0.2 11.9 419 2

Personal and laundry services

812000 Summary 0.7 0.8 0.0 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.1 17.4 428 3

Other personal services

812900 Line Item 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.9 0.8 0.2 0.1 17.4 432 4

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

813000 Summary 1.3 1.4 0.0 1.4 1.3 0.0 0.1 8.7 433 3

Grantmaking and giving services and social advocacy organizations

8132-3 Summary 1.2 1.4 0.3 1.4 1.3 0.3 0.1 8.8 435 4

Social advocacy organizations

813300 Line Item 1.2 1.4 0.5 1.4 1.3 0.5 0.1 8.8 437 5

Government

900000 Summary 2.1 2.4 0.0 2.1 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 444 2

Federal government

910000 Summary 1.1 1.3 0.0 1.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 445 3

Federal government, excluding postal service

999100 Line Item 1.1 1.3 0.0 1.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 447 4

State and local government, excluding education and hospitals

9992-3 Summary 1.0 1.1 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.3 448 3

State government, excluding education and hospitals

999200 Line Item 0.6 0.7 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 2.7 449 4

Local government, excluding education and hospitals

999300 Line Item 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 4.2 450 4