Of the 2,000 veterinary professionals employed in Maine, 150 work in Orono. The number of veterinary professionals in Orono has grown by 25% from 2006 to 2010. Overall employment in Orono has also increased.

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In Orono, salaries for veterinary professionals have increased. Orono veterinary professionals made $24,745 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, veterinary professionals in Orono made an average salary of $22,970 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Orono.

Veterinary professionals in Orono make a median yearly salary of $24,610. The difference in pay between the veterinary professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 59%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $19,255 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $30,530 per year.

On average veterinary professional salaries in Orono are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited veterinary school in the city. Many of Orono's veterinary professionals are graduates of this school.

Orono's veterinary schools offer 4 veterinary degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 31 students completed veterinary courses in 2010.