Exactly 550 of the 14,020 veterinary professionals employed in Illinois, work in Quincy. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of veterinary professionals in Quincy has grown by 1275%. As the number of veterinary professionals in Quincy has increased, overall employment in Quincy has also increased.

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In Quincy, salaries for veterinary professionals have increased. In 2010 veterinary professionals in Quincy reportedly earned an average salary of $36,718 per year. Four years earlier in 2006, veterinary professionals in Quincy made an average salary of $34,237 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Quincy.

Veterinary professionals in Quincy make a median yearly salary of $36,540. The difference in pay between the veterinary professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 65%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $28,198 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $46,600 per year.

Quincy veterinary professionals have earnings that are higher than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

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

Quincy's veterinary school offers one veterinary degree and certificate program.

Approximately 3 students completed veterinary courses in 2010.