Exactly 2,840 of the 35,870 veterinary professionals employed in California, work in Sacramento. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of veterinary professionals in Sacramento has grown by 41%. As the employment for veterinary professionals in Sacramento has increased, overall employment in Sacramento has decreased.

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As the number of veterinary professionals in Sacramento has grown, salaries for veterinary professionals have also increased. In 2010 an average salary of $47,870 per year was earned by veterinary professionals in Sacramento. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for veterinary professionals in Sacramento was $40,110 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Sacramento.

Sacramento veterinary professionals earn a median yearly salary of $45,650. The difference in pay between the veterinary professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 89%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $33,668 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $63,790 per year.

Veterinary professional salaries in Sacramento are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

Many of Sacramento's veterinary professionals are graduates of one of the 2 accredited veterinary schools in the city.

Sacramento's veterinary schools offer 2 veterinary degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 47 students graduated from veterinary courses.