The Average Salary of a Veterinary Pharmaceutical Salesman
The veterinary industry caters to the medical care of animals. As in the human medical field, those employed in veterinary-related fields include pharmaceutical salespeople. These sales representatives are employed by drug manufacturers and sell products to licensed veterinarians.
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Scope of Work
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Veterinary pharmaceutical salesmen often begin their careers as industry technologists. Veterinary technologists are employed to carry out plans and projects pertaining to the long-term health of animals. This includes working with veterinarians on research projects and selling pharmaceutical products. Veterinary pharmaceutical salesmen are usually assigned sales territories and visit veterinary offices to form professional relationships with veterinarians. Salespeople are also responsible for marketing, generating sales reports and making presentations.
Education Requirements
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Most veterinary technologists, including those in sales, earn associate or bachelor's degrees in animal sciences, veterinary technology and business. Others are able to obtain employment based on their sales experience. Those who enter the field out of high school are most successful after taking as many mathematics, science and biology courses as possible.
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Salary Averages
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While the average salary for veterinary technicians and technologists was nearly $43,000 in 2010, those employed as pharmaceutical sales representatives can earn considerably more, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. Those in sales of veterinary pharmaceuticals are also categorized with those in the wholesale drug market. These sales reps earn an average salary of approximately $92,300, according to 2010 statistics.
Top States
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Those in sales of wholesale drugs earn the most in Idaho, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Nevada and Wyoming. In these states, sales representatives, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, earn between nearly $98,000 and $129,000, as of 2010. The top-paying markets include metropolitan New York City, where sales reps earned an average of about $103,900 per year in 2010, greater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (nearly $92,500) and metropolitan Dallas, Texas (approximately $106,500).
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References
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Outlook Handbook, Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: 41-4011 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Employment Statistics: Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: 29-2056 Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
