The AASV staff and members of the AASV Membership and PR Committee have completed the fourth salary survey of veterinary members in the United States and Canada. The 2011 AASV Salary Survey gathered salary and employment information for the year 2010. The survey results have been mailed to AASV members and can also be accessed online at http://www.aasv.org/members/only/SalarySurvey2011.pdf
The AASV salary survey is intended to benefit the members of the AASV by allowing greater insight into the value of professional services provided by swine veterinarians. In addition, it functions as a tool to encourage veterinary students to pursue careers as swine veterinarians.
In 2011, a total of 888 US and Canadian members were eligible to participate in the survey. AASV staff received 365 responses, resulting in an overall response rate of 41% (compared to an overall response rates of 38%, 40%, and 44% in previous years). The 2011 survey demonstrated good participation by members in both survey categories, with 39% (192 of 493) responding in the Practitioner group, and 44% (173 of 395) responding in the Public/Corporate group.
There were 76 female and 289 male responses to the survey. The AASV does not record the gender of members, so it is not possible to calculate participation rate by gender. However, it may be of interest to note that 21% of survey participants in 2011 were female, compared to 18%, 15%, and 12% in prior surveys conducted in 2008, 2005, and 2002 respectively.