The following types of service count towards your qualifying years of service: 1  Active service. 2  Active duty for training. 3  Active duty for special work.  Temporary tour of active 1  duty. Full-time National Guard duty.  Active Guard/Reserve time.
Tennessee, the Volunteer State, gained statehood in 1796 and has a population of over 6,346,105 in 2010 as per U.S. Census Bureau. Tennessee is home to over 1,740 veterinary technicians. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2009 Veterinary technicians in Tennessee have an average annual salary of $20,900 or approximately $10.05 per hour. To become a veterinary technician in Tennessee you should attend a veterinary technician school.
The new VTS surgical certification should become increasingly important for job seekers in the veterinary surgical technician field. Salary. According to SimplyHired.com, veterinary surgical technicians earned an average salary of $37,000 in 2012. This is slightly higher than the $30,290 ($14.56 per hour) median annual wage for all veterinary technicians reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2012.