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.
According to the BLS, vet techs earned an average hourly wage of $15.18 as of May 2011, which represents an annual salary of $31,570. The lowest 10 percent of earners reported hourly wages of $10.04 or less, and 25 percent of all vet techs earned $12.02 or less an hour. Half of all veterinary technicians and technologists earned $14.49 or more per hour, and the highest-paid 10 percent reported hourly earnings of $21.51 or more.