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 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 78,800 veterinary technicians working nationwide as of May 2011. These vet techs earned an average annual wage of $31,570, or $15.18 an hour. The best-paid 10 percent could earn $44,740 or more, the equivalent of $21.51 an hour, while the lowest-paid 10 percent could earn $20,880 or less, the equivalent of $10.04 an hour.