The animal health market in Paraná involves approximately 10 thousand veterinarians and 24 undergraduate courses, which train around 900 new professionals every year.
Despite the state appearing as one of the main agricultural production centers in the country, with emphasis on animal protein, only 30% of veterinarians in Paraná work in this segment. For the majority leaving college (in the 75% range), the preference is still to care for “pets”.
This was one of the conclusions reached by a survey commissioned by the Paraná Veterinary Doctors Union (Sindivet-PR) and which was presented this Monday (5), in Curitiba, at a meeting with several sector leaders.
According to the study, the profile of professionals is quite balanced between men and women, with a greater tendency towards female audiences among younger people. It is this same harmony, in fact, that the market seeks in relation to specialties.
“There is space in the pet sector, but we discuss here the importance of specialization and training to work in this area”, says sociologist Liora Gandelman, who coordinated the research. “Meanwhile, there are other activities, such as agribusiness, with excellent opportunities and higher income that are not being taken advantage of”, he highlights. In the case of agriculture, the average monthly income for those just starting out is more than R$ 7 thousand.
This is in view of a worrying scenario of unemployment, which affects 9% of veterinarians across the state, and of the total, at least 3% have already given up on the profession. One of the reasons is the saturation in certain segments, such as pets, but, in the opinion of the president of Sindivet-PR, Cezar Pasqualin, there is also a lack of integration between the market and universities. “Currently they don’t talk to each other, which is a mistake,” says Pasqualin. “This has to start even before college, in high school, with career fairs. We need to talk about income, market, professional utility”, he adds.
Source: Gazeta do Povo (AgroGP)
