License Statistics

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Veterinarian 343 340 384 377 506
Veterinarian, 3-year limited license 17 12 18 20 8
Veterinary Technician 328 346 273 330 334
Veterinary Technician, 3-year limited license 2 1 4 5 1

Geographic Distribution of Registered Licensees*

As of January 7, 2013

Veterinarian*

County Number County Number County Number
Full 3-yr Full 3-yr Full 3-yr
Albany 93 0 Jefferson 33 1 Saratoga 113 1
Allegany 15 0 Kings 176 0 Schenectady 36 0
Bronx 35 1 Lewis 16 0 Schoharie 11 0
Broome 43 0 Livingston 39 0 Schuyler 6 0
Cattaraugus 17 0 Madison 31 0 Seneca 11 0
Cayuga 26 0 Monroe 181 0 Steuben 22 0
Chautauqua 37 0 Montgomery 22 0 St. Lawrence 32 0
Chemung 26 0 Nassau 357 3 Suffolk 429 1
Chenango 18 1 New York 417 5 Sullivan 21 0
Clinton 27 0 Niagara 47 1 Tioga 32 0
Columbia 33 1 Oneida 58 0 Tompkins 187 1
Cortland 13 0 Onondaga 120 0 Ulster 68 0
Delaware 14 0 Ontario 52 0 Warren 26 0
Dutchess 127 2 Orange 93 0 Washington 33 0
Erie 225 2 Orleans 12 0 Wayne 32 0
Essex 17 0 Oswego 33 0 Westchester 278 2
Franklin 14 0 Otsego 32 0 Wyoming 33 0
Fulton 9 0 Putnam 41 1 Yates 17 0
Genesee 23 0 Queens 142 0 NYS TOTAL 4,303 25
Greene 17 0 Rensselaer 39 0 OTHER US 1,534 10
Hamilton 0 0 Richmond 63 1 NON-US 33 3
Herkimer 19 0 Rockland 64 1 TOTAL 5,870 38

* Displaying both full and three-year limited licenses. Location reflects the licensee's primary mailing address on record with the Office of the Professions; the address is not necessarily the licensee's practice address. Although licensees must be registered to use the professional title or to practice within New York State, being registered does not mean the licensee is actively doing so.

Veterinary Technician**

County Number County Number County Number
Full 3-yr Full 3-yr Full 3-yr
Albany 59 0 Jefferson 35 0 Saratoga 81 0
Allegany 15 0 Kings 112 0 Schenectady 48 0
Bronx 60 0 Lewis 18 0 Schoharie 22 0
Broome 54 0 Livingston 32 0 Schuyler 5 0
Cattaraugus 43 0 Madison 46 0 Seneca 14 0
Cayuga 33 0 Monroe 259 0 Steuben 37 0
Chautauqua 20 0 Montgomery 20 0 St. Lawrence 63 0
Chemung 26 0 Nassau 267 0 Suffolk 414 1
Chenango 23 0 New York 103 1 Sullivan 25 0
Clinton 24 0 Niagara 96 0 Tioga 33 0
Columbia 13 0 Oneida 50 0 Tompkins 82 0
Cortland 23 0 Onondaga 134 0 Ulster 71 0
Delaware 50 0 Ontario 56 0 Warren 21 0
Dutchess 113 1 Orange 89 0 Washington 34 0
Erie 456 0 Orleans 24 0 Wayne 62 0
Essex 6 0 Oswego 53 0 Westchester 108 0
Franklin 22 0 Otsego 36 0 Wyoming 41 0
Fulton 15 0 Putnam 42 0 Yates 8 0
Genesee 39 0 Queens 211 3 NYS TOTAL 4,115 6
Greene 19 0 Rensselaer 47 0 OTHER US 379 1
Hamilton 0 0 Richmond 37 0 NON-US 5 1
Herkimer 30 0 Rockland 36 0 TOTAL 4,499 8

** Displaying both full and three-year limited licenses. Location reflects the licensee's primary mailing address on record with the Office of the Professions; the address is not necessarily the licensee's practice address. Although licensees must be registered to use the professional title or to practice within New York State, being registered does not mean the licensee is actively doing so. Veterinary technicians practice only under the supervision of licensed veterinarian.

Last Updated: January 24, 2013