License Statistics


Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Veterinarian 309 326 285 313 310
Veterinarian, 3-year limited license 15 38 31 31 29
Veterinary Technician 225 260 309 313 281
Veterinary Technician, 3-year limited license 5 4 3 5 0



Geographic Distribution of Registered Licensees

As of January 7, 2008

Veterinarian*

County Number County Number County Number
Full 3-yr Full 3-yr Full 3-yr
Albany 83 1 Jefferson 26 0 Saratoga 91 2
Allegany 13 0 Kings 112 2 Schenectady 34 0
Bronx 43 1 Lewis 18 0 Schoharie 11 0
Broome 42 0 Livingston 33 0 Schuyler 5 0
Cattaraugus 18 0 Madison 27 1 Seneca 11 0
Cayuga 24 0 Monroe 151 5 Steuben 22 0
Chautauqua 30 0 Montgomery 19 0 St. Lawrence 25 0
Chemung 22 0 Nassau 288 4 Suffolk 375 6
Chenango 22 0 New York 335 13 Sullivan 22 1
Clinton 24 2 Niagara 34 2 Tioga 25 0
Columbia 28 0 Oneida 53 1 Tompkins 174 2
Cortland 18 0 Onondaga 101 1 Ulster 50 1
Delaware 20 0 Ontario 50 0 Warren 20 0
Dutchess 119 2 Orange 89 3 Washington 39 0
Erie 187 1 Orleans 10 0 Wayne 28 2
Essex 15 0 Oswego 25 0 Westchester 234 0
Franklin 13 0 Otsego 31 1 Wyoming 27 0
Fulton 9 0 Putnam 31 3 Yates 14 0
Genesee 21 1 Queens 113 1 NYS TOTAL 3,686 60
Greene 16 0 Rensselaer 34 0 OTHER US 1,228 17
Hamilton 0 0 Richmond 54 1 NON-US 20 7
Herkimer 18 0 Rockland 60 0 TOTAL 4,934 84

* 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 45 0 Jefferson 32 0 Saratoga 47 0
Allegany 19 0 Kings 80 1 Schenectady 37 0
Bronx 43 0 Lewis 12 0 Schoharie 18 0
Broome 40 0 Livingston 32 0 Schuyler 5 0
Cattaraugus 37 0 Madison 44 0 Seneca 13 0
Cayuga 27 0 Monroe 195 0 Steuben 35 0
Chautauqua 21 0 Montgomery 13 0 St. Lawrence 53 0
Chemung 19 0 Nassau 200 0 Suffolk 343 0
Chenango 18 0 New York 78 2 Sullivan 16 0
Clinton 21 0 Niagara 87 0 Tioga 38 0
Columbia 12 0 Oneida 42 0 Tompkins 71 0
Cortland 23 0 Onondaga 95 0 Ulster 51 1
Delaware 37 0 Ontario 45 0 Warren 17 0
Dutchess 86 0 Orange 59 0 Washington 26 0
Erie 369 0 Orleans 19 0 Wayne 49 0
Essex 6 0 Oswego 33 0 Westchester 92 0
Franklin 17 0 Otsego 26 0 Wyoming 28 0
Fulton 13 0 Putnam 32 0 Yates 8 0
Genesee 38 0 Queens 138 1 NYS TOTAL 3,241 5
Greene 13 0 Rensselaer 42 0 OTHER US 338 0
Hamilton 1 0 Richmond 36 0 NON-US 1 0
Herkimer 22 0 Rockland 27 0 TOTAL 3,580 5

** 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.





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