More than 13,000 trained employees are working in the animal health industry
in Greater Kansas City.
The Universities and technical training programs in the KC region produce more livestock veterinarians, animal science professionals and technicians than any other region of the U.S. In fact, K-State, Missouri and Iowa State alone have produced more than 13,700 doctors of veterinary medicine.
While many other parts of the country are experiencing a shortage of college graduates to fill the jobs in animal health fields, KC area companies have the advantage of being located in the center of an area with a heavy concentration of animal health training programs. Kansas City is located within 300 miles of five of the leading veterinary schools in the U.S. Plus, local colleges provide more than 40,000 new graduates every year.
In addition to universities supplying animal scientists with backgrounds in biomedical sciences, veterinary medicine and surgery, pathobiology, molecular biology, microbiology and genetics, area community colleges and technical schools are supplying the workforce with degreed veterinary and research laboratory technicians prepared to fill the life sciences workforce continuum that supplies qualified workers at all levels.
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“Kansas City has the world’s strongest animal health workforce pipeline.”
– Ron Brakke, Brakke Consulting, Inc.
“One big advantage [to being located in the corridor] is it increases the laboratory-skilled labor pool, which helps us recruit talented people.”
– Bob Tully, CEVA/Biomune Vaccines
“Researchers want to come to an area where they can advance their name, advance their skills and publish. Those things are advanced by the fact that Kansas City sits at the center of a triangle created by three of the most recognized land grant colleges in the United States.”
– Bob Tully, CEVA/Biomune Vaccines |
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