I'm a pulmonary care practitioner in a hospital (student) and I know a lot of people who started out as vet techs, take it from me, don't do it. It's a lot of hard work and school for a job that pays 10-12 dollars an hour. It's very rewarding in other ways, but you'd make more money as a manager at pizza hut, or even working at walmart or safeway. It seems unbelievable, but its true.