30-year-old vet who makes $386,000 a year: I switched to freelance work and more than doubled my income

Dr. Sidrah Nisar was both excited and overwhelmed to land a $125,000 salary right out of veterinary school in 2019.

“I had more money than I could handle,” she tells CNBC Make It.

Little did she know, she would soon be more than doubling that annual income by switching from full-time positions to contract work as a relief vet.

Nisar’s sister, who’s also a vet, introduced her to an app called Roo that connects vets to clinics in need of coverage. Nisar started picking up shifts through Roo in May 2023 and left her full-time job in September of that year.

“I love being a relief veterinarian because I get to meet new people, talk to new people, learn new things every time I go into a new hospital,” she says.