Online survey with veterinary surgeons throughout the state of Paraná, Brazil, designed to improve the services offered by the local union. A telephone survey was applied to 1.182 professionals in 240 municipalities, in addition to 7 focus groups with 28 professionals from various sub-areas and 7 in-depth interviews with the unemployed and professionals General Practice, Public Health and Rural Extension. The information was used to advocate for curricular change at universities and to estimate wage profiles, among other uses.