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Vet Assistants
Job Numbers and Growth
Vet assistants in the US number about 75,000. Compared to other occupations, unemployment is considered low.
Part-Time Work and Self-Employment
About 23% of employees work fewer than 40 hours per week. About 3% of vet assistants are self-employed.
Training and Education
Expect to need to get short-term on-the-job training if you pursue this occupation. 10% of employees have a bachelor's degree. 59 of people working as vet assistants have had some college education, but stopped short of a degree. About 31% of those working as workers have a high-school diploma, but no further education. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which, if any, could help you with this career.
Area Job Conditions
Jobs per capita for employees are most common in Blacksburg (Virginia), Raleigh (North Carolina), and Billings (Montana), and least common in Charlotte (North Carolina), Providence (Rhode Island), and Denver (Colorado).
Jobs for vet assistants pay the most in New Haven (Connecticut), Boston (Massachusetts), and Bethesda (Maryland), and the least in Las Cruces (New Mexico), Shreveport (Louisiana), and Midland (Texas).
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Vet Assistants: Job and Salary Data by Metropolitan Area
The table below shows data for Vet Assistants, as of 2008. The Popularity in Area number tells you how common jobs for Vet Assistants are in the area, compared to other US metro areas. A value of 1.0 means an average number of people in the position for area population. Lower numbers mean fewer of these positions in the metro area. The most popular areas for Vet Assistants are starred 
.
| State | Area | Positions | Typical Pay | Popularity in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Auburn | 70 | $19,560 | 3.7 |
| Alabama | Birmingham | 480 | $21,790 | 1.9 |
| Alabama | Decatur | 40 | $20,030 | 1.7 |
| Alabama | Huntsville | 120 | $17,760 | 1.2 |
| Alabama | Mobile | 110 | $19,910 | 1.3 |
| Alabama | Montgomery | 170 | $19,960 | 2.1 |
| Alaska | Anchorage | 40 | $24,890 | 0.5 |
| Arizona | Flagstaff | 30 | $20,670 | 1.3 |
| Arizona | Kingman | 80 | $18,830 | 3.7 |
| Arizona | Phoenix | 590 | $21,290 | 0.7 |
| Arizona | Tucson | 330 | $19,520 | 1.9 |
| Arkansas | Fayetteville | 220 | $21,790 | 2.4 |
| Arkansas | Fort Smith | 90 | $18,400 | 1.7 |
| Arkansas | Hot Springs | 40 | $22,290 | 2.6 |
| Arkansas | Little Rock | 260 | $18,860 | 1.6 |
| California | Bakersfield | 140 | $19,250 | 1.1 |
| California | Chico | 110 | $22,510 | 3.6 |
| California | Fresno | 220 | $22,630 | 1.4 |
| California | Modesto | 110 | $24,290 | 1.4 |
| California | Napa | 30 | $20,910 | 1.1 |
| California | Oakland | 520 | $26,460 | 1 |
| California | Redding | 40 | $20,030 | 1.4 |
| California | Riverside | 680 | $26,480 | 1.1 |
| California | Sacramento | 530 | $24,400 | 1.2 |
| California | Salinas | 50 | $30,830 | 0.7 |
| California | San Diego | 1,160 | 1.8 | |
| California | San Francisco | 520 | $33,660 | 1.1 |
| California | San Jose | 370 | $29,680 | 0.8 |
| California | San Luis Obispo | 140 | $22,460 | 3.1 |
| California | Santa Ana | 650 | $21,970 | 0.9 |
| California | Santa Barbara | 180 | $25,640 | 2.3 |
| California | Santa Cruz | 100 | $29,170 | 2.6 |
| California | Santa Rosa | 140 | $27,010 | 1.6 |
| California | Stockton | 90 | $26,060 | 0.9 |
| California | Vallejo | 110 | $24,090 | 2 |
| California | Visalia | 50 | $24,960 | 0.8 |
| Colorado | Denver | 240 | $21,990 | 0.4 |
| Connecticut | Bridgeport | 340 | $27,830 | 1.6 |
| Connecticut | Hartford | 340 | $24,600 | 1.2 |
| Connecticut | New Haven | 180 | $33,600 | 1.4 |
| Delaware | Dover | 50 | $22,250 | 2.1 |
| Delaware | Wilmington | 180 | $23,760 | 1.1 |
| District of Columbia | Washington | 1,880 | $24,200 | 1.7 |
| Florida | Cape Coral | 140 | $23,020 | 1.4 |
| Florida | Deltona | 90 | $19,710 | 1.3 |
| Florida | Fort Lauderdale | 350 | $19,360 | 1 |
| Florida | Fort Walton Beach | 40 | $25,310 | 1.2 |
| Florida | Gainesville | 110 | $18,010 | 2.1 |
| Florida | Jacksonville | 340 | $21,350 | 1.2 |
| Florida | Miami | 300 | $20,380 | 0.6 |
| Florida | Naples | 80 | $19,990 | 1.5 |
| Florida | Ocala | 130 | $18,990 | 3.1 |
| Florida | Orlando | 540 | $19,450 | 1.1 |
| Florida | Palm Bay | 110 | $20,270 | 1.2 |
| Florida | Pensacola | 170 | $19,940 | 2.5 |
| Florida | Port St Lucie | 80 | $22,170 | 1.4 |
| Florida | Punta Gorda | 40 | $20,280 | 2.5 |
| Florida | Sarasota | 210 | $19,910 | 1.7 |
| Florida | Sebastian | 50 | $18,860 | 2.5 |
| Florida | Tallahassee | 120 | $18,270 | 1.6 |
| Florida | Tampa | 860 | $20,290 | 1.5 |
| Florida | West Palm Beach | 270 | $21,020 | 1 |
| Georgia | Athens | 90 | $23,150 | 2.7 |
| Hawaii | Honolulu | 170 | $22,480 | 0.8 |
| Idaho | Boise | 150 | $21,490 | 1.2 |
| Illinois | Bloomington | 30 | $25,350 | 1 |
| Illinois | Champaign | 90 | $20,650 | 2.2 |
| Illinois | Chicago | 1,570 | $24,640 | 0.8 |
| Illinois | Rockford | 50 | $18,140 | 0.7 |
| Illinois | Springfield | 70 | $26,470 | 1.5 |
| Indiana | Anderson | 50 | $24,030 | 3.1 |
| Indiana | Bloomington | 50 | $19,640 | 1.7 |
| Indiana | Evansville | 80 | $20,900 | 1 |
| Indiana | Fort Wayne | 70 | $21,180 | 0.7 |
| Indiana | Gary | 210 | $18,900 | 1.6 |
| Indiana | Indianapolis | 520 | $22,960 | 1.2 |
| Indiana | Lafayette | 110 | $23,770 | 3.3 |
| Indiana | Muncie | 40 | $18,070 | 2.1 |
| Indiana | South Bend | 130 | $21,810 | 2.1 |
| Indiana | Terre Haute | 30 | $18,530 | 1 |
| Iowa | Davenport | 140 | $19,090 | 1.6 |
| Iowa | Des Moines | 130 | $19,740 | 0.8 |
| Kansas | Lawrence | 40 | $20,770 | 2.1 |
| Kansas | Topeka | 130 | $19,300 | 2.6 |
| Kansas | Wichita | 210 | $18,020 | 1.4 |
| Kentucky | Lexington | 210 | $20,920 | 1.8 |
| Kentucky | Louisville | 250 | $20,590 | 0.8 |
| Louisiana | Baton Rouge | 280 | $20,570 | 1.6 |
| Louisiana | Lafayette | 100 | $24,150 | 1.5 |
| Louisiana | Lake Charles | 50 | $18,480 | 1.3 |
| Louisiana | Monroe | 60 | $19,810 | 1.7 |
| Louisiana | New Orleans | 480 | $24,170 | 2 |
| Louisiana | Shreveport | 200 | $18,040 | 2.5 |
| Maine | Portland | 100 | $25,810 | 1.1 |
| Maryland | Baltimore | 1,500 | $24,590 | 2.4 |
| Maryland | Bethesda | 630 | $32,360 | 2.3 |
| Maryland | Cumberland | 50 | $16,540 | 3.5 |
| Maryland | Hagerstown | 40 | $19,460 | 0.9 |
| Massachusetts | Barnstable Town | 60 | $25,690 | 1.3 |
| Massachusetts | Boston | 820 | $31,940 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | Haverhill | 30 | $26,020 | 0.9 |
| Massachusetts | Lawrence | 30 | $24,650 | 1.2 |
| Massachusetts | Leominster | 30 | $23,040 | 1.4 |
| Massachusetts | Lowell | 70 | $27,670 | 1.3 |
| Massachusetts | New Bedford | 40 | $30,370 | 1.4 |
| Massachusetts | Springfield | 130 | $23,830 | 0.9 |
| Michigan | Ann Arbor | 80 | $24,220 | 1 |
| Michigan | Battle Creek | 30 | $24,500 | 1.5 |
| Michigan | Detroit | 550 | $25,310 | 1.6 |
| Michigan | Flint | 70 | $22,410 | 1.1 |
| Michigan | Grand Rapids | 120 | $21,820 | 0.7 |
| Michigan | Holland | 40 | $25,260 | 0.9 |
| Michigan | Jackson | 30 | $18,970 | 1.4 |
| Michigan | Kalamazoo | 100 | $23,440 | 1.6 |
| Michigan | Lansing | 170 | $19,490 | 1.9 |
| Michigan | Monroe | 30 | $22,150 | 1.9 |
| Michigan | Niles | 50 | $22,740 | 1.9 |
| Michigan | Saginaw | 50 | $25,170 | 1.5 |
| Michigan | Warren | 740 | $21,940 | 1.3 |
| Minnesota | Duluth | 70 | $23,240 | 1.2 |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis | 780 | $22,580 | 0.9 |
| Minnesota | Rochester | 30 | $23,690 | 0.7 |
| Mississippi | Jackson | 150 | $20,180 | 1.3 |
| Mississippi | Pascagoula | 40 | $20,540 | 2 |
| Missouri | Columbia | 50 | $21,540 | 1.4 |
| Missouri | Jefferson City | 40 | $22,240 | 1.3 |
| Missouri | Kansas City | 660 | $20,350 | 1.3 |
| Missouri | St Louis | 1,280 | $20,150 | 1.9 |
| Montana | Billings | 140 | $21,440 | 3.9 |
| Montana | Great Falls | 40 | $20,650 | 2.9 |
| Montana | Missoula | 30 | $20,870 | 1.4 |
| Nevada | Las Vegas | 480 | $21,430 | 1.1 |
| Nevada | Reno | 60 | $18,370 | 0.6 |
| New Hampshire | Manchester | 40 | $22,130 | 0.8 |
| New Hampshire | Nashua | 40 | $18,940 | 0.6 |
| New Jersey | Atlantic City | 40 | $19,970 | 0.6 |
| New Jersey | Camden | 270 | $21,770 | 1.1 |
| New Jersey | Edison | 340 | $21,540 | 0.7 |
| New Jersey | Newark | 370 | $21,830 | 0.8 |
| New Jersey | Ocean City | 40 | $19,390 | 2.3 |
| New Jersey | Trenton | 90 | $23,730 | 0.9 |
| New Jersey | Vineland | 30 | $22,430 | 1.2 |
| New Mexico | Albuquerque | 360 | $25,840 | 1.9 |
| New Mexico | Farmington | 40 | $21,470 | 1.8 |
| New Mexico | Las Cruces | 80 | $16,910 | 3 |
| New Mexico | Santa Fe | 50 | $27,250 | 1.8 |
| New York | Binghamton | 60 | $20,110 | 1.3 |
| New York | Ithaca | 40 | $29,140 | 2.3 |
| New York | Kingston | 30 | $23,400 | 1.2 |
| New York | Nassau | 620 | $25,660 | 1 |
| New York | New York | 1,410 | $27,620 | 0.6 |
| New York | Poughkeepsie | 290 | $24,050 | 2.6 |
| New York | Rochester | 170 | $24,800 | 0.7 |
| New York | Utica | 40 | $23,920 | 0.7 |
| North Carolina | Asheville | 230 | $24,890 | 2.8 |
| North Carolina | Burlington | 40 | $23,030 | 1.6 |
| North Carolina | Charlotte | 200 | $21,910 | 0.5 |
| North Carolina | Durham | 290 | $23,520 | 2.2 |
| North Carolina | Fayetteville | 80 | $19,580 | 1.4 |
| North Carolina | Goldsboro | 40 | $17,650 | 2.6 |
| North Carolina | Greensboro | 170 | $24,320 | 1 |
| North Carolina | Hickory | 50 | $20,940 | 0.7 |
| North Carolina | Raleigh | 1,040 | $21,580 | 4.2 |
| North Carolina | Wilmington | 60 | $19,580 | 0.9 |
| North Carolina | Winston Salem | 190 | $22,070 | 1.9 |
| Ohio | Akron | 330 | $26,510 | 2.1 |
| Ohio | Cincinnati | 440 | $23,680 | 0.9 |
| Ohio | Cleveland | 470 | $21,410 | 0.9 |
| Ohio | Columbus | 290 | $24,150 | 0.6 |
| Ohio | Toledo | 120 | $19,570 | 0.8 |
| Oklahoma | Lawton | 40 | $17,660 | 2.7 |
| Oregon | Bend | 40 | $25,260 | 1.3 |
| Oregon | Eugene | 200 | $23,550 | 2.9 |
| Oregon | Medford | 80 | $23,770 | 2.1 |
| Oregon | Portland | 650 | $22,970 | 1.3 |
| Oregon | Salem | 100 | $23,540 | 1.4 |
| Pennsylvania | Allentown | 160 | $21,280 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | Erie | 70 | $20,550 | 1.2 |
| Pennsylvania | Lancaster | 150 | $21,570 | 1.4 |
| Pennsylvania | Lebanon | 40 | $28,940 | 2.1 |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 940 | $24,550 | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | 460 | $25,410 | 0.8 |
| Pennsylvania | Reading | 70 | $22,360 | 0.9 |
| Pennsylvania | State College | 70 | $28,560 | 2.9 |
| Rhode Island | Providence | 110 | $24,930 | 0.4 |
| South Carolina | Charleston | 170 | $18,870 | 1.2 |
| South Carolina | Greenville | 250 | $20,550 | 1.7 |
| South Carolina | Spartanburg | 50 | $20,550 | 0.9 |
| South Dakota | Sioux Falls | 30 | $19,500 | 0.5 |
| Tennessee | Clarksville | 80 | $16,460 | 2.4 |
| Tennessee | Jackson | 50 | $22,410 | 2 |
| Tennessee | Johnson City | 50 | $19,110 | 1.5 |
| Tennessee | Kingsport | 80 | $18,400 | 1.5 |
| Tennessee | Knoxville | 220 | $21,610 | 1.4 |
| Tennessee | Memphis | 340 | $20,180 | 1.1 |
| Tennessee | Morristown | 50 | $18,070 | 2.6 |
| Tennessee | Nashville | 270 | $20,620 | 0.7 |
| Texas | Austin | 460 | $21,190 | 1.2 |
| Texas | Corpus Christi | 70 | $17,020 | 0.9 |
| Texas | Dallas | 520 | $19,730 | 0.5 |
| Texas | Fort Worth | 230 | $18,980 | 0.6 |
| Texas | Houston | 1,340 | $20,440 | 1.1 |
| Texas | Killeen | 90 | $18,260 | 1.7 |
| Texas | Midland | 40 | $15,420 | 1.4 |
| Texas | San Antonio | 550 | $19,800 | 1.3 |
| Texas | Waco | 40 | $18,810 | 0.9 |
| Utah | Ogden | 70 | $21,350 | 0.8 |
| Utah | Provo | 80 | $20,270 | 1 |
| Utah | Salt Lake City | 180 | $18,880 | 0.6 |
| Vermont | Burlington | 40 | $22,670 | 0.8 |
| Virginia | Blacksburg | 120 | $26,240 | 4.6 |
| Virginia | Charlottesville | 90 | $21,320 | 2.2 |
| Virginia | Lynchburg | 170 | $20,420 | 3.8 |
| Virginia | Richmond | 820 | $22,150 | 2.8 |
| Virginia | Roanoke | 150 | $18,390 | 2.1 |
| Virginia | Virginia Beach | 380 | $20,310 | 1 |
| Virginia | Winchester | 80 | $23,040 | 3.6 |
| Washington | Bellingham | 70 | $22,090 | 2 |
| Washington | Bremerton | 50 | $21,480 | 1.4 |
| Washington | Kennewick | 70 | $22,250 | 1.8 |
| Washington | Mount Vernon | 30 | $26,400 | 1.6 |
| Washington | Olympia | 70 | $22,520 | 1.7 |
| Washington | Seattle | 820 | $25,680 | 1.2 |
| Washington | Spokane | 260 | $21,750 | 2.7 |
| Washington | Tacoma | 140 | $20,390 | 1.1 |
| Washington | Yakima | 50 | $23,510 | 1.4 |
| West Virginia | Charleston | 90 | $18,760 | 1.4 |
| West Virginia | Huntington | 110 | $19,700 | 2.2 |
| West Virginia | Wheeling | 60 | $25,850 | 2.2 |
| Wisconsin | Appleton | 70 | $21,830 | 1.4 |
| Wisconsin | Janesville | 50 | $22,640 | 1.8 |
| Wisconsin | La Crosse | 30 | $19,470 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | 370 | $20,750 | 0.9 |
| Wisconsin | Oshkosh | 40 | $19,900 | 1.1 |
| Wisconsin | Racine | 80 | $23,060 | 2.4 |
| Wisconsin | Sheboygan | 50 | $20,760 | 2.1 |
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Recommended Schools for Vet Assistants
Known schools with online forms to request info on becoming Vet Assistants. For info from a school, click the school name.
Arizona
- Argosy University (Phoenix)
- Brown Mackie College
- Cambridge College (Phoenix)
- Kaplan College (Phoenix)
- Sanford-Brown College (Phoenix)
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
- Argosy University (Atlanta)
- Brown Mackie College (Atlanta)
- Sanford-Brown College (Atlanta)
- Sanford-Brown Institute (Atlanta)
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
- Argosy University
- Brown Mackie College (Moline)
- Fox College (Oak Lawn)
- Sanford-Brown College (Collinsville)
- Vatterott College (Quincy)
Indiana
- Brown Mackie College
- International Business College - Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne)
- International Business College - Indianapolis (Indianapolis)
- Kaplan College
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
- Bradford School Columbus (Columbus)
- Brown Mackie College
- Kaplan College
- Miami-Jacobs Career College
- Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology (Dayton)
- Sanford-Brown College (Middleburg Heights)
- Vatterott College (Broadview Heights)
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