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12 vet tech, assistant, CSR and kennel jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

We list 12 open veterinary support jobs in Santa Cruz, California right now, from 2 employers. That includes 6 vet tech and 6 veterinary assistant roles. 12 of them list a pay range, the highest at $56.00 an hour. Openings come from veterinary hospital groups, independent clinics and teaching hospitals and are refreshed daily. Every Apply button goes to the employer's own careers page.

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Typical pay in California

BLS does not publish a Santa Cruz metro estimate in the data on this site yet, so this is the California ladder. What veterinary support staff earn here, before you compare a posting's offer. Each pay-listed job above carries a verdict against the California median.

Typical hourly pay by role in California, BLS OEWS May 2025
Role10th pctMedian90th pctMedian, annualEstimate forOpen here
Vet techs $23.19 $29.15 $36.47 $60,630 California 348
Veterinary assistants $18.17 $22.24 $27.86 $46,260 California 218
Receptionists not published $18.23 not published $37,910 US, veterinary services 103
Practice managers not published $38.74 not published $80,580 US, veterinary services 26
Kennel and animal care not published $15.46 not published $32,160 US, veterinary services 22

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Hourly percentiles are annual estimates divided by 2,080 hours. "Not published" means BLS does not publish that percentile by state; receptionist, manager and kennel rows show the national median inside veterinary services instead.

Openings by role in Santa Cruz, CA