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Veterinary Assistant Jobs in New York

We list 140 open veterinary assistant jobs in New York right now, from 35 employers in 56 cities. 120 of them list a pay range, the highest at $45.00 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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Adoptions Veterinary Assistant

ASPCA Nonprofit

New York, NY

  • $24.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Shelter
  • No experience needed

Posted yesterdayAbove New York median (+12%)

Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary Practice Partners Group

East Meadow, NY

  • $18.00 to $24.00/hr
  • Full time
  • GP
  • Sign-on bonus

Posted 2 days agoAt New York median

Veterinary Assistant

Oath Animal Hospital

East Meadow, NY

  • $18.00 to $24.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Sign-on bonus

Posted 2 days agoAt New York median

Community Veterinary Assistant

Animal Care Centers of NYC

Queens, NY

  • $23.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Shelter
  • No experience needed

Posted 2 days agoAbove New York median (+7%)

Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary Practice Partners Group

New York, NY

  • $21.00 to $30.00/hr
  • Part time
  • GP

Posted 3 days agoAbove New York median (+18%)

Veterinary Assistant

Destination Pet Group

Bayside, NY

  • $22.00/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Posted 3 days agoAt New York median

Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary Practice Partners Group

Buffalo, NY

  • $16.00 to $18.00/hr
  • Full time
  • 4x10s
  • Urgent care

Posted 7 days agoBelow New York median (-21%)

Vet Assistant

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

Halfmoon, NY

  • $15.00 to $19.25/hr
  • Part time
  • GP

Posted 8 days agoBelow New York median (-20%)

Veterinary Assistant

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

Ave Y Sheepshead, NY

  • $18.50 to $29.50/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Posted 8 days agoAbove New York median (+12%)

Veterinary Assistant

Alliance Animal Health Group

Queens, NY

  • $18.00 to $21.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Mobile

Posted 8 days agoBelow New York median (-9%)

Veterinary Assistant

Alliance Animal Health Group

Orchard Park, NY

  • $17.50 to $20.50/hr
  • Full time

Posted 8 days agoBelow New York median (-12%)

Veterinary Assistant

Animal Care Centers of NYC

New York, NY

  • $23.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Weekends
  • Shelter

Posted 9 days agoAbove New York median (+7%)

Veterinary Assistant

Encore Vet Group Group

Brooklyn, NY

  • $22.00 to $26.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Days
  • GP

Posted 10 days agoAbove New York median (+12%)

Vetco Vet Assistant

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

NY

  • $15.50 to $21.25/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Posted 12 days agoBelow New York median (-15%)

Vetco Vet assistant

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

NY

  • $15.50 to $21.25/hr
  • Part time
  • GP

Posted 12 days agoBelow New York median (-15%)

Veterinary Assistant

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

Brooklyn Sunset Park, NY

  • $18.50 to $29.50/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Posted 13 days agoAbove New York median (+12%)

Veterinary Assistant

Guardian Veterinary Specialists Independent

Brewster, NY

  • $20.00 to $22.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Weekends
  • ER / ECC

Posted 13 days agoAt New York median

Veterinary Assistant, Emergency

Ethos Veterinary Health NVA

Riverhead, NY

  • $20.00 to $24.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Overnights, 4x10s
  • ER / ECC

Listed todayAt New York median

Veterinary Assistant

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

Union Square, NY

  • $18.50 to $29.50/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Listed todayAbove New York median (+12%)

Vet Assistant ND

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

Hartsdale, NY

  • $15.50 to $21.25/hr
  • Part time
  • GP

Listed todayBelow New York median (-15%)

Veterinary Assistant

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

Plainview, NY

  • $17.00 to $27.50/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Listed todayAt New York median

Veterinary Assistant

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

Mount Vernon, NY

  • $17.00 to $27.50/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Listed todayAt New York median

Veterinary Assistant

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

Mount Vernon, NY

  • $17.00 to $27.50/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Listed todayAt New York median

Veterinary Assistant

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

Poughkeepsie, NY

  • $15.50 to $25.00/hr
  • Part time
  • GP

Listed todayBelow New York median (-6%)

Veterinary Assistant

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

Kingston, NY

  • $15.00 to $24.00/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Listed todayBelow New York median (-9%)

Veterinary Assistant

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

Staten Island, NY

  • $17.00 to $27.50/hr
  • Part time
  • GP

Listed todayAt New York median

Veterinary Assistant

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

Staten Island, NY

  • $17.00 to $27.50/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Listed todayAt New York median

Veterinary Assistant

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

Baldwin, NY

  • $17.00 to $27.50/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Listed todayAt New York median

Veterinary Assistant

United Veterinary Care Group

Westbury, NY

  • $18.00 to $22.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Overnights
  • ER / ECC

Listed todayBelow New York median (-7%)

Veterinary Assistant

Mission Pet Health (Southern Veterinary Partners) Group

Bellmore, NY

  • $21.00 to $28.00/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Listed yesterdayAbove New York median (+14%)

Veterinary Assistant

Mission Pet Health (Southern Veterinary Partners) Group

Hilton, NY

  • $18.00 to $21.00/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Listed yesterdayBelow New York median (-9%)

Veterinary Assistant

Bideawee Nonprofit

Westhampton, NY

  • $19.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Shelter

Listed todayBelow New York median (-12%)

Veterinary Assistant

EverVet Partners Group

Albany, NY

  • $18.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Weekends
  • ER / ECC

Listed todayBelow New York median (-16%)

Veterinary Assistant

Mission Pet Health (Southern Veterinary Partners) Group

Scarsdale, NY

  • $18.00 to $23.00/hr
  • Full time
  • 4x10s
  • GP

Listed yesterdayBelow New York median (-5%)

Veterinary Assistant

Innovetive Petcare Group

Locust Valley, NY

  • $18.00/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Listed todayBelow New York median (-16%)

Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary Practice Partners Group

New York, NY

  • $30.00 to $34.00/hr
  • Part time
  • Swings
  • GP

Posted 16 days agoAbove New York median (+49%)

Veterinary Assistant

Vetcor Group

Albany, NY

  • $17.00 to $19.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Days, 4x10s
  • GP

Posted 16 days agoBelow New York median (-16%)

Veterinary Assistant

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

Bayshore, NY

  • $17.00 to $27.50/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Posted 18 days agoAt New York median

Veterinary Assistant - New York

Small Door Veterinary Group

New York City, NY

  • $21.00 to $30.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Urgent care

Posted 20 days agoAbove New York median (+18%)

Veterinary Assistant

ASPCA Nonprofit

Pawling, NY

  • $24.00 to $25.44/hr
  • Full time
  • Days
  • Shelter

Posted 20 days agoAbove New York median (+15%)

Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary Practice Partners Group

Pound Ridge, NY

  • $18.00 to $20.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Days, 4x10s
  • GP

Posted 22 days agoBelow New York median (-12%)

Veterinary Assistant

AmeriVet Veterinary Partners Group

Mineola, NY

  • $19.00 to $23.00/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Posted 22 days agoAt New York median

Veterinary Assistant

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

Riverhead, NY

  • $17.00 to $27.50/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Posted 23 days agoAt New York median

Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary Practice Partners Group

Patchogue, NY

  • $18.00 to $22.00/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Posted 24 days agoBelow New York median (-7%)

Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary Practice Partners Group

Rye Brook, NY

  • $17.00 to $23.00/hr
  • Full time
  • 4x10s
  • GP

Posted 27 days agoBelow New York median (-7%)

Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary Practice Partners Group

Brooklyn, NY

  • $24.00 to $27.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Days, 4x10s
  • GP

Posted 27 days agoAbove New York median (+18%)

Veterinary Assistant

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

NY

  • $15.50 to $21.25/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Posted 27 days agoBelow New York median (-15%)

Pay for veterinary assistants in New York

BLS estimate for veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers in New York. The 10th to 90th percentile range covers most workers; half earn above the median.

BLS 10th to 90th percentile BLS median
10th pct
$17.52/hr
Median
$21.52/hr
90th pct
$25.70/hr
Annual median
$44,750

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Vet assistant salary by state.

What the job involves

Veterinary assistants keep the treatment area moving: restraining patients, prepping exam rooms and surgical packs, feeding and walking hospitalized animals, running samples, cleaning and sterilizing, and helping techs and doctors with whatever the next appointment needs. There is no national license; most clinics train on the job, and many assistants go on to an accredited program to become techs.

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