ASPCA Nonprofit
New York, NY
- $24.00/hr
- Full time
- Shelter
- No experience needed
Vet assistant, kennel and CSR jobs with no experience required
Every job here says it in the posting: no experience required, entry level, will train, on-the-job training, or new grads welcome. That is a smaller list than the number of clinics that would actually hire someone green, because most postings do not say either way. Kennel and assistant roles are the usual way in, and a first job at an urgent care or a busy GP is normal.
Two things matter more than the posting when you have no experience: who trains you and for how long. The research behind this site found the most common reason new hires quit in the first month was nobody assigned to train them. Ask it in the interview, by name. Also ask what you will be allowed to do at 30, 60 and 90 days, and what the pay is at each step.
Right now 119 postings say no experience is required, 89 with pay listed, from $7.80 to $41.00 an hour. The most are in New York, Texas, Washington. If your city is not here, the guide below covers walking in with a resume, which still works.
Guide: how to get a vet assistant or kennel job with no experience
119 open jobs
89 list pay, $7.80 to $41.00 an hour
vet assistant jobs near me no experience
Set your state in the filter above. This page only shows postings that say no experience is required; many more clinics will train but do not say so, so a kennel or assistant search on your state page is the second place to look.
vet tech no experience jobs
A credentialed vet tech job needs the credential, but assistant, kennel and CSR jobs are open without one, and the assistant to tech path through an accredited program is common. Postings that say "technician" with no credential required are usually assistant work under a different title; the Credential line on each card shows what the posting states.
vet tech no experience reddit
The advice that comes up most on r/VetTech: drop a resume at five or six clinics in person, take a kennel job if that is what is open, and pick the clinic with the senior tech who likes to teach over the one with the higher starting pay. The no-experience guide quotes the threads.
Most openings by state
Employers hiring most
- National Veterinary Associates (NVA)14
- Ethos Veterinary Health13
- Innovetive Petcare10
- ASPCA8
- UW Veterinary Care (University of Wisconsin-Madison)6
- Animal Care Centers of NYC6
More jobs by state
- Alabama70
- Alaska13
- Arizona193
- Arkansas36
- California717
- Colorado290
- Connecticut83
- Delaware9
- Florida490
- Georgia224
- Hawaii22
- Idaho26
- Illinois237
- Indiana103
- Iowa40
- Kansas73
- Kentucky56
- Louisiana80
- Maine67
- Maryland156
- Massachusetts272
- Michigan121
- Minnesota108
- Mississippi31
- Missouri99
- Montana26
- Nebraska27
- Nevada37
- New Hampshire72
- New Jersey239
- New Mexico31
- New York530
- North Carolina366
- Ohio212
- Oklahoma61
- Oregon114
- Pennsylvania224
- Rhode Island27
- South Carolina120
- South Dakota9
- Tennessee225
- Texas635
- Utah60
- Vermont42
- Virginia367
- Washington255
- Washington, DC51
- West Virginia17
- Wisconsin148
- Wyoming4