National Veterinary Associates (NVA) Group
CO
- $19.29 to $20.50/hr
- Full time
- Swings
- GP
Kennel and Animal Care Jobs Across the US
We list 409 open kennel and animal care jobs right now, from 67 employers in 43 states. 256 of them list a pay range, the highest at $38.00 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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Pay for kennel and animal care staff
National median for animal caretakers in veterinary services (SOC 39-2021). Annual figures are the hourly rate times 2,080 hours, the BLS convention. BLS does not publish this figure by state; local pay usually tracks the state's vet tech and assistant wages.
median $15.46
- Median
- $15.46/hr
- Annual median
- $32,160
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Kennel to vet assistant pay.
What the job involves
Kennel attendants and animal care staff look after boarded and hospitalized animals: feeding, walking, bathing, cleaning runs and cages, watching for changes in appetite or behavior, and reporting them to the medical team. It is the most common first job in a clinic and a direct path to veterinary assistant work.
Kennel attendant to vet assistant
In this list: 248 full time, 109 part time, 3 temporary, 2 contract.
Kennel and Animal Care Jobs by state
- Texas 70
- Georgia 37
- Florida 23
- Tennessee 22
- California 22
- Virginia 22
- Alabama 21
- New York 16
- Louisiana 16
- Massachusetts 13
- North Carolina 13
- Illinois 11
- Indiana 9
- Ohio 9
- Wisconsin 9
- Pennsylvania 8
- South Carolina 8
- Colorado 8
- Washington 7
- Maryland 6
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- Alabama70
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- Colorado290
- Connecticut83
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- 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