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Veterinary Assistant Jobs Across the US

We list 2,040 open veterinary assistant jobs right now, from 128 employers in 50 states. 1,428 of them list a pay range, the highest at $100.00 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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Veterinary Assistant

Companion Pet Partners

Los Angeles, CA

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

Posted 6 days agoAbove California median (+8%)

Veterinary Assistant

Western Veterinary Partners Group

Traverse City, MI

  • $17.00 to $20.00/hr
  • Part time
  • GP

Posted 6 days agoAt Michigan median

Veterinary Assistant

Western Veterinary Partners Group

Oakland, TN

  • $18.00 to $21.00/hr
  • Full time
  • GP
  • No experience needed

Posted 6 days agoAbove Tennessee median (+12%)

Veterinary Assistant

Western Veterinary Partners Group

St. Charles, MO

  • $18.00 to $20.00/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Posted 6 days agoAbove Missouri median (+8%)

Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary Practice Partners Group

Independence, MO

  • $17.00 to $19.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Days
  • GP

Posted 7 days agoAt Missouri 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%)

Veterinary Assistant

Encore Vet Group Group

Monroe, MI

  • $17.00 to $18.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Days
  • GP

Posted 7 days agoBelow Michigan median (-4%)

Veterinary Assistant

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

Clark, NJ

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

Posted 7 days agoAt New Jersey median

Veterinary Assistant

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

Clark, NJ

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

Posted 7 days agoAt New Jersey median

Veterinary Assistant

Kitsap Humane Society Nonprofit

Silverdale, WA

  • $18.28 to $20.00/hr
  • Shelter

Posted 7 days agoBelow Washington median (-10%)

Veterinary Assistant

Western Veterinary Partners Group

Denver, CO

  • $20.00 to $24.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Weekends
  • GP

Posted 7 days agoAbove Colorado median (+18%)

Veterinary Assistant

Western Veterinary Partners Group

Littleton, CO

  • $21.00 to $25.00/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Posted 7 days agoAbove Colorado median (+23%)

Veterinary Assistant

Western Veterinary Partners Group

Highlands Ranch, CO

  • $20.00 to $24.00/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Posted 7 days agoAbove Colorado median (+18%)

Veterinary Assistant

Western Veterinary Partners Group

Montrose, CO

  • $18.00 to $20.00/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Posted 7 days agoAt Colorado median

Veterinary Assistant

Western Veterinary Partners Group

Aurora, CO

  • $22.00 to $25.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Days
  • GP

Posted 7 days agoAbove Colorado median (+26%)

Veterinary Technician Assistant

Washington State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital University

Pullman, WA

  • Full time
  • Overnights
  • ER / ECC

Posted 8 days ago

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

Lemon Grove, CA

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

Posted 8 days agoBelow California median (-9%)

Veterinary Assistant

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

Toms River, NJ

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

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

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

Western Veterinary Partners Group

Southaven, MS

  • $16.00 to $19.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Rotating
  • GP

Posted 8 days agoAbove Mississippi median (+20%)

Veterinary Assistant

Western Veterinary Partners Group

Truckee, CA

  • $22.00 to $27.00/hr
  • Part time
  • Days
  • GP

Posted 8 days agoAbove California median (+10%)

Veterinary Assistant

Western Veterinary Partners Group

Los Gatos, CA

  • $25.00 to $30.00/hr
  • Part time
  • Days
  • GP

Posted 8 days agoAbove California median (+24%)

Veterinary Assistant

Western Veterinary Partners Group

Warrenton, OR

  • $17.00 to $21.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Days
  • GP

Posted 8 days agoBelow Oregon median (-11%)

Veterinary Assistant

Western Veterinary Partners Group

Lawrence, KS

  • $16.00 to $21.00/hr
  • Part time
  • GP

Posted 8 days agoAbove Kansas median (+8%)

Veterinary Assistant

Veritas Veterinary Partners Group

Woodbridge, NJ

  • $17.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Days
  • ER / ECC

Posted 8 days agoBelow New Jersey median (-23%)

Veterinary Assistant- Overnight

Veritas Veterinary Partners Group

Woodbridge, NJ

  • $17.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Overnights
  • ER / ECC

Posted 8 days agoBelow New Jersey median (-23%)

Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary Practice Partners Group

Bangor, ME

  • $20.00 to $24.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Days, 4x10s
  • GP

Posted 8 days agoAt Maine median

Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary Practice Partners Group

Idaho Falls, ID

  • $15.00 to $17.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Days
  • GP

Posted 8 days agoBelow Idaho median (-11%)

Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary Practice Partners Group

South Burlington, VT

  • $18.00 to $25.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Swings
  • Urgent care

Posted 8 days agoAbove Vermont median (+20%)

Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary Practice Partners Group

Lino Lakes, MN

  • $17.00 to $22.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Weekends, 4x10s
  • GP

Posted 8 days agoBelow Minnesota median (-10%)

Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary Practice Partners Group

St. Augustine, FL

  • $17.00 to $18.00/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Posted 8 days agoBelow Florida median (-4%)

Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary Practice Partners Group

Hebron, KY

  • $13.00 to $17.00/hr
  • Part time
  • GP

Posted 8 days agoBelow Kentucky median (-9%)

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 III

Humane Colorado Nonprofit

Denver, CO

  • $25.47 to $27.38/hr
  • Full time
  • 4x10s
  • Urgent care

Posted 8 days agoAbove Colorado median (+41%)

Veterinary Assistant

AmeriVet Veterinary Partners Group

Grass Lake, MI

  • $16.00/hr
  • Full time
  • 4x10s
  • GP

Posted 9 days agoBelow Michigan median (-12%)

Veterinary Assistant

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

Encinitas, CA

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

Posted 9 days agoBelow California median (-9%)

Vetco Vet Assistant

Vetco Total Care (Petco) Group

West Cobb, GA

  • Full time
  • GP

Posted 9 days ago

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

Western Veterinary Partners Group

Novi, MI

  • $17.00 to $20.00/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Posted 9 days agoAt Michigan median

Veterinary Assistant

Western Veterinary Partners Group

Alpharetta, GA

  • $16.00 to $19.00/hr
  • Full time
  • GP

Posted 9 days agoAt Georgia median

Veterinary Assistant - Neurology

Veritas Veterinary Partners Group

Wheat Ridge, CO

  • $19.00 to $23.00/hr
  • Full time
  • 4x10s
  • Specialty

Posted 9 days agoAbove Colorado median (+12%)

Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary Practice Partners Group

Bettendorf, IA

  • $17.00 to $20.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Weekends
  • GP

Posted 9 days agoAbove Iowa median (+8%)

Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary Practice Partners Group

Falls Church, VA

  • $20.00 to $25.00/hr
  • Full time
  • Days
  • GP

Posted 9 days agoAbove Virginia median (+25%)

Veterinary Assistant (VA) - NOPA

Modern Animal Group

San Francisco, CA

  • $26.40 to $29.70/hr
  • Full time
  • GP
  • Sign-on bonus

Posted 9 days agoAbove California median (+26%)

Veterinary Assistant

Vetcor Group

Torrington, CT

  • Part time
  • GP
  • No experience needed

Posted 9 days ago

Veterinary Assistant

Del Norte Animal Hospital / Animal & Bird Hospital

Del Mar, CA

  • No experience needed

Posted 9 days ago

Client Services Assistant

Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University University

N. Grafton, MA

  • $20.90/hr
  • Full time
  • ER / ECC

Posted 10 days agoBelow Massachusetts median (-7%)

Veterinary Assistant

Alliance Animal Health Group

Nashville, IN

  • $15.00 to $17.00/hr
  • Part time
  • GP

Posted 10 days agoBelow Indiana median (-9%)

Pay for veterinary assistants

National BLS estimate for veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers. The 10th to 90th percentile range covers most workers; half earn above the median. State figures vary a lot, so check the state page for where you live.

BLS 10th to 90th percentile BLS median
10th pct
$14.48/hr
Median
$18.34/hr
90th pct
$23.63/hr
Annual median
$38,150

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.

Vet tech vs vet assistant

In this list: 1,385 full time, 278 part time, 79 per diem, 7 temporary, 4 contract.

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