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Veterinarian Career Market Report 2026

1,160 active jobs. 94 companies. Median salary $120K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,160
Active Job Openings
94
Companies Hiring
$120K
Median Salary (US)
75%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Veterinarian market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 75% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $120K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $100K to $180K.

Scheduling is the most-demanded skill at 38%

Mental Health demand rose +26.3pp — fastest-growing skill

Lapoflove leads hiring with 199 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Entry-Level → Junior (+$30K, +25%)

Salary increase: +$30K · Sample: Entry-Level → Junior

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Entry-Level82$110K$120K$175K
Director11$100K$150K$185K
Junior10$62K$150K$160K
Mid-Level4$129K$140K$140K
Lead4$170K$170K$270K
Senior3$42K$170K$180K

What jumps out

Entry-Level → Junior: +$30K (25%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States196$125KUSD
Canada6$67KUSD
Australia4$77KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.8%
Remote10.0%
Hybrid0.0%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Scheduling
38%
Mental Health
37%
Critical Care
28%
Oncology
24%
Patient Care
22%
Radiology
13%
Pharmacy
4%
AI/LLM
3%
Case Management
2%
C#
2%
CPR / First Aid
2%
Livestock
2%

Skills on the Rise

Mental Health ↑+26.3ppOncology ↑+22.4ppCritical Care ↑+21.7ppScheduling ↑+12.2ppPatient Care ↑+12.0pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Lapoflove19917.2%
Veterinaryemergencygroupst18315.8%
Allianceanimalhealth16714.4%
Veterinarypracticepartners857.3%
Greencrosspetwellnesscompany363.1%
Lakefieldveterinarygroup302.6%
P3Vetpartners292.5%
Modernanimal262.2%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States838
Australia39
Canada34
Remote8
Taiwan2
Philippines2
Lebanon1
Japan1

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree57.8%500
PhD / Doctorate10.3%89
Master's Degree5.5%48
Bachelor's Degree0.6%5

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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