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Veterinary Technician Career Market Report 2026

1,168 active jobs. 57 companies. Median salary $50K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,168
Active Job Openings
57
Companies Hiring
$50K
Median Salary (US)
71%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Veterinary Technician 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: 71% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $50K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $42K to $60K.

Mental Health is the most-demanded skill at 50%

Mental Health demand rose +50.4pp — fastest-growing skill

Veterinaryemergencygroupst leads hiring with 381 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$4K, +8%)

Salary increase: +$4K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

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
Junior69$46K$54K$58K
Lead9$48K$50K$52K
Mid-Level6$42K$58K$58K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$4K (8%) — 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 States250$50KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site1.3%
Remote0.1%
Hybrid0.0%

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

Top Skills in Demand

Mental Health
50%
Critical Care
36%
Oncology
32%
Patient Care
28%
Medication Administration
11%
Scheduling
10%
Radiology
9%
OSHA
9%
Pharmacy
6%
AI/LLM
5%
Long-Term Care
3%
Nutrition
3%

Skills on the Rise

Mental Health ↑+50.4ppOncology ↑+27.9ppCritical Care ↑+16.5ppOSHA ↑+9.0ppAI/LLM ↑+5.0pp

Declining in Demand

Customer Service ↓-26.8ppRadiology ↓-10.5ppHVAC ↓-7.7ppAttention to Detail ↓-6.5ppPharmacy ↓-5.5pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Veterinaryemergencygroupst38132.6%
ethosveterinaryhealth27923.9%
Allianceanimalhealth12010.3%
Veterinarypracticepartners675.7%
Lakefieldveterinarygroup453.9%
Bondvet423.6%
Modernanimal262.2%
P3Vetpartners141.2%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States773
Canada15
Remote5
United Kingdom2
Australia2
Russia1

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree77.8%649
Master's Degree4.9%41
Bachelor's Degree0.5%4
High School / GED0.1%1

Certifications

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

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