Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers are most often employed by the Veterinary services industry. The average yearly wage for Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers was $28,861 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers by wage are Mail clerks & mail machine operators, except postal service, Gaming cage workers, and Butchers & other meat, poultry, & fish processing workers.
Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers are part of the Healthcare Support Occupations, along with Nursing, psychiatric, & home health aides, Occupational therapy assistants & aides, Physical therapist assistants & aides, Massage therapists, Dental assistants, Medical assistants, Medical transcriptionists, Pharmacy aides, Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers, Phlebotomists, and Healthcare support workers, all other, including medical equipment preparers
The top 3 locations that employ the most Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers are . The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers are .