Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers

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Total Workforce

58.6k

Average Age

31.1

Average Salary

$26,707

Average Male Salary

$40,162

Average Female Salary

$24,636

About

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 $26,707 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers by wage are Bartenders, Hairdressers, hairstylists, & cosmetologists, and Janitors & building cleaners.

Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers are part of the Healthcare Support Occupations, along with Home health aides, Personal care aides, Nursing assistants, Orderlies and psychiatric aides, Occupational therapy assistants & aides, and 9 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers are Lenawee & Hillsdale Counties PUMA, MI. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers are Lenawee & Hillsdale Counties PUMA, MI.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Veterinary services is the industry that employs the most Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers, by average wage, is Animal production & aquaculture. Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers are paid most in Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (Southwest) PUMA, VA but are relatively concentrated in Lenawee & Hillsdale Counties PUMA, MI.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$26,707

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,794

In 2018, Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers earned an average of $26,707, $27,181 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Hairdressers, hairstylists, & cosmetologists make somewhat more than Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers while Bartenders make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.336

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.336, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers, by number of employees, are Veterinary services, Animal production & aquaculture, and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers, by average wage, are Animal production & aquaculture, Veterinary services, Scientific research & development services, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Veterinary services, and Other personal services.

Industries by Share

58.6k

2018 Workforce

± 5,944

-3.92%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 14.8%

The number of people employed as Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers has been declining at a rate of -3.92%, from 61,032 people in 2017 to 58,640 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers employed by various industries. Veterinary services employs the largest share of Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers at 94.1%, followed by Animal production & aquaculture with 1.58% and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 1.11%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers in the US. The average age of male Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers in the workforce is 33.4 and of female Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers is 30.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

7.82k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 2,171

50.8k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 5,534

86.7% of Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Other (Hispanic)

74.9% of Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 10.9% of Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers.

Age by Gender

33.4

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 3.94

30.8

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.22

The median age of Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers is 31.1, and Male employees are generally 2.67 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers is Biology but a relatively high number of Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers hold a major in Agriculture.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Monitoring, and Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Veterinary assistants & laboratory animal caretakers need more than the average amount of Science, Management of Financial Resources, and Management of Material Resources.