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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

29-2056 Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

Perform medical tests in a laboratory environment for use in the treatment and diagnosis of diseases in animals. Prepare vaccines and serums for prevention of diseases. Prepare tissue samples, take blood samples, and execute laboratory tests, such as urinalysis and blood counts. Clean and sterilize instruments and materials and maintain equipment and machines. May assist a veterinarian during surgery.


National estimates for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Industry profile for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Geographic profile for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

National estimates for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
109,490 2.0 % $ 18.20 $ 37,860 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 12.27 $ 14.44 $ 17.43 $ 21.10 $ 25.20
Annual Wage (2) $ 25,520 $ 30,030 $ 36,260 $ 43,890 $ 52,410


Industry profile for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Veterinary Technologists and Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Veterinary Technologists and Technicians:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 100,360 13.82 $ 17.95 $ 37,350
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 3,480 0.11 $ 20.96 $ 43,600
Social Advocacy Organizations 1,510 0.69 $ 17.53 $ 36,460
Scientific Research and Development Services 940 0.12 $ 21.57 $ 44,860
Other Personal Services 770 0.26 $ 18.04 $ 37,510

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Veterinary Technologists and Technicians:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 100,360 13.82 $ 17.95 $ 37,350
Social Advocacy Organizations 1,510 0.69 $ 17.53 $ 36,460
Other Personal Services 770 0.26 $ 18.04 $ 37,510
Scientific Research and Development Services 940 0.12 $ 21.57 $ 44,860
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 3,480 0.11 $ 20.96 $ 43,600

Top paying industries for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 490 0.02 $ 26.78 $ 55,700
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 190 (7) $ 22.34 $ 46,470
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions 150 0.11 $ 21.73 $ 45,200
Scientific Research and Development Services 940 0.12 $ 21.57 $ 44,860
Employment Services 90 (7) $ 21.37 $ 44,460


Geographic profile for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Veterinary Technologists and Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Veterinary Technologists and Technicians:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 12,480 1.03 1.31 $ 16.17 $ 33,630
Florida 9,460 1.12 1.42 $ 17.07 $ 35,510
California 8,950 0.54 0.69 $ 22.88 $ 47,580
Pennsylvania 4,670 0.85 1.08 $ 17.41 $ 36,210
New York 4,350 0.50 0.64 $ 21.05 $ 43,780




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Veterinary Technologists and Technicians:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont 480 1.70 2.16 $ 16.83 $ 35,000
New Hampshire 950 1.53 1.94 $ 18.37 $ 38,200
Colorado 3,450 1.34 1.70 $ 18.36 $ 38,200
Maine 750 1.30 1.66 $ 18.07 $ 37,580
Minnesota 3,200 1.18 1.50 $ 18.33 $ 38,120




Top paying states for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 160 0.23 0.30 $ 32.14 $ 66,850
Connecticut 1,460 0.95 1.20 $ 23.38 $ 48,620
Nevada 610 0.49 0.62 $ 23.27 $ 48,390
California 8,950 0.54 0.69 $ 22.88 $ 47,580
Massachusetts 3,150 0.94 1.19 $ 22.35 $ 46,480





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Veterinary Technologists and Technicians:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 4,100 0.46 0.59 $ 21.49 $ 44,690
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,550 0.99 1.26 $ 17.49 $ 36,380
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,930 0.99 1.25 $ 16.54 $ 34,400
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,890 0.66 0.84 $ 20.23 $ 42,080
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,310 1.25 1.59 $ 18.52 $ 38,530
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,240 0.74 0.94 $ 23.10 $ 48,050
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,180 0.84 1.07 $ 23.23 $ 48,320
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,180 0.81 1.03 $ 18.37 $ 38,210
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,140 0.81 1.03 $ 16.15 $ 33,590
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,100 0.36 0.46 $ 25.76 $ 53,580




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Veterinary Technologists and Technicians:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Ithaca, NY 190 4.06 5.16 $ 22.52 $ 46,840
Homosassa Springs, FL 100 3.18 4.03 $ 15.69 $ 32,630
Manhattan, KS 120 3.15 4.01 $ 20.00 $ 41,610
College Station-Bryan, TX 340 3.14 3.99 $ 17.46 $ 36,320
Wilmington, NC 400 3.13 3.98 $ 16.29 $ 33,870
Corvallis, OR 110 3.03 3.85 $ 22.29 $ 46,370
Fort Collins, CO 470 3.01 3.83 $ 17.89 $ 37,210
Ames, IA 110 2.60 3.30 $ 18.63 $ 38,750
Dover-Durham, NH-ME 120 2.55 3.24 $ 17.03 $ 35,430
Portsmouth, NH-ME 230 2.55 3.24 $ 18.48 $ 38,440




Top paying metropolitan areas for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA (8) (8) (8) $ 26.93 $ 56,020
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,100 0.36 0.46 $ 25.76 $ 53,580
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 470 0.43 0.55 $ 25.69 $ 53,440
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 120 1.31 1.67 $ 24.95 $ 51,890
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,010 0.43 0.55 $ 24.43 $ 50,820
Reno, NV 130 0.58 0.73 $ 23.34 $ 48,550
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,180 0.84 1.07 $ 23.23 $ 48,320
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 390 0.43 0.55 $ 23.22 $ 48,300
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 1,460 1.04 1.32 $ 23.16 $ 48,170
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,240 0.74 0.94 $ 23.10 $ 48,050

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Veterinary Technologists and Technicians:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 300 1.12 1.42 $ 12.41 $ 25,810
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 270 0.88 1.12 $ 16.55 $ 34,430
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 270 1.99 2.53 $ 20.85 $ 43,370
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 250 1.29 1.64 $ 13.88 $ 28,880
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 250 1.00 1.27 $ 15.65 $ 32,550

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Veterinary Technologists and Technicians:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Montana nonmetropolitan area 160 2.16 2.74 $ 15.42 $ 32,070
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 270 1.99 2.53 $ 20.85 $ 43,370
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 50 1.80 2.29 $ 18.86 $ 39,230
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 160 1.72 2.18 $ 16.47 $ 34,250
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 190 1.67 2.12 $ 20.34 $ 42,300

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Veterinary Technologists and Technicians:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 80 0.82 1.04 $ 24.64 $ 51,260
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 50 0.81 1.03 $ 22.95 $ 47,730
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 90 0.92 1.17 $ 22.16 $ 46,090
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 90 0.98 1.24 $ 20.90 $ 43,470
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 270 1.99 2.53 $ 20.85 $ 43,370


About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021