California Veterinary Schools and Training Programs

Careers and Salary Data

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The green bars in the table below indicate the relative salary levels and growth rates of each occupation, compared to the others. The levels are determined by sorting the occupations (by salary or growth rate, separately) and then dividing them into ten groups corresponding to the the ten possible green bar levels. So a single bar means the occupation is in the bottom 10% for that characteristic compared to others on this page.

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Veterinary

Occupation	Jobs	Median Pay	% Growth 2006-2016	Video
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	126,740	$19,360	18.4%
Vet Techs	78,920	$28,900	41%
Veterinarians	53,110	$79,050	35%
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	71,950	$21,210	15.7%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	17,780	$55,290	8.7%