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Career Information for Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers in Washington

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Fast Facts for Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers in Washington

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Spokane, Bellingham, and Kennewick
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Tacoma, Seattle, and Bremerton
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Seattle, Spokane, and Tacoma

Salaries for Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers in Washington

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Mount Vernon, Seattle, and Yakima. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers in Washington are listed below.

Selected Veterinary Assistant Training Schools in Washington

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Carrington College
Spokane

Offers degree and certificate programs in medical, dental, and information technology disciplines. Main campus in Phoenix, Arizona and eight satellite campuses spread across six western states.

  • Programs: Veterinary Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Certificate

Selected Online Schools for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in Washington

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

  • Programs: Veterinary Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Veterinary Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More Washington Veterinary Assistant Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Bellingham Technical CollegeBellinghamAssociate2,896
Lower Columbia CollegeLongviewAssociate3,348
Pierce College at Fort SteilacoomLakewoodAssociate7,504
Pima Medical Institute RentonRentonAssociate290
Pima Medical Institute SeattleSeattleAssociate357
Renton Technical CollegeRentonAssociate4,915
Yakima Valley Community CollegeYakimaAssociate4,354

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Veterinary Assistants And Laboratory Animal Caretakers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Washington. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

WASHINGTON

   
Spokane260$21,7502.7
Bellingham70$22,0902
Kennewick70$22,2501.8
Olympia70$22,5201.7
Mount Vernon30$26,4001.6
Yakima50$23,5101.4
Bremerton50$21,4801.4
Seattle820$25,6801.2
Tacoma140$20,3901.1
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