Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers

This post summarizes key statistics on Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 17,011
25 26,902
30 32,412
35 31,754
40 32,412
45 30,620
50 31,928
55 31,928
60 30,541
65 34,572


Hours Worked Share
0-20 12.40
20-39 36.90
39-41 40.10
41-50 8.40
50-60 0.70
More than 60 1.40

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
94.00 26,084 Veterinary services
1.60 28,323 Miscellaneous personal services
1.20 21,608 Colleges and universities
0.50 32,412 Hospitals
0.50 17,287 Membership organizations, n.e.c.
0.50 62,305 Research, development, and testing services
0.40 48,866 Agricultural production, livestock
0.40 31,928 Miscellaneous retail stores
0.20 1,647 Museums, art galleries, and zoos
0.10 64,824 Drugs

This table highlights the top industries people working as Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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