DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

31-9096 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

Occupational Description:
Feed, water, and examine pets and other nonfarm animals for signs of illness, disease, or injury in laboratories and animal hospitals and clinics. Clean and disinfect cages and work areas, and sterilize laboratory and surgical equipment. May provide routine postoperative care, administer medication orally or topically, or prepare samples for laboratory examination under the supervision of veterinary or laboratory animal technologists or technicians, veterinarians, or scientists. Excludes ?Animal Caretakers? (39-2021).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 5 - North Central N/A9N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Minnesota 1,290457$14.56/hr$0.47/hr$11.24/hr$12.40/hr$14.10/hr$15.75/hr$18.59/hr
U S 97,0302,135$14.54/hr$0.09/hr$10.17/hr$11.79/hr$14.00/hr$16.74/hr$19.48/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Other Regional Data For Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 70 $13.70/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 40 $12.28/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 40 $11.45/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 10 $14.05/hr N/A
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities N/A $14.49/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast N/A $14.64/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 9 - South Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7W- Central N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers70$11.83/hrN/A
Surgical Technologists50$25.93/hrN/A
Respiratory Therapists30$31.88/hrN/A
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and GreenhouseN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers