Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers - What They Do

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers generally receive Short-term on-the-job training before they are capable of performing their job at an acceptable level.

Once employed, Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers can expect to earn an average of $23,000.00 per year throughout their career.

In addition, over the next 10 years Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers will be one of the fastest growing occupations. They should experience a 15.7% rate of growth during this time period.

In respect to starting your own business, Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers rarely feel the entrepreneurial itch. Currently, 2.9% of the employment base is classified as self-employed.

Given the job environment today, Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers can consider themselves quite lucky, as only 4.0% are currently unemployed.