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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in Tennessee

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in Tennessee

Get the information you need to know about working as a Veterinary Assistant or Laboratory Animal Caretaker.

32.4% Jobs Projection
$23,800 Median Salary
640 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in Tennessee are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in Tennessee is growing faster than average.

  • Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in Tennessee earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers Work in Tennessee?

2,480 people worked as Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in 2018 in this state.

There were 2,620 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 140 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,395 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers working in it, which means Tennessee has more Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers than average.

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Job Projections for Tennessee

Jobs for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in this state are growing at a rate of 32.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 19.3%.

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Tennessee Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 640 annual Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers job openings in Tennessee, and 4,050 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 15,500 annual jobs and 100,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers Make in Tennessee?

In 2018 wages for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers ranged from $18,450 to $32,650 with $23,800 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.87 to $15.7. The median hourly rate was $11.44.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $11.34 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.10.

The median salary in Tennessee is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Tennessee Metros for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Knoxville, TN 600 $23,100
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 480 $26,200
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN 450 $23,960
Chattanooga, TN-GA 250 $24,310
Clarksville, TN-KY 90 $23,850
Johnson City, TN 80 $22,870
Morristown, TN 70 $26,200
Jackson, TN 50 $25,930

Top States for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers Employment

View the list below to see where most Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 12,410 $30,740
Texas 5,440 $25,020
Florida 4,970 $25,650
New York 4,030 $30,140
Virginia 3,850 $26,350
Washington 3,650 $30,260
Michigan 3,510 $26,010
North Carolina 3,500 $28,200
Ohio 2,900 $25,120
Arizona 2,780 $28,760
Pennsylvania 2,600 $27,440
Tennessee 2,480 $23,800
Illinois 2,470 $26,180
Missouri 2,300 $26,950
Indiana 2,110 $28,270
Kentucky 1,960 $24,810
New Jersey 1,820 $25,570
Oregon 1,710 $30,700
Louisiana 1,650 $23,070
Georgia 1,560 $24,540

Below are the states where Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Massachusetts $34,860
Maine $32,690
Alaska $32,020
California $30,740
Oregon $30,700
Washington $30,260
New York $30,140
Connecticut $29,790
Colorado $29,720
Vermont $29,600

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