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Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians

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Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians graduates with a bachelor's typically earned about $41,132, measured a few years after finishing (median across US programs, College Scorecard).
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Median earnings by degree level

Earnings range across schools, by degree levelEach row is a degree level: the bar is the middle half of schools' program medians (25th to 75th percentile) and the dot is the overall median. Certificate median $33,208, $27,382 to $38,100; Associate's median $41,892, $37,373 to $46,832; Bachelor's median $41,132, $38,579 to $45,566.$27k$37k$47kCertificate$33,208Associate's$41,892Bachelor's$41,132
Earnings range across schools, by degree levelEach row is a degree level: the bar is the middle half of schools' program medians (25th to 75th percentile) and the dot is the overall median. Certificate median $33,208, $27,382 to $38,100; Associate's median $41,892, $37,373 to $46,832; Bachelor's median $41,132, $38,579 to $45,566.$27k$37k$47kCertificate$33,208Associate's$41,892Bachelor's$41,132
DegreeMedian earningsTypical rangeSchoolsClear the bar
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$33,208$27,382 to $38,1003531%
Associate's Degree$41,892$37,373 to $46,83210984%
Bachelor's Degree$41,132$38,579 to $45,56614100%

"Clear the bar" is the share of programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test). Typical range is the 25th to 75th percentile of program medians.

Job outlook

Projected employment growth +9% (2025 to 2035), about 61,500 openings a year across the occupations this field commonly leads to.

OccupationMedian payGrowthOpenings/yr
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$107,310+17.9%24,900
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$38,150+9.1%23,200
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$47,380+9.4%13,400

Occupation pay and outlook: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS wages, Employment Projections). A field maps to several occupations, and the same occupations serve many majors, so these are the jobs this major commonly leads to, not positions reserved for its graduates; the openings should not be added up across majors.

Where this is studied

The 8 colleges where the most students complete a veterinary/animal health technologies/technicians program, of 264 that report one. Ordered by number of completions only: this is where people study it, not a judgement about where to.

Earnings source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10), median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.