Career Opportunities/Information
Eighty-five percent of veterinary technicians and assistants are employed in private practice. * Most technicians are employed in a companion animal practice. The demand for trained technicians and assistants in other areas is rapidly expanding. Other employment opportunities include: biomedical facilities, diagnostic laboratories, colleges/universities, veterinary supply sales, zoos and wildlife facilities, the military, humane societies and animal control facilities, drug or feed manufacturing companies, industry or food safety inspection.
*National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (www.navta.net)


