Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

Earnings Benefits*

Region	Entry Level	Median	Experienced
United States	$17,380.00	$23,550.00	$29,040.00
Virginia	$17,730.00	$25,660.00	$30,200.00
Region	Entry Level	Median	Experienced
Bay Consortium	$20,799.00	$22,780.00	$25,652.00
Capital Region Workforce Partnership	$21,634.00	$26,413.00	$29,068.00
Central VA/Region2000	$17,096.00	$18,568.00	$19,318.00
Crater Area	No Data	No Data	No Data
Greater Peninsula	$17,111.00	$19,102.00	$22,427.00
Hampton Roads	$20,626.00	$24,597.00	$27,157.00
New River/Mt. Rogers	$17,261.00	$24,086.00	$29,647.00
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington	$22,108.00	$29,232.00	$33,660.00
Piedmont Workforce	$24,101.00	$29,003.00	$31,984.00
Shenandoah Valley	$16,826.00	$18,140.00	$19,752.00
South Central	$16,928.00	$20,041.00	$23,129.00
Southwestern Virginia	$16,896.00	$18,665.00	$22,345.00
West Piedmont	$20,652.00	$23,383.00	$26,444.00
Western Virginia	$17,080.00	$19,435.00	$22,360.00

* Earnings Calculations:

 Regional Earnings:
   Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
   Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.

 National and State Earnings:
   Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
   Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.

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The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection.