Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

29-1131 Veterinarians

Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Includes veterinarians who conduct research and development, inspect livestock, or care for pets and companion animals.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
74,540	1.8 %	$50.39	$104,820	1.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$27.92	$36.34	$45.90	$58.94	$77.30
Annual Wage (2)	$58,080	$75,580	$95,460	$122,590	$160,780

Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	67,560	9.00	$50.67	$105,390
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	1,200	0.06	$44.68	$92,940
Social Advocacy Organizations	1,080	0.48	$48.20	$100,250
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	900	0.03	$41.72	$86,780
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	640	0.03	$43.65	$90,790

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	67,560	9.00	$50.67	$105,390
Social Advocacy Organizations	1,080	0.48	$48.20	$100,250
Support Activities for Animal Production	50	0.17	$43.72	$90,940
Other Personal Services	430	0.12	$47.68	$99,180
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	190	0.11	$43.14	$89,740

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	30	0.01	$73.02	$151,880
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	80	0.01	$57.45	$119,490
Scientific Research and Development Services	370	0.05	$56.62	$117,770
Spectator Sports	90	0.06	$54.06	$112,450
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	40	(7)	$54.04	$112,400

Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	7,380	0.42	0.84	$55.98	$116,440
Texas	4,770	0.38	0.76	$60.23	$125,280
Florida	4,690	0.53	1.05	$46.87	$97,490
New York	3,890	0.41	0.80	$57.97	$120,580
Pennsylvania	3,560	0.60	1.19	$50.80	$105,670

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Montana	420	0.90	1.78	$38.39	$79,850
Maine	540	0.89	1.76	$44.36	$92,260
South Dakota	360	0.86	1.69	$42.85	$89,130
Colorado	2,260	0.85	1.67	$44.11	$91,760
Wyoming	220	0.82	1.62	$42.33	$88,040

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	4,770	0.38	0.76	$60.23	$125,280
New Jersey	1,420	0.35	0.68	$60.15	$125,110
Rhode Island	210	0.44	0.86	$58.61	$121,900
Virginia	2,530	0.65	1.28	$58.19	$121,040
New York	3,890	0.41	0.80	$57.97	$120,580

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	3,430	0.35	0.70	$59.90	$124,590
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,930	0.31	0.61	$56.18	$116,860
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,820	0.63	1.24	$54.92	$114,240
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	1,790	0.38	0.75	$50.88	$105,840
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,720	0.54	1.07	$64.04	$133,210
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,270	0.46	0.91	$48.26	$100,390
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,180	0.32	0.64	$53.54	$111,360
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	1,170	0.42	0.83	$53.67	$111,630
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	1,170	0.78	1.54	$56.95	$118,450
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	1,130	0.37	0.73	$76.51	$159,140