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Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

Occupation · SOC 2018 31-9096 · United States

SOC 2018 code
31-9096
Share of U.S. applications
0.00%
Applications on record
172
FY2025
15
Median offered wage
$37,440
Certified (last three years)
78.8%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$37,440certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers (SOC 31-9096). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers

918FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
918FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20087
FY20097
FY201018
FY20119
FY20123
FY20135
FY201413
FY201513
FY201613
FY20179
FY201812
FY201914
FY20209
FY20213
FY20222
FY20235
FY20248
FY202515
FY2026*7
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*304
FY2025276
FY2024242
FY2023104
FY2022101
FY2021120
FY2020216
FY2019275
FY2018372
FY2017234
FY20162101
FY20151111
FY2014391
FY2013140
FY2012201
FY2011252
FY20100153
FY2009070
FY2008007
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. Oklahoma State University12
  2. Peninsula Equine, Inc.11
  3. Steinbeck Country Equine Clinic, Inc.6
  4. Washington State University5
  5. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University4
  6. LAH Animal Hospital, PLLC4
  7. Mississippi State University4
  8. Natural Vet Palm Beach4
  9. Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University3
  10. University of California, San Diego3
  11. Animal Health Veterinary East, PC3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers: applications by worksite state

1+1+2+3+6+
1+1+2+3+6+
Data table
StateApplications
CA32
FL27
TX17
OK14
NY12
WA8
VA6
NC6
KY5
MA4
MS4
SC3
NJ3
AR3
GA2
AZ2
MD2
LA2
HI2
ND2
AL2
MT2
OR2
OH2
WV1
IL1
TN1
AK1
DC1
MO1
CO1
PA1
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ14
  2. Stillwater, OK12
  3. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL11
  4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA9
  5. Salinas, CA6
  6. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX5
  7. Pullman, WA5
  8. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA5
  9. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA5
  10. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $37,440; middle half $36,920 to $41,080 · median prevailing wage $33,862 (marker) · 8 applications.

$20k$30k$40k$50k$60k
$20k$30k$40k$50k$60k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I9
  2. Level IV2
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Veterinary Assistant23
  2. Veterinary Intern7
  3. Resident6
  4. Resident in Equine Internal Medicine3
  5. Intern3
  6. Senior Lab Animal Technician3
  7. Animal Caretaker / Barn Technician2
  8. Veterinary Technician Race Horse Specialist2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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