Healthcare Support

Veterinary Assistants

SOC 31-9096

Restrain, feed, and monitor animals and keep the clinic running.

Median pay

$38k

$36k to $46k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

22k openings / yr

Education

High school

AI displacement risk

Low

How much of this job AI may do instead of the person · our model, not a benchmark

Works with AI

9/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

14th pct

More exposed than 14% of occupations · modeled estimate · 7th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

69/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Writing
Monitoring
Speaking

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.