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The job market for veterinary assistants

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Contact Bruno Pelletier
Dr Vétérinaire
focus@snvel.fr

The job market for veterinary assistants

Information about the job market for veterinary assistants is incomplete as some countries do not have statistics for this specific job or because training for this job has not been in place long enough.

Country DK ES FI FR HU PT RO SI SK UK
Number of assistants, technicians,
and nurses hired per year
n/d 250 750 n/d n/d 530 20 120
Number qualified 45 300 n/d n/a 270 20 30
% Unemployed qualified staff < 2 11 n/d n/a 35 n/d 5

The level of employment correlates fairly well with numbers of veterinary assistants for the country, except for Romania. It is likely that this figure needs correcting for the same reason as on the last page (Click here)

A high job market is to be noted in Slovenia, given its demographics and the number of practising veterinary assistants