Veterinary technicians play a hands-on role in animal healthcare. As the primary nursing staff in the field, they perform lab tests, monitoring anesthesia, assisting with surgery and supporting veterinarians in diagnosing and treating patients. They’re also in critical need. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment for vet techs is projected to grow 9 percent over the next decade — about three times faster than the average for all occupations — which equates to 13,400 openings each year.
Read on to see how field-leading employers intend to attract top technical talent.
Top Companies Hiring Veterinary Technicians
Mars Veterinary Health
National Veterinary Associates
Mission Pet Health
VetCor
PetVet Care Centers
Companies Hiring Veterinarians Technicians
At VetCor, vet techs work within community-oriented practices that balance clinical autonomy with enterprise-level reach and career development for its support staff. They drive day-to-day diagnostics, surgical prep and patient care without having to follow standardized mandates, while tapping into dedicated mentorship and AVMA tuition support. Through initiatives like Lend a Hand, technicians can pick up shifts at sister practices for additional pay or shadowed peer-learning opportunities.
Alliance Animal Health exposes technicians to a wide variety of patient caseloads across companion-animal and urgent-care settings. To help staff transition smoothly between general wellness, soft-tissue surgery and high-volume triage, the network relies on its in-house academy to deliver structured training for both credentialed techs and assistants — all of whom are backed by full health benefits and flexible scheduling.
PetVet Care Centers hires veterinary technicians across more than 400 hospitals around the country, ranging from general practices to specialty facilities. The job can involve anesthesia and patient monitoring, radiographs, dentistry, surgery, triage and inpatient nursing. Current postings advertise continuing education stipends, structured career-development tracks, pet discounts, 401(k) matching and comprehensive mental-health support for credentialed technicians.
Mars Veterinary Health operates a 3,000-clinic veterinary network. Technicians work across a particularly wide range of clinical settings, from preventive care and routine surgery at its Banfield hospitals to diagnostics, anesthesia, specialty and emergency medicine at its VCA and BluePearl locations. Its technicians are eligible to enroll in student debt relief programs, paid Veterinary Technician National Exam testing and prep, license reimbursement and a 401(k) with a 3.5 percent employer match.
Mission Pet Health provides the feel of a local, tight-knit neighborhood clinic, except it’s backed by the resources of a 970-hospital network. Technicians are expected to stay on top of dynamic clinical workflows — from emergency triage and laboratory diagnostics to surgical prep and monitoring — while uncredentialed, early-career staff benefit from tuition assistance for AVMA-accredited vet tech programs as they earn licenses on the job.
Thrive Pet Healthcare stands out because it gives its veterinary technicians access to primary, urgent, emergency and specialty hospitals within the same network. Career-track technicians there are eligible for leadership training, mentorship and support for education, while the broader benefits package includes health coverage, 401(k) matching, mental-health resources, pet-care discounts and paid “purr-ental” leave.
Blue River PetCare runs 200 veterinary practices, but leaves day-to-day patient-care decisions up to individual medical teams. For technicians, that means the specific job can vary considerably from one hospital to the next. But working within the Blue River PetCare network offers exposure to different practice environments and access to the benefits and professional-development resources of a national organization.
National Veterinary Associates gives veterinary technicians room to build a broad clinical skill set across more than 1,000 North American hospitals. Depending on the facility, vet techs may handle anything from venipuncture and radiographs to anesthesia monitoring, dental procedures, surgery prep and critical care. NVA takes care of its team for the long-term through structured mentorship, full exam and license reimbursement, continuing education allowances and AVMA-accredited degree pathways.
Veterinary Emergency Group is built around 24/7 emergency medicine, so technicians spend their shifts dealing with triage, unstable patients, anesthesia, critical care, and procedures rather than routine wellness appointments. Its four-level Cultivate program gives technicians — also known as “veterinary nurses” — a structured progression from basic procedure setup and catheter placement to blood transfusions, advanced anesthesia monitoring, central lines and point-of-care ultrasound, with separate support specific to sonographers.
GoodVets operates a network for more than 110 veterinary hospitals throughout the United States, with locations in cities including Chicago, Atlanta, Miami and Denver. Its vet tech team handles a diverse range of tasks, from venipuncture and radiographs to anesthesia monitoring and surgical assistance. Benefits include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) with company matching and paid holidays, as well as discounts on veterinary services and products for their own pets.
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