AVMA Career Center vs AAHA Career Center vs VeterinaryHires
| Attribute | AVMA Career Center | AAHA Career Center | VeterinaryHires |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | The American Veterinary Medical Association's job board, part of its Veterinary Career Center | The American Animal Hospital Association's job board | A job board built only for veterinary jobs |
| Cheapest 30-day posting | $249 for AVMA members, $399 for non-members | $99 for AAHA members, $199 for non-members | $199 Standard listing at launch pricing (regular $299) |
| Premium / highlighted option | Premium 30 Day Posting: $549 members, $699 non-members, with one Job Flash email to a self-reported audience of over 13,000 veterinary professionals | 30 Day Job Flash Package: $349 members, $449 non-members, emailing the job to a self-reported audience of 50,000+ veterinary professionals | Featured listing: $399 at launch pricing (regular $499) — logo, highlighted card, top of feed, Featured badge |
| Top bundle or multi-job plan | Ultimate 30 Day bundle: $749 members, $899 non-members, adding a TalentBoost upgrade with exposure to 1,000+ job sites and search engines (self-reported) | Ultimate Recruitment Package: $649 members, $749 non-members, with TalentBoost distribution to a network of job sites and search engines (self-reported) | Group plans: Growth at $899 a month for 10 live jobs, or Brand at $1,749 a month for 25 live jobs, all Featured |
| Where a listing appears | The AVMA Career Center plus all the job boards that are part of the Veterinary Career Community (a partnership among national and state veterinary associations and veterinary medical schools) | The AAHA Career Center; upgrades add Job Flash emails and TalentBoost distribution | The matching role and city pages, and Google Jobs |
| Resume access | Employers browse and filter resumes after creating an employer profile; a single-resume purchase costs $500, the same for members and non-members | $25 per candidate for members, $35 for non-members — nothing if the candidate is not interested | None — no resume database; candidates apply on the employer's own link |
| Membership needed for the best price | Yes — AVMA membership | Yes — AAHA membership | No membership; every employer pays the same published price |
| Contract | Not published | Not published | None — single listings are one-time payments; group plans are monthly, cancel anytime |
| Who runs it | The American Veterinary Medical Association | The American Animal Hospital Association | Gabriel Meierotto, founder |
As of October 2026, checked on each company's own website.
What does the AVMA Career Center cost to post a job?
The base product is a 30 Day Job Posting: $249 for AVMA members or $399 for non-members.
Every AVMA Career Center posting product includes visibility on the AVMA Career Center and on all job boards within the Veterinary Career Community.
Step up to the Premium 30 Day Posting — $549 for members or $699 for non-members — and you add one Job Flash email to a self-reported audience of over 13,000 veterinary professionals, preferred job status in search results and Spotlight to stand out among listings.
The Ultimate 30 Day bundle ($749 members, $899 non-members) adds a TalentBoost upgrade with exposure to a self-reported 1,000+ job sites and search engines.
The AVMA's own employer page says a listing can be posted for less than $300 and gets viewed nearly 800 times on average.
Those are the AVMA's figures, self-reported; VeterinaryHires publishes no comparable numbers.
What does the AAHA Career Center cost to post a job?
The Basic 30 Day Job Posting is $99 for AAHA members or $199 for non-members — the lowest published 30-day price of the boards on this page.
Upgrades are sold as Job Flash packages.
- 30 Day Job Flash Package: $349 members / $449 non-members, emailing the job to a self-reported audience of 50,000+ veterinary professionals.
- 30 Day Premium Job Flash Package: $449 members / $549 non-members.
- 30 Day Ultimate Recruitment Package: $649 members / $749 non-members, adding TalentBoost distribution to a self-reported network of 1,000+ job sites and search engines.
The resume bank is priced separately: $25 per candidate for AAHA members or $35 for non-members, and you pay nothing if the candidate is not interested.
Where does your job actually appear on each board?
This is the structural difference between the two.
When you post on the AVMA Career Center, the job also appears on all the job boards that are part of the Veterinary Career Community — a partnership among national and state veterinary associations and veterinary medical schools.
Every AVMA posting product includes that visibility; it is not a paid upgrade.
AAHA's base product is the posting itself.
The wider exposure — Job Flash emails and TalentBoost distribution to a network of job sites and search engines — comes with the paid upgrade packages.
On VeterinaryHires, every listing appears on the matching role and city pages and is indexed in Google Jobs.
How does resume access work on each board?
On both association boards, resume access is separate from posting.
On the AVMA Career Center you create an employer profile and can then browse and filter resumes; a single-resume purchase costs $500, the same for members and non-members.
The AAHA Career Center charges per candidate instead: $25 for members or $35 for non-members, and you pay nothing when the candidate is not interested.
It is pay-per-candidate, not a database included with the posting price.
VeterinaryHires has no resume database at all.
Candidates apply on the employer's own application link or email address, so there is no per-candidate fee to plan for.
Do you need an AVMA or AAHA membership to get the member prices?
No — both boards sell to non-members — but membership is the pricing lever on both.
The AVMA says members get discounted rates on all job postings, including premium ones: $249 versus $399 at the base tier, $549 versus $699 on Premium.
At the base tier, AAHA members pay $99 against $199 for non-members.
Whether a membership pays for itself depends on how often you post and what membership costs — price that against the per-post gaps above.
When is VeterinaryHires the better fit?
VeterinaryHires is the third option when the membership math does not work.
The published price is the same for every employer: $199 for a Standard listing or $399 for Featured at launch pricing, each a one-time payment that never renews, with no contract.
A listing goes live as soon as the Stripe payment goes through, appears on the matching role and city pages, and is indexed in Google Jobs.
Candidates click through to your own application link or email address.
It is built for the whole veterinary team — veterinarian, emergency and relief veterinarian, technician, assistant, receptionist, practice manager and kennel attendant roles each have their own pages.
The pricing page has the details, and the fact sheet is where every VeterinaryHires fact on this page comes from.
Which one should you choose?
Choose the AVMA Career Center if…
- Your practice is an AVMA member, so every posting — including the Premium and Ultimate bundles — comes at the discounted member rate of $249 at the base tier instead of $399.
- You want one posting to appear on all the job boards in the Veterinary Career Community — the AVMA's partnership among national and state veterinary associations and veterinary medical schools.
- You want the Premium tier's Job Flash email to a self-reported audience of over 13,000 veterinary professionals, with preferred job status in search results and Spotlight.
Choose the AAHA Career Center if…
- Your practice is an AAHA member: $99 for a 30-day basic posting is the lowest published 30-day price of the three boards.
- You prefer paying per resume contact — $25 for members or $35 for non-members, and nothing when a candidate is not interested.
- You want lower-priced upgrades: AAHA's Job Flash tier ($349 / $449) sits below the AVMA's Premium bundle ($549 / $699), and its Ultimate Recruitment Package ($649 / $749) below the AVMA's Ultimate bundle ($749 / $899).
Choose VeterinaryHires if…
- You have no AVMA or AAHA membership and do not want one: the published price is the same for every employer.
- You want a one-time payment that never renews, with no contract — $199 Standard or $399 Featured at launch pricing.
- You want dedicated role pages for the whole team — technician, assistant, receptionist, practice manager and kennel attendant openings each get their own page.
- You want the listing live as soon as payment goes through, indexed in Google Jobs and shown on the matching role and city pages.
Frequently asked questions
Is the AAHA Career Center cheaper than the AVMA Career Center?
For members, yes: a basic 30-day posting is $99 for AAHA members against $249 for AVMA members.
For non-members the gap widens to $199 versus $399.
The AVMA's premium tiers are priced higher at each level too: its Premium 30 Day Posting ($549 / $699) against AAHA's $349 / $449 Job Flash, and its Ultimate bundle ($749 / $899) against AAHA's $649 / $749 Ultimate Recruitment Package.
Do I need to be an AVMA or AAHA member to post a job?
No. Both association boards sell to non-members — the AVMA at $249 for a 30-day posting and AAHA at $199 — but membership is what unlocks the discounted rates, and the AVMA says members get discounted rates on all postings, including premium ones.
VeterinaryHires charges every employer the same published price, with no membership.
What is the AVMA's Veterinary Career Community?
It is a partnership among national and state veterinary associations and veterinary medical schools.
When you post a job on the AVMA Career Center, the listing also appears on all the job boards in that community — every AVMA posting product includes that visibility, so it is not a paid upgrade.
Resume access is separate: it is not part of the posting products.
What is an AAHA Job Flash?
A paid upgrade that emails your job to a self-reported audience of 50,000+ veterinary professionals.
The 30 Day Job Flash Package costs $349 for AAHA members or $449 for non-members; the Premium Job Flash is $449 / $549, and the Ultimate Recruitment Package adds TalentBoost distribution to a network of job sites and search engines for $649 / $749.
Can I search resumes on these boards?
Resume access is separate from posting on both association boards.
On the AVMA Career Center you create an employer profile and can then browse and filter resumes, and a single-resume purchase costs $500 for members and non-members alike.
The AAHA Career Center charges per candidate — $25 for members or $35 for non-members — and you pay nothing if the candidate is not interested.
VeterinaryHires has no resume database; candidates apply on your own link.
How much does VeterinaryHires cost compared with the association boards?
A Standard listing is $199 and a Featured listing is $399 at launch pricing, each a one-time payment for 30 days with no contract and no membership required.
Multi-location groups can take a monthly plan instead: $899 for 10 live jobs or $1,749 for 25, cancel anytime — arranged by contacting VeterinaryHires rather than self-serve checkout.
Which board should a practice without an association membership use?
On price alone, AAHA — $199 for 30 days against the AVMA's $399 — though the AVMA price buys visibility across the Veterinary Career Community.
VeterinaryHires matches AAHA's non-member price at launch pricing ($199) and needs no membership, which is what makes it the third option.
Where these facts come from
- AVMA Career Center: avma.org/education/veterinary-careers/employers (checked October 5, 2026)
- AVMA Career Center: jobs.avma.org/employer/pricing (checked October 5, 2026)
- AAHA Career Center: careers.aaha.org/employer/pricing (checked October 5, 2026)