Veterinary Receptionist Statistics 2026: Job Market, Pay, Demand & Workforce

VeterinaryHires had 1,378 open veterinary receptionist listings from 291 employers on October 13, 2026.

276 were first posted in the previous 14 days and 595 in the previous 30 days.

At least 32.1% of veterinary receptionist listings were part-time on October 13, 2026.

Listings that name no schedule are counted as full-time, so the real part-time share is likely higher.

The benefit veterinary receptionist listings named most often on October 13, 2026 was dental or vision coverage, in 83.7% of listings, followed by health insurance (79.2%).

A listing that does not mention a benefit may still offer it.

To browse the openings themselves, see all veterinary receptionist listings.

The median annual wage for receptionists and information clerks across all industries was $38,010 in May 2025, and the middle half earned $33,960 to $45,130 (BLS OEWS, SOC 43-4171 (all industries), May 2025).

Employers hiring veterinary receptionists on VeterinaryHires advertise a median of $18.00 an hour across 139 employers on October 13, 2026; this is advertised pay, not earnings.

For pay by state, percentile and experience, see the veterinary receptionist salary guide, and for the full distribution of posted pay see our quarterly veterinary receptionist pay data release.

California had the most open veterinary receptionist listings on October 13, 2026, with 165 (12% of the national total).

Florida followed with 127 (9.2%).

To browse the openings in one state, start with veterinary receptionist openings in California.

291 employers had open veterinary receptionist listings on VeterinaryHires on October 13, 2026, and the five largest posted 63.4% of them.

268 employers (92.1%) had exactly one open veterinary receptionist listing.

The largest single employer, Banfield Pet Hospital, posted 32.1% of all veterinary receptionist listings, so this sample leans toward large multi-location employers.

Veterinary practices employed 55,330 receptionists and information clerks in May 2025, 11.7% of all jobs in the industry, with a median annual wage of $37,910 inside the industry (BLS OEWS, NAICS 541940).

Veterinary practices also employed 18,380 customer service representatives in May 2025, 3.9% of the industry's jobs (BLS OEWS, NAICS 541940).

For how to enter the field, see the veterinary receptionist career guide.

Listing figures are computed from every active, paid veterinary receptionist listing on VeterinaryHires at the time shown, and refreshed daily.

Listings on a job board are not a random sample of all veterinary receptionist jobs, so read them as a picture of current hiring, not of total employment.

Advertised pay is the midpoint of the range an employer posts, or its single figure, and hourly and annual postings are never converted into each other.

The headline is the employer median: each employer’s own median, then the median across employers, so a group posting hundreds of openings counts once.

A pay figure needs at least 30 listings from 10 employers and is withheld when one employer posted more than half of them.

Federal and association figures come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the American Veterinary Medical Association and are quoted as published, with the year in each sentence.

BLS has no veterinary receptionist occupation.

Federal figures on this page are for receptionists and information clerks, nationally and as employed inside veterinary practices, the nearest series BLS measures.