BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Waterbury-Shelton, CT was 99.8, or 0.2% below the national price level. Its housing index was 89.1.
National-price-dollar proxy
$37,774
WageScope divides the published Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in Waterbury-Shelton, CT: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 31-9096 and BLS area 47930.
Questions, answered
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers pay in Waterbury-Shelton, CT: common questions
What is the median wage for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in Waterbury-Shelton, CT?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $37,690 per year for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in Waterbury-Shelton, CT. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers pay higher in Waterbury-Shelton, CT than nationally?
Waterbury-Shelton, CT's published median was 1.2% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Waterbury-Shelton, CT?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 99.8 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs does BLS estimate in Waterbury-Shelton, CT?
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$40,340/year
126,580
1.5%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT was 1.2% below the U.S. median for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. It ranked 104 of 283 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
What the Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median says in Waterbury-Shelton, CT
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median in Waterbury-Shelton, CT at $37,690 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 31-9096 and BLS area 47930.
BLS lists 80 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $44,900 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Waterbury-Shelton, CT's Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median is 1.2% below the U.S. Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $38,150 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
Exact source record
Read source key 31-9096 with area 47930
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 31-9096 and area 47930. SOC 31-9096 names Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Area 47930 names Waterbury-Shelton, CT. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 31-9096/47930 row reports 80 wage and salary jobs, 0.51 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.63 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 31-9096/47930, the annual median is $37,690 per year, while the matching mean is $44,900 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
31-9096/47930 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.
Place source check
BLS area 47930 facts behind this Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers page
Area 47930 reports 160,710 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $69,080. Its annual median is $51,440. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 31-9096 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Waterbury-Shelton, CT runs from $34,660 at the 10th percentile to $119,140 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $38,100. The median is $51,440. The 75th percentile is $80,680. This is a place check, not a pay range for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 47930. They do not show related skills or a path into Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
1. Area 47930, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 6,360 jobs, $37,690 annual median, 39.59 jobs per 1,000, and 1.43 location quotient.
2. Area 47930, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 3,860 jobs, $34,850 annual median, 24.02 jobs per 1,000, and 0.97 location quotient.
3. Area 47930, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 3,450 jobs, $35,100 annual median, 21.47 jobs per 1,000, and 1.08 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Waterbury-Shelton, CT wage ladder for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
The 10th percentile is $35,580 per year. The 25th percentile is $36,790 per year. The median is $37,690 per year. The 75th percentile is $48,650 per year. The 90th percentile is $59,930 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $36,790 per year to $48,650 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $24,350. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Same-source checks
Compare Waterbury-Shelton, CT with its state and the U.S.
Waterbury-Shelton, CT has a annual median of $37,690 per year. Connecticut has $44,250 per year. The U.S. row has $38,150 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 14.8% below Connecticut on the same published median. Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 1.2% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Like-for-like rank
Where Waterbury-Shelton, CT sits for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
Waterbury-Shelton, CT ranks 104 of 283 among metro areas with a published annual median for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 104 of 283 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
101. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $37,720 per year, 250 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.81.
102. Lawrence, KS has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $37,720 per year, 50 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.18.
103. Jacksonville, FL has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $37,710 per year, 620 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.
Pay leaders
Where Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 31-9096, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $49,400 per year. Waterbury-Shelton, CT sits at $37,690 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $49,400 per year, or $11,710 above Waterbury-Shelton, CT. BLS lists 2,150 jobs there, compared with 80 in Waterbury-Shelton, CT. The location quotient is 1.11.
2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $49,210 per year, or $11,520 above Waterbury-Shelton, CT. BLS lists 620 jobs there, compared with 80 in Waterbury-Shelton, CT. The location quotient is 0.67.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in this same-source set, at 5,560 jobs. Waterbury-Shelton, CT has 80. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 5,560 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 5,480 jobs from Waterbury-Shelton, CT. Its median is $46,160 per year, or $8,470 above Waterbury-Shelton, CT. Its location quotient is 0.72.
2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 4,830 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 4,750 jobs from Waterbury-Shelton, CT. Its median is $46,070 per year, or $8,380 above Waterbury-Shelton, CT. Its location quotient is 0.95.
Local-share leaders
Where Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers takes the largest share of local jobs
Corvallis, OR has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 4.98. Waterbury-Shelton, CT has 0.63. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Corvallis, OR has a location quotient of 4.98, a gap of 4.35 from Waterbury-Shelton, CT. BLS lists 160 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $38,820 per year, or $1,130 above Waterbury-Shelton, CT.
2. College Station-Bryan, TX has a location quotient of 3.77, a gap of 3.14 from Waterbury-Shelton, CT. BLS lists 410 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $29,960 per year, or $7,730 below Waterbury-Shelton, CT.
Job scale and share
How common Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers is in Waterbury-Shelton, CT
BLS lists 80 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs in Waterbury-Shelton, CT. It also lists 0.51 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.63. A value of 1 means Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Local job mix
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers beside other roles in Waterbury-Shelton, CT
The all-occupations median in Waterbury-Shelton, CT is $51,440 per year. The Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median is $37,690 per year. Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers is 26.7% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Waterbury-Shelton, CT. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, SOC 31-1120, has a Waterbury-Shelton, CT median of $37,690 per year. BLS lists 6,360 jobs and a location quotient of 1.43.
2. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Waterbury-Shelton, CT median of $37,890 per year. BLS lists 3,430 jobs and a location quotient of 1.17.
3. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, SOC 51-2090, has a Waterbury-Shelton, CT median of $38,210 per year. BLS lists 1,410 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Waterbury-Shelton, CT
Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Waterbury-Shelton, CT table, at 6,360 jobs. Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers has 80 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 160,710. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 6,360 jobs in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, a gap of 6,280 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $37,690 per year, or $0 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.43.
2. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 3,860 jobs in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, a gap of 3,780 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $34,850 per year, or $2,840 below Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.97.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Waterbury-Shelton, CT
General and Operations Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Waterbury-Shelton, CT role table, at $130,900 per year. Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers has $37,690 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $51,440 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. General and Operations Managers has a median of $130,900 per year in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, or $93,210 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 3,370 jobs, compared with 80 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.93.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $101,690 per year in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, or $64,000 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 3,050 jobs, compared with 80 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.87.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Waterbury-Shelton, CT
Social and Human Service Assistants has the highest location quotient in the bounded Waterbury-Shelton, CT role table, at 3.77. Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers has 0.63. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Social and Human Service Assistants has a location quotient of 3.77 in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, a gap of 3.14 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,710 jobs and a median of $43,750 per year, or $6,060 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
2. Childcare Workers has a location quotient of 2.51 in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, a gap of 1.88 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,350 jobs and a median of $35,670 per year, or $2,020 below Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
Price-level view
What $37,690 may mean after the Waterbury-Shelton, CT price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 99.8. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 0.2% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $37,690 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median by 99.8 divided by 100. The result is $37,774 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 89.1. Goods are 97.3. Utilities are 147.6. Other services are 102.7. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
Data care
How much care to use with the Waterbury-Shelton, CT row
The employment RSE for this Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers row is 17.5%. The mean-wage RSE is 5.4%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 80 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $44,900 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
Job and résumé path
Use Waterbury-Shelton, CT wage data before you tailor
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. It uses a Waterbury-Shelton, CT place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $37,690 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
Limits
What the Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers row for Waterbury-Shelton, CT does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 80 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.63 is not a growth score. Rank 104 of 283 is not a place score. The 99.8 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 31-9096 in BLS area 47930. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 80 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
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4. Area 47930, SOC 53-7065, Stockers and Order Fillers: 3,430 jobs, $37,890 annual median, 21.37 jobs per 1,000, and 1.17 location quotient.
5. Area 47930, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 3,370 jobs, $130,900 annual median, 21 jobs per 1,000, and 0.93 location quotient.
6. Area 47930, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 3,310 jobs, $35,360 annual median, 20.57 jobs per 1,000, and 0.82 location quotient.
105. Coeur d'Alene, ID has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $37,670 per year, 80 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.28.
106. Rockford, IL has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $37,670 per year, 50 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.49.
107. Charleston-North Charleston, SC has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $37,660 per year, 350 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.1.
3. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $49,200 per year, or $11,510 above Waterbury-Shelton, CT. BLS lists 60 jobs there, compared with 80 in Waterbury-Shelton, CT. The location quotient is 1.06.
4. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $47,270 per year, or $9,580 above Waterbury-Shelton, CT. BLS lists 350 jobs there, compared with 80 in Waterbury-Shelton, CT. The location quotient is 2.11.
5. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $47,150 per year, or $9,460 above Waterbury-Shelton, CT. BLS lists 200 jobs there, compared with 80 in Waterbury-Shelton, CT. The location quotient is 2.47.
6. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $46,990 per year, or $9,300 above Waterbury-Shelton, CT. BLS lists 1,740 jobs there, compared with 80 in Waterbury-Shelton, CT. The location quotient is 1.98.
7. Salinas, CA has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $46,990 per year, or $9,300 above Waterbury-Shelton, CT. BLS lists 160 jobs there, compared with 80 in Waterbury-Shelton, CT. The location quotient is 1.03.
8. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $46,720 per year, or $9,030 above Waterbury-Shelton, CT. BLS lists 1,970 jobs there, compared with 80 in Waterbury-Shelton, CT. The location quotient is 1.57.
3. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has 2,880 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 2,800 jobs from Waterbury-Shelton, CT. Its median is $36,110 per year, or $1,580 below Waterbury-Shelton, CT. Its location quotient is 1.22.
4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 2,740 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 2,660 jobs from Waterbury-Shelton, CT. Its median is $45,320 per year, or $7,630 above Waterbury-Shelton, CT. Its location quotient is 1.07.
5. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has 2,400 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 2,320 jobs from Waterbury-Shelton, CT. Its median is $45,640 per year, or $7,950 above Waterbury-Shelton, CT. Its location quotient is 1.42.
6. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has 2,390 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 2,310 jobs from Waterbury-Shelton, CT. Its median is $38,710 per year, or $1,020 above Waterbury-Shelton, CT. Its location quotient is 1.24.
7. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 2,350 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 2,270 jobs from Waterbury-Shelton, CT. Its median is $36,040 per year, or $1,650 below Waterbury-Shelton, CT. Its location quotient is 0.71.
8. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 2,190 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 2,110 jobs from Waterbury-Shelton, CT. Its median is $39,280 per year, or $1,590 above Waterbury-Shelton, CT. Its location quotient is 0.6.
3. Wilmington, NC has a location quotient of 3.26, a gap of 2.63 from Waterbury-Shelton, CT. BLS lists 510 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $36,860 per year, or $830 below Waterbury-Shelton, CT.
4. Bend, OR has a location quotient of 3.24, a gap of 2.61 from Waterbury-Shelton, CT. BLS lists 290 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $44,190 per year, or $6,500 above Waterbury-Shelton, CT.
5. Manhattan, KS has a location quotient of 3.12, a gap of 2.49 from Waterbury-Shelton, CT. BLS lists 140 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $33,630 per year, or $4,060 below Waterbury-Shelton, CT.
6. Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC has a location quotient of 2.92, a gap of 2.29 from Waterbury-Shelton, CT. BLS lists 100 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $35,780 per year, or $1,910 below Waterbury-Shelton, CT.
7. Charlottesville, VA has a location quotient of 2.87, a gap of 2.24 from Waterbury-Shelton, CT. BLS lists 270 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $37,480 per year, or $210 below Waterbury-Shelton, CT.
8. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA has a location quotient of 2.47, a gap of 1.84 from Waterbury-Shelton, CT. BLS lists 200 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $47,150 per year, or $9,460 above Waterbury-Shelton, CT.
4. Waiters and Waitresses, SOC 35-3031, has a Waterbury-Shelton, CT median of $36,890 per year. BLS lists 1,940 jobs and a location quotient of 0.83.
5. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Waterbury-Shelton, CT median of $38,570 per year. BLS lists 1,290 jobs and a location quotient of 0.89.
6. Security Guards, SOC 33-9032, has a Waterbury-Shelton, CT median of $38,720 per year. BLS lists 1,830 jobs and a location quotient of 1.38.
7. Food Preparation Workers, SOC 35-2021, has a Waterbury-Shelton, CT median of $36,580 per year. BLS lists 1,430 jobs and a location quotient of 1.55.
8. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, SOC 25-9045, has a Waterbury-Shelton, CT median of $35,920 per year. BLS lists 2,120 jobs and a location quotient of 1.45.
3. Cashiers has 3,450 jobs in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, a gap of 3,370 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $35,100 per year, or $2,590 below Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.08.
4. Stockers and Order Fillers has 3,430 jobs in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, a gap of 3,350 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $37,890 per year, or $200 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.17.
5. General and Operations Managers has 3,370 jobs in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, a gap of 3,290 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $130,900 per year, or $93,210 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.93.
6. Retail Salespersons has 3,310 jobs in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, a gap of 3,230 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $35,360 per year, or $2,330 below Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.82.
7. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has 3,230 jobs in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, a gap of 3,150 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $39,990 per year, or $2,300 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.41.
8. Registered Nurses has 3,050 jobs in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, a gap of 2,970 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $101,690 per year, or $64,000 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.87.
3. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $93,010 per year in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, or $55,320 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,230 jobs, compared with 80 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.82.
4. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $81,070 per year in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, or $43,380 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,420 jobs, compared with 80 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.29.
5. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $79,640 per year in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, or $41,950 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 2,110 jobs, compared with 80 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.47.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $73,800 per year in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, or $36,110 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 2,320 jobs, compared with 80 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.56.
7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $59,750 per year in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, or $22,060 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,700 jobs, compared with 80 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.8.
8. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a median of $56,100 per year in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, or $18,410 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,440 jobs, compared with 80 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.02.
3. Receptionists and Information Clerks has a location quotient of 1.65 in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, a gap of 1.02 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,550 jobs and a median of $41,050 per year, or $3,360 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
4. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a location quotient of 1.56 in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, a gap of 0.93 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 2,320 jobs and a median of $73,800 per year, or $36,110 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
5. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 1.55 in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, a gap of 0.92 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,430 jobs and a median of $36,580 per year, or $1,110 below Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a location quotient of 1.47 in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, a gap of 0.84 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 2,110 jobs and a median of $79,640 per year, or $41,950 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
7. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.46 in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, a gap of 0.83 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 2,190 jobs and a median of $43,010 per year, or $5,320 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
8. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.45 in Waterbury-Shelton, CT, a gap of 0.82 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 2,120 jobs and a median of $35,920 per year, or $1,770 below Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers pay in Waterbury-Shelton, CT (31-9096/47930) | BLS 2025
