Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers wages in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. May 2025 OEWS estimates, published 2026-05-15. WageScope by MeritLog. https://www.mymeritlog.com/wagescope/occupations/veterinary-assistants-and-laboratory-animal-caretakers/western-north-carolina-nonmetropolitan-area. Source: https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source pay figures, job scale, price level, and survey limits as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 31-9096 and BLS area 3700003.
Questions, answered
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers pay in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area: common questions
What is the median wage for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area?
BLS gives a median of $35,760 per year for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area for May 2025. This is a survey estimate for the job and place. It does not predict your pay or promise an offer.
Is Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers pay higher in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area than nationally?
The median in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area was 6.3% below the U.S. median. Both use the same job and source date.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area?
No. The BLS pay figure does not account for local prices. We have no matching BEA price data for this area. We do not use a nearby place or make up a price estimate.
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$40,340/year
126,580
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Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area was 6.3% below the U.S. median for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. It ranked 51 of 108 nonmetro areas. We rank only areas with a published annual median. These pay gaps leave out prices, benefits, and skills. They also leave out the mix of firms and work hours.
What the Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median says in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area at $35,760 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 3700003.
BLS lists 320 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 $35,300 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area's Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median is 6.3% below the U.S. Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $38,150 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.
Exact source record
Read source key 31-9096 with area 3700003
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 31-9096 and area 3700003. SOC 31-9096 names Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Area 3700003 names Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 31-9096/3700003 row has 320 wage and salary jobs. There are 1.28 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 1.57. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.
For 31-9096/3700003, the annual median is $35,760 per year, while the matching mean is $35,300 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
31-9096/3700003 10th percentile: $28,790 per year.
31-9096/3700003 25th percentile: $30,830 per year.
31-9096/3700003 median: $35,760 per year.
31-9096/3700003 75th percentile: $36,900 per year.
31-9096/3700003 90th percentile: $44,510 per year.
31-9096/3700003 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.
Place source check
BLS area 3700003 facts behind this Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers page
Area 3700003 reports 253,210 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $52,080. Its annual median is $42,990. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 31-9096 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area runs from $27,140 at the 10th percentile to $84,340 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $33,250. The median is $42,990. The 75th percentile is $59,750. 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 3700003. They do not show related skills or a path into Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
1. Retail Salespersons. Area: 3700003. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 8,030. Yearly median: $30,490. Jobs per 1,000: 31.7. Location quotient: 1.26.
2. Cashiers. Area: 3700003. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 7,720. Yearly median: $28,700. Jobs per 1,000: 30.5. Location quotient: 1.53.
3. Stockers and Order Fillers. Area: 3700003. SOC: 53-7065. Jobs: 5,500. Yearly median: $36,370. Jobs per 1,000: 21.74. Location quotient: 1.19.
Pay range
Read the Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
The 10th percentile is $28,790 per year. The 25th percentile is $30,830 per year. The median is $35,760 per year. The 75th percentile is $36,900 per year. The 90th percentile is $44,510 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 $30,830 per year to $36,900 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $15,720. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Same-source checks
Compare Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $35,760 per year. North Carolina has $37,070 per year. The U.S. row has $38,150 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is 3.5% below North Carolina on the same published median. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is 6.3% 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 benchmarks, 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 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area sits for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area ranks 51 of 108 among nonmetro 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 51 of 108 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.
48. South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. The Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median is $35,840 per year. BLS estimates 210 jobs. The location quotient is 1.2.
49. Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area. The Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median is $35,830 per year. BLS estimates 90 jobs. The location quotient is 1.54.
50. Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area. The Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median is $35,780 per year. BLS estimates 80 jobs. The location quotient is 0.8.
Pay leaders
Where Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers medians lead among nonmetro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 31-9096, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same nonmetro map type. Connecticut nonmetropolitan area has the highest published median in this set, at $45,810 per year. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area sits at $35,760 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 limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Connecticut nonmetropolitan area has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $45,810 per year, or $10,050 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 320 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.53.
2. Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $44,090 per year, or $8,330 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 320 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.84.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has the largest published nonmetro job estimate for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers in this same-source set, at 380 jobs. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 320. 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. Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 380 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 60 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $35,730 per year, or $30 below Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.76.
2. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has 360 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 40 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $33,280 per year, or $2,480 below Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.19.
Local-share leaders
Where Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers takes the largest share of local jobs
Arizona nonmetropolitan area has the highest published location quotient in this nonmetro set, at 2.21. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 1.57. 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. Arizona nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.21, a gap of 0.64 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 180 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $35,840 per year, or $80 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
2. Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.08, a gap of 0.51 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 110 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $36,420 per year, or $660 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
Job scale and share
How common Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers is in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
BLS lists 320 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 1.28 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 1.57. 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 higher 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 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
The all-occupations median in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area is $42,990 per year. The Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median is $35,760 per year. Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers is 16.8% 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 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. 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. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $36,340 per year. BLS lists 4,030 jobs and a location quotient of 0.84.
2. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $36,370 per year. BLS lists 5,500 jobs and a location quotient of 1.19.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Retail Salespersons is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area table, at 8,030 jobs. Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers has 320 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 253,210. 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. Retail Salespersons has 8,030 jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 7,710 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $30,490 per year, or $5,270 below Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.26.
2. Cashiers has 7,720 jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 7,400 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $28,700 per year, or $7,060 below Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.53.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Registered Nurses has the highest published median in the bounded Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area role table, at $82,100 per year. Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers has $35,760 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $42,990 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. Registered Nurses has a median of $82,100 per year in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $46,340 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 4,760 jobs, compared with 320 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.87.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $76,810 per year in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $41,050 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 3,360 jobs, compared with 320 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.59.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Cooks, Fast Food has the highest location quotient in the bounded Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area role table, at 4.17. Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers has 1.57. 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. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 4.17 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2.60 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 4,350 jobs and a median of $24,260 per year, or $11,500 below Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
2. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.76 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.19 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 4,150 jobs and a median of $37,340 per year, or $1,580 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
Price-level view
What $35,760 may mean after the Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area price level
WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $35,760 BLS median stays a nominal wage.
No price row means no national-price-dollar proxy. It does not mean prices match the U.S. level. It does not say whether a wage goes far or not. The source is missing for this exact map key, so the price answer stays open.
You can still compare Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers with the U.S. or with like nonmetro areas on the same BLS metric. Keep that as a nominal wage comparison. Add price-level context only when an exact reviewed row exists.
Data care
How much care to use with the Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area row
The employment RSE for this Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers row is 6%. The mean-wage RSE is 1.5%. 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 320 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $35,300 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 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. It uses a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 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 $35,760 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 Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 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 320 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.57 is not a growth score. Rank 51 of 108 is not a place score. A missing 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 3700003. 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.
How many Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs does BLS estimate in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area?
BLS estimates 320 wage and salary jobs for this row. This is a survey estimate. It does not count open jobs or predict future hiring.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. We show job posts in a separate list. Each has its own source and check date. Posted pay does not change the BLS pay data.
Current jobs
Jobs with a matching title for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
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4. Fast Food and Counter Workers. Area: 3700003. SOC: 35-3023. Jobs: 5,200. Yearly median: $27,860. Jobs per 1,000: 20.54. Location quotient: 0.83.
5. Waiters and Waitresses. Area: 3700003. SOC: 35-3031. Jobs: 5,180. Yearly median: $29,160. Jobs per 1,000: 20.46. Location quotient: 1.4.
6. Registered Nurses. Area: 3700003. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 4,760. Yearly median: $82,100. Jobs per 1,000: 18.81. Location quotient: 0.87.
52. Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median is $35,730 per year. BLS estimates 380 jobs. The location quotient is 1.76.
53. Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area. The Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median is $35,660 per year. BLS estimates 130 jobs. The location quotient is 0.84.
54. Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area. The Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median is $35,610 per year. BLS estimates 170 jobs. The location quotient is 1.4.
3. North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $44,070 per year, or $8,310 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 120 jobs there, compared with 320 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.33.
4. North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $43,840 per year, or $8,080 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 140 jobs there, compared with 320 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.7.
5. Central East New York nonmetropolitan area has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $39,480 per year, or $3,720 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 160 jobs there, compared with 320 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.2.
6. Western Washington nonmetropolitan area has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $39,400 per year, or $3,640 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 210 jobs there, compared with 320 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 2.01.
7. Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $39,290 per year, or $3,530 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 80 jobs there, compared with 320 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.63.
8. Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area has a Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers median of $38,990 per year, or $3,230 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 110 jobs there, compared with 320 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.94.
3. North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) has 320 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 0 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $35,240 per year, or $520 below Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.58.
4. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 320 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 0 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $35,760 per year, or $0 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.57.
5. Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area has 230 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 90 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $35,530 per year, or $230 below Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.4.
6. Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area has 220 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 100 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $35,330 per year, or $430 below Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.27.
7. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 210 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 110 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $36,020 per year, or $260 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.07.
8. South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has 210 estimated Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs, a gap of 110 jobs from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $35,840 per year, or $80 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.2.
3. Western Washington nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 2.01, a gap of 0.44 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 210 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $39,400 per year, or $3,640 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
4. West Montana nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.99, a gap of 0.42 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 140 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $37,730 per year, or $1,970 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
5. Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.89, a gap of 0.32 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 130 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $37,650 per year, or $1,890 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
6. Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.83, a gap of 0.26 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 150 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $30,420 per year, or $5,340 below Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
7. West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.79, a gap of 0.22 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 120 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $30,050 per year, or $5,710 below Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
8. Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.78, a gap of 0.21 from Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 190 Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers jobs and a median of $36,500 per year, or $740 above Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.
3. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, SOC 37-3011, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $36,400 per year. BLS lists 2,530 jobs and a location quotient of 1.63.
4. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $36,970 per year. BLS lists 3,150 jobs and a location quotient of 0.75.
5. Nursing Assistants, SOC 31-1131, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $37,340 per year. BLS lists 4,150 jobs and a location quotient of 1.76.
6. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $37,450 per year. BLS lists 3,710 jobs and a location quotient of 0.92.
7. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $33,810 per year. BLS lists 3,360 jobs and a location quotient of 0.93.
8. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, SOC 43-6013, has a Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area median of $38,750 per year. BLS lists 2,340 jobs and a location quotient of 1.49.
3. Stockers and Order Fillers has 5,500 jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 5,180 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $36,370 per year, or $610 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.19.
4. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 5,200 jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 4,880 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $27,860 per year, or $7,900 below Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.83.
5. Waiters and Waitresses has 5,180 jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 4,860 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $29,160 per year, or $6,600 below Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.4.
6. Registered Nurses has 4,760 jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 4,440 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $82,100 per year, or $46,340 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 0.87.
7. Cooks, Fast Food has 4,350 jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 4,030 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $24,260 per year, or $11,500 below Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 4.17.
8. Nursing Assistants has 4,150 jobs in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,830 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its median is $37,340 per year, or $1,580 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.76.
3. First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers has a median of $69,610 per year in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $33,850 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 1,880 jobs, compared with 320 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.42.
4. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $50,280 per year in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $14,520 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 3,210 jobs, compared with 320 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.42.
5. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $49,460 per year in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $13,700 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 3,840 jobs, compared with 320 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.14.
6. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has a median of $46,400 per year in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $10,640 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 2,580 jobs, compared with 320 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.41.
7. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks has a median of $44,920 per year in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $9,160 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 2,710 jobs, compared with 320 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.21.
8. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General has a median of $44,550 per year in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, or $8,790 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 2,950 jobs, compared with 320 for Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. Its location quotient is 1.18.
3. Cooks, Restaurant has a location quotient of 1.71 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.14 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 3,930 jobs and a median of $32,150 per year, or $3,610 below Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
4. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.69 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.12 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 2,370 jobs and a median of $29,440 per year, or $6,320 below Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
5. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has a location quotient of 1.63 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.06 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 2,530 jobs and a median of $36,400 per year, or $640 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
6. Cashiers has a location quotient of 1.53 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.04 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 7,720 jobs and a median of $28,700 per year, or $7,060 below Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
7. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 1.5 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.07 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 2,190 jobs and a median of $28,730 per year, or $7,030 below Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
8. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants has a location quotient of 1.49 in Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 0.08 from Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers. BLS lists 2,340 jobs and a median of $38,750 per year, or $2,990 above Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.
