Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians in South Central

The employment outlook will be Moderate for animal health technologists and veterinary technicians (NOC 32104) in the South Central region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about animal health technologists and veterinary technicians in the South Central region:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 60%
  • Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 30%
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 10%