This will vary depending upon the skills, experience and education of the individual technician. Starting pay is $10-$12 an hour, while an experienced registered specialist technician can make over $30 an hour. The average is about $15 an hour (with no formal education) and a vet tech can expect to work at least 50 hours a week, so $750 a week would be reasonable.
At the high end of the scale (years of experience, bachelor's degree), a vet tech can make over $1500 a week.
On average, a veterinary technician will earn just under $20,000 a year in Utah.
Veterinary technicians in Vermont earn between $15,000 and $20,000 a year.
A veterinary technician in Delaware will make around $29,000 per year in 2014.
A veterinary technician earns between $16,000 and $18,000 in North Dakota.
A veterinary technician, in South Dakota, makes an average of $23,000 a year.
Veterinary technicians earn between $29,000 and $48,000 a year based on surveys done in 2012.
Yes, in order to earn a degree in veterinary techology you must have hands on training in providing care and restraint of animals. Credentialing as a veterinary technician (licensure, registration, certification) generally requires that a person earn an associates degree or higher from an American Veterinary Medical Association accredited veterinary technology program.
If the 4 year university offers an American Veterinary Medical Association accredited veterinary technology program, then yes a person can earn a degree through a university and become a veterinary technician.
The pay rate for veterinary technician varies based upon geographic location, type of practice worked in, experience and skill level and type of community the practice is in. Veterinary technicians earn between $29,000 and $45,000 a year.
The average salary for a veterinary technician in Oklahoma is about $26,000 per year. They usually start out earning about $15,000 and with experience can earn up to $45,000 per year.
How much money a validation technician can earn depends on their experience, qualifications and the location. A validation technician earns on average 92,680 US dollars per year.
Veterinary technician salaries in Kentucky are on the low side of the national average. The average national salary for a veterinary technician is around $26,000 per year. In economically disadvantaged areas of Kentucky, salaries can go as low as $20,000 per year.