According to 2013 numbers the average salary for a veterinarian in California is $86,000/year (10% higher than the national average).
Obviously, the salary will vary and be much higher with experience (years in practice), location (veterinarians in large cities earn more), education (board certified specialists will earn more), and practice ownership (practice owners/partners will earn more).
In Tennessee, veterinary technicians earn around $18,000 a year.
The veterinary technicians earn about $33,000 per year in Wyoming.
Veterinary technicians earn around $15,000 in West Virginia.
The veterinary technicians in Nebraska earn a basic salary of between $20,000 and $27,530.
On average, a veterinary technician will earn just under $20,000 a year in Utah.
The basic salary of veterinary technicians in Montana is $27530.
A veterinarian typically earns $99,940 in California. The national average for veterinarians in 2013 was ~US$90,000, but since California overall has a higher cost of living, it would be expected that a veterinarian in California would also earn more than the average.
Veterinary technicians in Vermont earn between $15,000 and $20,000 a year.
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They usually don't earn an hourly wage, but earn (usually) between $14-28,000 a year. Check out wikipedia's article on veterinary assistants: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterinary_Assistant
You can earn a veterinary assistant degree online at Community Care College based out of Oklahoma. If you are seeking a Canadian school, you can take the Animal Sciences program at ICS Canada which will help you with your veterinary assistant career.