# Veterinary Services

> National industry (NAICS 541940) — This industry comprises establishments of licensed veterinary practitioners primarily engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine, dentistry, or surgery for animals; and establishments primarily engaged in providing testing services for licensed veterinary practitioners.

Illustrative Examples:

Animal hospitals
Veterinary clinics
Veterinarians' offices
Veterinary testing laboratories


Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

- **NAICS code:** 541940
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/industries/541940
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap, not jobs lost. Figures aggregate over the occupations employed in this industry, each traced to a named public dataset.

## Scale & pay

- **Employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** 463,780 across 73 occupations.
- **Typical annual wage (employment-weighted median):** $54,782.

## AI exposure

- **AI task-overlap (employment-weighted across 60 occupations):** 37th percentile (Moderate) — Eloundou GPT-overlap + Felten AIOE; task overlap, not automation.

## Largest occupations

- Veterinary Technologists and Technicians (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-2056-00) — 119,830 employed; $45,740
- Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-31-9096-00) — 101,800 employed; $37,070
- Veterinarians (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1131-00) — 72,200 employed; $125,600
- Receptionists and Information Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-4171-00) — 59,110 employed; $36,900
- Animal Caretakers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-39-2021-00) — 38,390 employed; $30,000
- Customer Service Representatives (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-4051-00) — 16,100 employed; $38,530
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-1011-00) — 12,260 employed; $57,030
- Office Clerks, General (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-9061-00) — 8,730 employed; $40,360
- General and Operations Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-1021-00) — 5,900 employed; $74,280
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-3031-00) — 3,480 employed; $47,510
- Medical and Health Services Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-9111-00) — 3,460 employed; $96,710
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-6013-00) — 3,190 employed; $38,100
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-37-2011-00) — 3,140 employed; $34,220
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-6014-00) — 3,040 employed; $42,400
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-9071-00) — 1,970 employed; $40,660
- Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians — 980 employed; $55,220
- Human Resources Specialists (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-1071-00) — 880 employed; $70,230
- First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-39-1022-00) — 810 employed; $40,460
- Accountants and Auditors (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-2011-00) — 720 employed; $80,110
- Administrative Services Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-3012-00) — 700 employed; $70,110

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **Census NAICS** (2022) — U.S. Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/naics/
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130
- **AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE)** (Felten, Raj & Seamans) — academic. https://github.com/AIOE-Data/AIOE

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-03T03:26:54.804143+00:00. https://singulariki.com/industries/541940_