Highest Hiring-Demand States
US states ranked by the share of veterinary practices showing active hiring signals.
Among states with at least 50 tracked practices, Delaware shows the highest hiring demand, with 15.6% of its 90 practices showing active hiring signals. Nevada (14.9%) and New Jersey (14.0%) follow.
Full ranking
| # | State | Practices | Independent | Corporate | PE-backed | Hiring | Top ownership group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware | 90 | 76.7% | 23.3% | 8.9% | 15.6% | VCA |
| 2 | Nevada | 249 | 72.3% | 27.7% | 10.4% | 14.9% | VCA |
| 3 | New Jersey | 745 | 70.5% | 29.5% | 16.2% | 14.0% | Banfield |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 661 | 63.1% | 36.9% | 21.2% | 13.9% | VCA |
| 5 | North Dakota | 94 | 94.7% | 5.3% | 3.2% | 13.8% | CareVet |
| 6 | Utah | 263 | 68.1% | 31.9% | 15.6% | 13.7% | VCA |
| 7 | New Mexico | 211 | 81.0% | 19.0% | 10.0% | 13.7% | Thrive Pet Healthcare |
| 8 | New Hampshire | 218 | 67.4% | 32.6% | 22.0% | 13.3% | VetCor |
| 9 | Oregon | 589 | 71.6% | 28.4% | 11.7% | 13.2% | Banfield |
| 10 | Virginia | 1,023 | 68.9% | 31.1% | 17.0% | 13.2% | Banfield |
| 11 | Washington | 882 | 69.7% | 30.3% | 14.4% | 13.0% | NVA |
| 12 | Hawaii | 124 | 85.5% | 14.5% | 7.3% | 12.9% | VCA |
| 13 | Indiana | 692 | 79.8% | 20.2% | 10.8% | 12.6% | NVA |
| 14 | Arizona | 753 | 64.3% | 35.7% | 18.2% | 12.5% | NVA |
| 15 | Illinois | 1,182 | 69.5% | 30.5% | 17.7% | 12.0% | NVA |
Every figure on this page is queried live from our practice-level dataset. See the methodology for how ownership is triangulated from multiple independent sources. See all rankings on the rankings hub.