Veterinary jobs in Virginia
123 verified openings
Veterinary jobs in Virginia, as anywhere, include public service as well as practice. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service hires veterinarians as Veterinary Medical Officers, enforcing laws such as the Animal Welfare Act, and posts those openings on USAJOBS. Government veterinarians may not need a state license at all, according to the Handbook, which changes the paperwork.
Licensed Veterinary Technician
Veterinarian NF-04
Veterinarian NF-04
Your Virginia association is Virginia Veterinary Medical Association, listed with its counterparts across the country in the association directory.
About Veterinary jobs in Virginia
Clinics still hold most of the work. Virginia's animal caretakers and veterinary assistants both counted for more of Virginia's jobs than they did nationwide in May 2025, and the Washington area's veterinarian median was $154,350. Virginia licenses technicians, and Virginia Tech hosts the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg. That comes to 123 live veterinary jobs in Virginia, the largest share of them from Lap of Love, VCA Animal Hospitals, and Veterinary Practice Partners, and Chesapeake, Arlington, and Leesburg carrying the most. Where pay is stated it runs $100k to $120k a year.