Healthcare Support Occupations · SOC 31-9096
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
little overlap 2023 task rating
What this means. In the researchers’ assessment, few tasks overlap. The rating includes tasks that could require additional AI software.
What it does not mean. This is not the chance of losing your job, a measure of current AI use, or a test of today's tools.
Work and pay in Colorado
About 2,900 Coloradans work in this occupation. These statewide BLS figures describe the occupation, not the number of jobs at risk.
- Colorado employment
- 2,910 published OEWS estimate, 2025
- Colorado median wage
- $38,900 annual, 2025
Technical detail: score, comparison and sources
A score summarizes task ratings on a 0–100 scale. A percentile compares occupations with each other. Neither is a probability of job loss.
- Exposure score
- 14.8 0–100; published human task rating
- Percentile
- 35 higher rated overlap than 35% of occupations
Where it sits among occupations
This occupation’s score comes from published human task ratings (Eloundou and colleagues, 2023). Employment and wages are BLS OEWS Colorado estimates for 2025; no county imputation is used for those figures.
Similar occupations in this group
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides little overlap 44,650 CO jobs
- Nursing Assistants little overlap 22,240 CO jobs
- Medical Assistants little overlap 13,160 CO jobs
- Dental Assistants little overlap 8,360 CO jobs
The largest other occupations (by published Colorado employment) in Healthcare Support Occupations — all 17 are on the group page.
Cite this page
Colorado AI Exposure Atlas
Martin, Christopher. “AI Exposure of Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers.” Colorado AI Exposure Atlas, 2026 edition. https://coloradoaiexposureatlas.com/occupation/veterinary-assistants-and-laboratory-animal-caretakers/.
2026 Edition · Employment data 2025 · Compiled by Christopher Martin