title: Characteristics of the labor market for veterinary technician specialists in 2013.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine characteristics of the labor market for veterinary technician specialists (VTSs) during 2013 and identify characteristics significantly associated with pay rate for VTSs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  351 VTSs.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 29-question, multiple-choice survey was sent in early 2014 to all individuals (n = 786) who had been certified as VTSs and for whom an email address could be identified.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Weighted mean pay rate for respondents was $23.50/h; 51.3% (180/351) of respondents received a raise after obtaining VTS certification. Being male, having attended graduate school, having > 4 years of VTS experience, holding a supervisory or management position, being employed by an academic employer or referral practice, and working in the Northeast or outside the United States increased the overall odds of receiving a higher pay rate as a VTS, once other variables were controlled.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results suggested that gender, work experience, and job characteristics were significantly associated with pay rate for VTSs.
authors.forename: Christopher L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Norkus
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Liss
authors.forename: Linda S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Leighton
mesh_terms: D017750:Animal Technicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008297:Male; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014730:Veterinary Medicine; D000078329:Workforce