Veterinary Technician (Floater)
Auburn University, ALFull-time$34–60K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine seeks a Veterinary Technician (Floater) to support patient care and client needs in the Small Animal Hospital’s Medicine and Surgery sections, assisting other services as patient demands require. The role includes a Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. schedule with some flexibility necessary. The selected employee must complete a rabies pre-exposure vaccination series and maintain an adequate antibody titer.
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Salary Range: USD $34,460.00/Yr. - USD $60,050.00/Yr.
Locations: Auburn University, AL
Categories: Veterinary & Animal Care
Job Type: Non-Faculty
Position Type: Full-Time
Department: Clinical Sciences
Associated Division: College of Veterinary Medicine
Req ID: 11204
Overview
The College of Veterinary Medicine (https://www.vetmed.auburn.edu/) seeks a Veterinary Technician (Floater) that will assist with patient care within the Medicine and Surgery sections in the Small Animal Hospital. In addition, the individual selected for this position will assist other services as needed based on patient demands, and float in the Medicine/Surgery service area to assist with patient care and client needs.
Schedule is Mon - Fri, 8am-5pm with some flexibility necessary .
Employees in this role must complete a rabies pre-exposure vaccination series and maintain adequate rabies antibody titer (≥0.5 IU/mL) as recommended by CDC guidelines. Auburn University will cover the cost of the rabies vaccination series, periodic titer checks, and any necessary boosters.
Learn more about VET MED and take a campus tour here: https://www.auburnvetmed.com/
Responsibilities
Essential functions include, but are not limited to:
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Providing exceptional care to patients and compassion to clients of the Bailey Small Animal Teaching Hospital
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Ability to work efficiently and effectively individually as well as with team-members in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment
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Support multiple specialty services and may be called upon to assist with inpatient and emergency services as needed
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Communicating with clients to obtain thorough patient histories; providing accurate and relevant information about patients to attending clinicians and veterinary students; recording important information into patient’s electronic medical record
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Proficiency in small animal restraint techniques to promote the safety of patients and personnel; obtaining laboratory samples via phlebotomy, fine needle aspiration, or other methods; implementation, monitoring, and recovery of patients prescribed sedation plans
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Teaching, coaching, and assisting senior veterinary students with specialized technical tasks
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Operating and maintaining equipment; inventorying, ordering, and stocking supplies; cleaning and disinfecting clinic area according to hospital protocols and standards; appropriate handling of medical/biological/infectious/hazardous waste
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Administering intravenous, subcutaneous, and oral medications to patients via prescribed protocols
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May be responsible for, or assist in, billing clients, inputting charges, and/or similar tasks
Qualifications
Depending upon the combination of education and experience, the qualified candidate will be selected as Veterinary Technician and assigned Levels I, II, or III.
Level I: Requires an Associate's degree in Veterinary Technology or a related field that qualifies an individual to obtain national certification.
Level II: Requires an Associate's degree in Veterinary Technology plus 2 years of experience in Veterinary Technology or the professional care and comfort of animals.
Level III: Requires an Associate's degree in Veterinary Technology plus 4 years of experience in Veterinary Technology or the professional care and comfort of animals. Experience must include at least 2 years at the preceding level or equivalent.
License and Certifications:
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Active license with the Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medicine as a Veterinary Technician, OR
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Have met all requirements to become licensed in the State of Alabama. Licensure must be obtained within 6 months of hire date.
Substitutions allowed for Experience:
Degrees may be accepted in lieu of experience.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
None
Contract Type
Continuing
Application Instructions
None
Why Work at Auburn
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Life-Changing Impact: Our work changes lives through research, instruction, and outreach, making a lasting impact on our students, our communities, and the world.
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Culture of Excellence: We are committed to leveraging our strengths, resources, collaboration, and innovation as a top employer in higher education.
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We’re Here for You: Auburn offers generous benefits, educational opportunities, and a culture of support and work/life balance.
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Sweet Home Alabama: The Auburn/Opelika area offers southern charm, vibrant downtown scenes, top-ranked schools, and easy access to Atlanta, Birmingham, and the Gulf of Mexico beaches.
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A Place for Everyone: Auburn is committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, and students are welcomed, valued, respected, and engaged.
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Ready to lead and shape the future of higher education? Apply today! War Eagle!
Equal Opportunity Compliance Statement
It is our policy to provide equal employment and education opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable law. Please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity Compliance's website to learn more.
Posted Date
11/4/2026
How this job compares
Set against the 1,646 open Veterinary Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$34–60K/yr
- US median$53–65K/yr30 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $47K, is 16% below the US median midpoint ($56K) — in the lowest quarter of Veterinary Technician salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 12 open Veterinary Technician jobs in Alabama and 1,646 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Banfield Pet Hospital395 open
- VCA Animal Hospitals353 open
- Ethos Veterinary Health326 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Veterinary Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (459 postings).
- Education
- 10 of the 1,646 open Veterinary Technician jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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