Hiring and Job Seeking

While there was a small decrease in the number of DVMs who say they hired a DVM within the last 12 months (down to 51% from 56% in 2019), half of the DVM respondents still say they hired a DVM within the last 12 months (51%) or are looking to hire in the next 12 months (52%).

Reported RVT hiring levels remained identical to 2019, with 77% of RVTs saying their practice has hired an RVT in the last twelve months. The percentage of RVT respondents who say their practice is likely to hire in the next twelve months increased slightly, up to 74% from 69% in 2019.

However, despite no significant decrease in hiring outlook and increases in salaries and benefits offered, more DVMs say it has been difficult for their practice to find candidates for open roles. Eightyfour percent of DVM respondents agree it has been difficult to find candidates, the highest number since 2013 and an increase of 11% since 2019 (when 73% agreed).

Reported job seeking has remained stable since 2019. Only 13% of DVMs say they have been looking for a new role, while RVTs continue to job hunt at a higher rate of 24%. These numbers are consistent with results from 2019, when the question was first asked.

In recent hiring decisions, our practice has had difficulty finding an adequate number of qualified candidates interested in our open positions.