Does VCA pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, VCA employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at VCA. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at VCA?

40% of VCA employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated VCA 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at VCA?

Veterinary Assistant (274) , Veterinary Technician (179) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (96) , Customer Service Representative (88) , Client Service Representative (82) , Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) (68) , Veterinarian (68) , Receptionist (62) , Technician (56) , Associate Veterinarian (52) , Vet Assistant (49) , Hospital Manager (47) , Front Desk Receptionist (35) , Kennel Technician (33) , Vet Tech (33)

What are the pros of working at VCA according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits were good and given after 30days" ((in 217 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and there are pet discounts for medical care" ((in 100 reviews)); "At the hospital level there are great people and the veterinary field can be very rewarding." ((in 76 reviews)); "Staff is great and friendly." ((in 68 reviews)); "Good work environment." ((in 24 reviews))

What are the cons of working at VCA according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low and they make it hard to get a raise unless you tell them you're quitting." ((in 254 reviews)); "Some managers have difficult managig styles." ((in 63 reviews)); "there is no work/life balance" ((in 47 reviews)); "Long hours and made to feel like you're not a team player if you don't work overtime/pick up shifts in other departments." ((in 47 reviews)); "Upper management is clueless." ((in 43 reviews))

What are employees saying about VCA layoffs in 2026?

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What VCA locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Silverdale , San Jose , Orange , Tustin , Reno , Charlotte , Fort Worth , San Antonio , Carmel , Santa Barbara

VCA reviews

2.9

40% would recommend to a friend

(2,346 total reviews)

Patty Wu

23% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Culture & values

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.4

Senior management

VCA has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,346 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The VCA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Personal Consumer Services industry (3.4 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

1.0

Jul 27, 2012

The absolute worst company I ever worked for, run the other way as fast as you can!

Hospital manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I like the people I worked with in my own hospital but that is it.

Cons

The company is beyond un ethical to say the least. The majority of the problems stem from the ROD's and their support managers. They lie and munipulate to get what they want. They over charge clients to the extreme and do you think that the actual workers in the hospitals ever see a dime of that. Not even close to it. You will be lucky if you get a fifty cent raise in three or four years. Unless your morrels are like that of a con man and VCA then beware, for this is not a great company to work for. So concider this a warning to stay clear away of VCA Antech.

3.0

May 8, 2012

It was a pleasant workplace.

Client service

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fellow employees were great Fantastic, personable office manager Reasonable hours Treated fairly and competently Work to life balance Clientele wasn't too crazy!

Cons

Layoffs High turnover Salary could have been better

1.0

Apr 28, 2012

You are not desperate enough to accept a job here

Associate veterinarian

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great support staff, both reception and assistant. There are no CVT's. There is a very high support staff and vet turnover.

Cons

Degrading place to work. Medical decisions are often made by nonveterinary managers. You are judged by raw numbers and not your abilities. If your numbers are the best, it is still not good enough and your reviews will be poor anyway. VCA likes to pay commission only, but by the time all the charges that are not subject to commission are listed under the hospital and not the dr., the commission rate is only on average 18%. This is not the norm for the profession. They have vacation listed on your contract, but when your work on commission, you have no paid sick, holiday or vacation days. If you are not there, you are not being paid.

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