Pets & Animal Welfare in Maine

Pet ownership, shelters, adoptions and veterinary services.

Wages paid by veterinary and pet care businesses
$219,342,288
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Veterinary services jobs
2,742
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Pet Economy

Wages paid by veterinary and pet care businesses
$219,342,288
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Veterinary and pet care businesses
394
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Wages paid by veterinary and pet care businesses

2014–2025
$219,342,288▲ 178%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Maine, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 54194 + 812910, total annual wages.

Veterinary and pet care businesses

2014–2025
394▲ 34%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Maine, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 54194 + 812910.

Pet-Related Employment

Veterinary services jobs
2,742
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Pet care jobs (grooming, boarding, training)
1,018
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Veterinary services jobs

2014–2025
2,742▲ 45%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Maine, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 54194.

Pet care jobs (grooming, boarding, training)

2014–2025
1,018▲ 93%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Maine, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 812910.