Pets & Animal Welfare in New Mexico

Pet ownership, shelters, adoptions and veterinary services.

Wages paid by veterinary and pet care businesses
$174,070,953
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Veterinary services jobs
2,587
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Pet Economy

Wages paid by veterinary and pet care businesses
$174,070,953
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Veterinary and pet care businesses
368
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Wages paid by veterinary and pet care businesses

2014–2025
$174,070,953▲ 114%

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

Veterinary and pet care businesses

2014–2025
368▲ 19%

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

Pet-Related Employment

Veterinary services jobs
2,587
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Pet care jobs (grooming, boarding, training)
1,039
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Veterinary services jobs

2014–2025
2,587▲ 26%

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

Pet care jobs (grooming, boarding, training)

2014–2025
1,039▲ 57%

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