Pets & Animal Welfare in Rhode Island

Pet ownership, shelters, adoptions and veterinary services.

Wages paid by veterinary and pet care businesses
$118,282,597
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Veterinary services jobs
1,477
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Pet Economy

Wages paid by veterinary and pet care businesses
$118,282,597
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Veterinary and pet care businesses
242
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Wages paid by veterinary and pet care businesses

2014–2025
$118,282,597▲ 155%

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

Veterinary and pet care businesses

2014–2025
242▲ 48%

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

Pet-Related Employment

Veterinary services jobs
1,477
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Pet care jobs (grooming, boarding, training)
604
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Veterinary services jobs

2014–2025
1,477▲ 47%

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

Pet care jobs (grooming, boarding, training)

2014–2025
604▲ 119%

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