How Employers and Job Seekers Use the AVMA Job Board

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The AVMA operates a dedicated veterinary job board at jobs.avma.org, separate from its main site (avma.org). Employers can post positions there and access a pricing page; job seekers can search veterinary-specific roles. This guide covers what each side can do and what to check before relying on it.

What the AVMA Job Board Is

The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is the main professional organization for U.S. veterinarians. Its job board is a niche employment platform focused on veterinary and animal-health roles, rather than a general job site. That focus is the main reason to use it: postings and candidates are already inside the profession.

Note that the job board lives on a different subdomain (jobs.avma.org) from the association's main site. If you land on avma.org looking for jobs, you won't find the listings there — go directly to the jobs subdomain.

For Employers: Posting a Job

The job board exposes a dedicated employer pricing page at jobs.avma.org/employer/pricing/, linked under the label "Post a job." That tells you two things:

  • Posting is a paid service with published rates, not a free listing.
  • Pricing is tiered or packaged in some way, since a pricing page exists rather than a single flat fee.

What to do before posting:

  1. Open the employer pricing page and confirm the current rate for your posting type and duration.
  2. Check what each package includes — for example, how long the listing stays live and whether it is featured or standard.
  3. Prepare a role description that uses veterinary-specific language (species focus, licensure requirements, clinical vs. research vs. industry setting), since the audience is already specialized.

What to verify yourself: the exact price, listing duration, and any renewal or refund terms. These are set by the platform and can change, so read the pricing page rather than assuming a figure.

For Job Seekers: Finding a Role

Job seekers use the same subdomain to browse openings. Because the board is profession-specific, searches tend to be more relevant than on general job sites — you are less likely to wade through unrelated listings.

Practical approach:

  • Search by the terms that match veterinary hiring language: "associate veterinarian," "veterinary technician," "locum," "specialist," or by species/setting (small animal, equine, lab animal, public health).
  • Filter by location and employment type if the board offers those controls.
  • Treat the board as one channel among several. Professional association boards often carry a smaller volume of listings than large general sites, so pair it with other veterinary-specific sources.

Employer vs. Job Seeker: What Each Side Gets

Employers Job Seekers
Primary action Post a job (paid) Search and apply
Key entry point Employer pricing page Job listings search
Main advantage Reaches a pre-filtered veterinary audience Fewer irrelevant listings
Main limitation Cost per posting; smaller reach than general boards Smaller total volume of listings

Common Pitfalls

  • Looking on the wrong site. The main avma.org site is not the job board. Use jobs.avma.org.
  • Assuming it's free. A pricing page exists for employers, which signals a paid posting model. Don't assume free listings.
  • Expecting a general job site. This board is veterinary-focused; non-veterinary roles are unlikely to be well served.
  • Skipping the pricing details. Rates and package terms are set by the platform — confirm them on the pricing page before committing.

Bottom Line

Use the AVMA job board when you want a veterinary-specific audience: employers pay to post and should check the pricing page first, while job seekers get a filtered, profession-focused search. For either side, treat it as one channel and verify current pricing and terms directly on the site rather than relying on secondhand figures.