Veterinary Medical Field Officer pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 53220
- Class code
- 53220
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Veterinary Medical Field Officer is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 53220.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 02/27/2025.
What the state says the job is
This is professional veterinary field work in the Department of Agriculture. An employee in this job performs veterinary work to ensure the health and safety of animals, poultry, and race horses by administering departmental programs and implementing laws and regulations. Work includes implementing animal and poultry disease control programs or providing equine veterinary oversight in thoroughbred or standardbred regulatory medicine at racing facilities. Work may involve supervision of professional and support staff. Work is performed independently and in accordance with departmental policies and professional veterinary medicine practices and is reviewed by an administrative supervisor through conferences and reports.
Examples of the work
• Supervises the animal and poultry disease control and eradication program in an assigned area of the state, and assigns and reviews the work of staff. • Conducts epidemiological investigations of animal and poultry disease outbreaks to determine the source and spread of the disease. • Quarantines diseased, exposed, or suspect animals and birds. • Inspects health certificates, livestock auctions, and animal and poultry dealer records, and monitors animal and poultry production and marketing activities regulated by the department to ensure animal and poultry health. • Contacts herd owners and organizations to explain and promote animal and poultry health programs.
Minimum qualifications
• One year of professional experience as a veterinarian and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or a Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris (VMD) from an American Veterinary Medical Association accredited college or university.
Special requirements
• All positions require possession of an active license to practice veterinary medicine as issued by a State Board of Veterinary Medicine. • All employees must obtain an active license to practice veterinary medicine issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Veterinary Medicine within six months of ...
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.