Bigfork Animal Hospital logo
Bigfork Animal Hospital
Cloquet, Minnesota

Associate Veterinarian - Crow/Goebel Veterinary Clinic

VeterinarianFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the pay range, the work setting, call expectations and time off.

Posted 36m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Crow-Goebel Veterinary Clinic is a well-established, locally rooted veterinary practice located in Cloquet, Minnesota, with a long-standing commitment to providing high-quality, compassionate care to pets and their families.

Originally founded in 1978 by Dr. John Crow, the practice has grown over the years while maintaining its focus on personalized medicine, strong client relationships, and exceptional patient care.

The clinic offers comprehensive small animal medical, surgical, and dental services, along with in-house diagnostics, digital radiology, and preventative wellness care.

What We Can Offer

We offer tools to allow you to practice quality medicine, and most importantly, a terrific team of experienced support staff. Our team/mentor approach gives you time and support to get to know clients and patients and offers the highest quality medicine.

Requirements

Must be a licensed DVM (or have the ability to become licensed) in the state of Illinois

Benefits

  • Production based OR salaried compensation options
  • Signing bonus
  • Relocation assistance
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance with shared premiums
  • Practice-sponsored life insurance
  • 401(k) eligibility with employer match
  • Child Care Participant
  • Annual continuing education stipend
  • Paid time-off for personal use and to attend CE
  • In-house development programs for new graduates, experienced Associates, and Medical Directors
  • Sponsored Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with wellness initiatives
  • Training & Critical Incident Services
  • Paid AVMA PLIT policy coverage
  • Reimbursement of all licensure and DEA fees
  • Reimbursement of professional membership dues
  • Personal pet discounts

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive small animal medical, surgical, and dental services to patients. Maintain strong client relationships while delivering high-quality, compassionate care.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Veterinary medicineSmall animal surgeryDentistryClient communication

Veterinary Medicine Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 78% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

What does the Veterinary Medicine market look like in Minnesota?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedVeterinary Medicine median $125k (middle half $119k–$131k)73 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMinnesota index 98.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Veterinary Medicine listings in Minnesota61 active3,167 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 78% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusUS healthcare professional listings: 46% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 10% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Veterinary Medicine listings996 in the last 30 days523 the 30 days before (+90%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Veterinary Medicine pay trend+3.7% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Veterinarian Jobs

29 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

10 jobs
2
<$130k
3
$130k-160k
3
$160k-190k
1
$200k
1
$220k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

29 jobs · 11 employers
0
1-2
0
3-4
0
5-6
8
7-8
21
9-10

Higher = better work-life balance

#1

Senior Veterinarian

Alliance Animal Health · Rochester, Minnesota

$120k-$220k
#2

GP-Associate Veterinarian-Lincoln Hills Veterinary Hospital

Dvm Launch · Lincoln Hills, California

$140k-$200k
#3

Veterinarian

$160k-$180k
#4

Veterinarian

$160k-$180k
+ 27 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Veterinary Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,130 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
Bigfork Animal Hospital logo

About Bigfork Animal Hospital

Servicios veterinarios
New Castle, Delaware
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Production-Based or Salaried Compensation
Signing Bonus
Relocation Assistance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Practice-Sponsored Life Insurance
401(k) with Employer Match

Living in Cloquet

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$275k
Median resident rent
$1,024/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Duluth, MN-WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.