Veterinarian - Romulus, MI
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Who We Are
Looking for your next home away from home? Willowood Acres Veterinary Clinic in Romulus, MI is looking for a veterinarian who is interested in joining us to lead our experienced and professional team. We are a busy, community and family friendly growing practice.
We would be happy to hire a doctor with interests outside of our current services to enable us to offer unique services to our loyal and local client base! We are happy to offer the potential for a flexible schedule as well.
Our doctors love working here! Our team is skilled and works well as a team. We enjoy a fabulous work environment and culture of positivity and support. There are no on call or emergency hours to help you have a healthy work/life balance. Willowood Acres takes great pride in our community connections with the Wyandotte Animal Group rescue and in providing care for the Wayne County Airport Division K-9 Officers.
The nearby Romulus Athletic Club is a great place is a great place for fitness and family fun! It features typical work out amenities, a waterslide, hot tub, Olympic sized pool with lanes, a Lazy River, a wading area for small children, AND offers child care and group classes.
Our local area provides plenty of amenities to explore, such as shopping, dining, entertainment, bike trails, outdoor parks, and lake activities. This community offers something special for everyone.
We are close to Lake Erie, Detroit, and all the upgrades the city is sporting, and to Ann Arbor, home of University of Michigan and many artistic and entertainment venues.
We offer generous salary, 401(k), medical benefits, CE allowance, professional dues and liability coverage. In addition, we also support employee wellbeing with medical benefits (including health, dental, and vision), vacation, employee assistance program (EAP), growth opportunities and so much. more.
We are so proud of our practice and would love to tell you about our community-based approach to veterinary care.
Contact us to learn more about what may be the last job you look for!
Key Responsibilities
Lead an experienced and professional team at a busy veterinary clinic. Provide high-quality medical care to a loyal local client base, including rescue groups and K-9 officers.
Requirements
The candidate must be a licensed veterinarian interested in leading a team. The role requires a commitment to community-based veterinary care and a collaborative approach.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Veterinary Medicine Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 88% have no call, 90% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · above average in veterinary medicine | ranked against 3,083 Veterinary Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Veterinary Medicine median $120k (middle half $55k–$145k)58 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Michigan index 96.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Veterinary Medicine listings in Michigan | 86 active | 3,194 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 88% no call · 90% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Michigan healthcare professional listings: 40% state a sign-on bonus · 10% offer loan repayment125 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Veterinary Medicine listings | 1,270 in the last 30 days | 492 the 30 days before (+158%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Veterinary Medicine pay trend | +3.7% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Veterinarian - Romulus, MI at Vet Cor a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Veterinary Medicine — ranked against 3,083 active Veterinary Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,083 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No call
About Vet Cor
Benefits & Perks
Living in Romulus
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $197k
- Typical market rent
- $1,325/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 25 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 100.3
- State income tax
- Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.