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Alliance Animal Health
Wentzville, Missouri

Associate Veterinarian

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Job Description

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  • Associate Veterinarian (DVM) – Troy & Wentzville Veterinary Clinics
  • Troy & Wentzville, Missouri | Flexible Scheduling | Mentorship
  • Build Your Veterinary Career with a Team That's Been Trusted for Over 60 Years!

Looking for a veterinary practice where you can make a real difference, enjoy a supportive team, and have the freedom to practice medicine your way?

At Troy & Wentzville Veterinary Clinics, we're looking for a passionate Associate Veterinarian (DVM) to join our growing team in Eastern Missouri! Whether you're an experienced veterinarian seeking your next opportunity or a new graduate looking for mentorship, we'd love to meet you.

Who We Are

For over 60 years, Troy & Wentzville Veterinary Clinics have proudly served pets and families throughout Lincoln and St. Charles counties. With locations in Troy and Wentzville, MO, we've built lasting relationships with our communities through compassionate care, preventative medicine, and a commitment to helping pets live healthier, happier lives.

Our small animal veterinary clinics provide comprehensive medical and surgical care for dogs, cats, and small mammals.

We're especially proud to have Dr. Carol Ryan, recipient of the 2023 Missouri Veterinarian of the Year award, as part of our veterinary team! Her dedication to exceptional medicine reflects the level of care and professionalism we strive to deliver every day.

As we continue to grow, we're excited to welcome another veterinarian who shares our passion for animals, client relationships, and collaborative veterinary medicine.

Job Description

Why You'll Love Working Here

We believe a rewarding veterinary career should come with professional growth, flexibility, and a healthy work-life balance.

Here's What You Can Look Forward To

  • Flexible Scheduling: Full-time and part-time opportunities to fit your lifestyle.
  • Competitive Compensation: Compensation that reflects your experience and skills.
  • Medical Autonomy: Practice high-quality veterinary medicine with the freedom to make decisions in your patients' best interests.
  • Mentorship & Support: Access to a collaborative veterinary team and our DVM Mentor Network.
  • Future Ownership Opportunities: Explore opportunities to grow your career beyond clinical practice.
  • Comprehensive Benefits: Health, dental, vision, life and supplemental insurance, paid vacation, sick time, holidays, 401(k), and liability coverage.
  • Continued Growth: Paid continuing education allowance and professional dues.
  • Extra Perks: Employee assistance program and personal pet care discounts.

What You'll Do

  • As an Associate Veterinarian, you'll have the opportunity to:
  • Provide compassionate preventative, wellness, and general veterinary care.
  • Diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries in companion animals.
  • Perform routine surgical procedures and general medical treatments.
  • Build lasting relationships with pet owners through education and communication.
  • Collaborate with fellow veterinarians and support staff to deliver excellent patient care.
  • Develop individualized treatment plans that prioritize each pet's health.
  • Contribute to a welcoming, positive, and supportive clinic environment.

Qualifications

Who We're Looking For

  • A compassionate veterinarian who genuinely loves animals and their people.
  • A collaborative team player with excellent communication skills.
  • A DVM comfortable with general medicine and surgery.
  • An experienced veterinarian or an enthusiastic new graduate eager to learn.
  • Someone who values client relationships, professional growth, and quality patient care.

New graduates are encouraged to apply! We understand how important mentorship is early in your veterinary career and offer access to resources and experienced colleagues to support your development.

  • Additional Information
  • Life in Troy & Wentzville, Missouri

Located just outside the St. Louis metropolitan area, Troy and Wentzville offer a wonderful combination of small-town charm, growing communities, and convenient access to big-city amenities.

Enjoy beautiful parks, outdoor recreation, local restaurants, family-friendly neighborhoods, and an easy connection to everything the greater St. Louis area has to offer.

Whether you're already living in Eastern Missouri or considering a move, it's a great place to build both your veterinary career and your life outside the clinic.

Ready to Join Us?

If you're searching for an Associate Veterinarian job in Troy or Wentzville, MO, we'd love to connect! Come discover what makes our veterinary clinics special and how we can help you build a fulfilling, long-term career.

Apply today to learn more about joining our team.

Drug-Free Workplace | Equal Opportunity Employer

Company Policy Forbids Discrimination Because of Age, Color, Race, Religion, Sex, Disability, Marital Status, Sexual Orientation or National Origin.

Key Responsibilities

The Associate Veterinarian will provide compassionate preventative, wellness, and general medical care for companion animals. They will also perform surgical procedures and build strong, educational relationships with pet owners.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Client communicationTreatment planningDiagnostic skillsSmall animal careCollaborative teamwork

Veterinary Medicine Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri 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, 82% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

What does the Veterinary Medicine market look like in Missouri?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in veterinary medicineranked against 3,033 Veterinary Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedVeterinary Medicine median $140k (middle half $130k–$162k)484 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingMissouri index 90.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Veterinary Medicine listings in Missouri80 active3,078 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 82% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,033 Veterinary Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Associate Veterinarian at Alliance Animal Health 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 3,033 active Veterinary Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Top Veterinarian Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

16 jobs · 9 employers
4
<$80k
2
$80k-115k
5
$115k-150k
5
$150k-185k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

16 jobs · 9 employers
401k / retirement match
88% this job
CME allowance
81% this job
Sign-on bonus
63%
Relocation assistance
31%
Loan repayment
19%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Pure Paws Veterinary Care · New York, New York

$160k-$180k
#2

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Veterinary Practice Partners · New York, New York

$160k-$180k
#3

Veterinarian - Port Orchard, WA

$130k-$170k
#4

Scientific Communications Veterinarian

$119k-$164k
+ 29 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 5.7this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Veterinary Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,033 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Alliance Animal Health

Veterinary Services
Rye Brook, New York
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Supplemental Insurance
Paid Vacation
Sick Time
Holidays

Living in Wentzville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$372k
Typical market rent
$1,812/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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