AmeriVet Veterinary Partners
Registered Veterinary Technician
$25-34per hour
On-site, San Diego, CAFull-timeLVT
Fear Free Certified Jobs
Fear Free training teaches handling that keeps a pet's fear, anxiety and stress down, in the exam room and well outside it. Veterinarians, technicians and the front desk all certify under it, which is why you'll see the letters on a receptionist posting.
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Your questions about Fear Free certified jobs, answered
- What happened to the Fear Free levels?
Fear Free updated the veterinary certification in July 2025. It lists the individual program by species now, Canine and Feline, Avian or Equine, with no level in the name. The old Level 2 and Level 3 pages are still up, so the numbered vocabulary keeps turning up in postings and on resumes. Read a listing that asks for Level 2 as asking for the certification.
- What does a Fear Free Certified Practice mean for me?
That the building is certified, which is a separate process from your own certificate. Fear Free certifies practices as a whole, with a distinct program for emergency and urgent care hospitals, and the individual certification stays with the person. Working somewhere certified doesn't certify you, and your certificate doesn't certify the practice.
- What does the Elite designation take?
Three things. The individual certification first, then 35 hours of Fear Free veterinary continuing education, with an active Fear Free veterinary membership throughout. Only courses from Fear Free's own education portal count toward the 35, and hours entered by hand no longer count, so a lecture bought at a conference doesn't shorten the list. The designation is Fear Free's own, and no state license turns on it. Our RVT guide has the fees.