VETERINARIAN I - ANIMAL HEALTH & WELFARE - NORTHERN ILLINOIS

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Date: Feb 10, 2026

Location:

Springfield, IL, US, 62702

Job Requisition ID: 53345

Job Requisition ID: 53345

Closing Date: 03/13/2026

Agency: Department of Agriculture

Class Title: VETERINARIAN I - 47901

Skill Option: None

Bilingual Option: None

Salary: $5928 - $8493 anticipated starting salary monthly

Job Type: Salaried

Category: Full Time

County: Ogle; Boone; Bureau; Carroll; Cook; DeKalb; DuPage; Grundy; Henry; Jo Daviess; Kane; Kankakee; Kendall; LaSalle; Lake; Lee; McHenry; Mercer; Rock Island; Stephenson; Whiteside; Winnebago

Number of Vacancies: 1

Bargaining Unit Code: RC063 Professional Employees, Educators,Juvenile Justice School Counselors and Special Education Resources Coordinators,and Physicians AFSCME

Merit Comp Code

This position serves in a regional capacity. Persons serving in this role are required to assume residency in Cook, Kane, DuPage, Lee, Winnebago, LaSalle, McHenry, Henry, Ogle, Boone, Jo Daviess, Grundy, Carroll, DeKalb, Kankakee, Rock Island, Whiteside, Mercer, Bureau, Stephenson, Kendall or Lake county. and will be required to work from their home location as a base of daily operational headquarters to service their designated worksites.

The Bureau of Animal Health and Welfare plays a vital role in protecting Illinois’ livestock industry and supporting pet owners statewide. We enforce more than 23 statutes with regulations related to animal health, care, welfare, movement, and emergency preparedness—including foreign animal disease response and disaster planning. As a Field Veterinarian, you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on animal health across Illinois. This role offers specialized training as a Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostician and positions you as a key defender of the state’s livestock industry. Join our dedicated team and help safeguard animal health and welfare throughout Illinois.

A resume is highly encouraged to evaluate your qualifications and skills as part of your application. Please attach a DETAILED Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) to the MY DOCUMENTS section of your application if you decide to provide one.

Why Work for Illinois?

Working with the State of Illinois is a testament to the values of compassion, equity, and dedication that define our state. Whether you’re helping to improve schools, protect our natural resources, or support families in need, you’re part of something bigger—something that touches the lives of every person who calls Illinois home.

No matter what state career you’re looking for, we offer jobs that fit your life and your schedule—flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits. Our employees can take advantage of various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams. Our top-tier benefits and great retirement packages can help you build a rewarding career and lasting future with the State of Illinois.

Essential Functions

• Travels within an assigned territory to conduct disease investigations and performs sample collection for foreign animal, emerging, and program diseases.
• Assists in the maintenance of disease program and identification databases to advance animal disease traceability throughout Illinois.
• Travels within an assigned territory to perform inspections on auction markets, rendering plants and trucks, livestock dealers, and other animal health licensees.
• Travels within an assigned territory to conduct initial pullorum typhoid testing on flocks enrolling in the National Poultry Improvement Plan.
• Travels within an assigned territory to conduct limited livestock humane care investigations.
• Travels within an assigned territory to assist animal and animal product investigators on inspections or investigations when further veterinary evaluation is necessary.
• Contacts owners and veterinarians regarding reportable diseases as assigned.
• Works with partner agencies and stakeholders to facilitate emergency preparedness including but not limited to facilitating with maintenance of the premises database, assisting on the development of response plans and facilitating communications with local emergency managers and the state emergency operations center.
• Performs other duties as assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties outlined above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from a college of veterinary medicine.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires completion of a name-based background screening and self-disclosure of criminal history.
• Requires the ability to successfully pass a preemployment physical.
• Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license. Requires ability to travel long distances in the performance of duties with overnight stays as appropriate.
• Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine.
• Requires ability to work in adverse conditions including inclement weather and livestock settings.
• Requires category II federally accredited Veterinarian.
• Requires license to practice veterinary medicine in Illinois.
• Requires residency in one of the following counties: Cook, Kane, DuPage, Lee, Winnebago, LaSalle, McHenry, Henry, Ogle, Boone, Jo Daviess, Grundy, Carroll, DeKalb, Kankakee, Rock Island, Whiteside, Mercer, Bureau, Stephenson, Kendall or Lake county.
• The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Work Hours:

8:00am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday

Headquarter Location: 801 E Sangamon Ave, Springfield, Illinois, 62702

Work County: Ogle

Agency Contact: Bureau of Human Resources

Email: [email protected]

Phone #: 217-785-5099

Posting Group: Legal, Audit & Compliance

The Illinois Department of Agriculture administers an annual budget of approximately $200 million and employs more than 400 people statewide, with several hundred more seasonal employees hired during the summer to support the Illinois State Fair and Du Quoin State Fair. Separate bureaus administer programs and services directed at conserving the State's land and water resources; protecting the health and welfare of livestock and companion animals; overseeing state and county fairs; regulating seed, feed, and fertilizer products; ensuring the financial stability of grain dealers and warehouses; promoting Illinois food and agricultural products; and operating the State's horse racing programs.

AGR values employees with different backgrounds, life experiences, and talents.

AGR offers a robust benefit package including;

• Monday-Friday work schedule
• Flexible work schedules in many program areas
• Health, life, vision, and dental insurance
• 12 Weeks paid maternity/paternity leave
• Pension Plan
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Deferred Compensation, and other pre-tax benefit programs
• Employees earn twelve (12) paid sick days annually
• Ten to twenty-five (10-25) paid vacation days based on years of service
• Employees earn three (3) paid personal days pro-rated based on start date
• Thirteen - Fourteen (13-14) paid state holidays annually

For more information regarding State of Illinois Benefits follow this link:

If this opportunity appeals to you, please apply today!

Revolving Door

Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during State employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (“OEIG”) or may be subject to a fine.

Term Appointment

Candidates hired into a term position shall be appointed for a term of 4 years and are subject to a probationary period. The term may be renewed for successive four-year terms at the Director of the Department of Agriculture’s discretion.

The Main Form Of Communication Will Be Through Email. Please Check Your “junk Mail”, “spam”, Or “other” Folder For Communication(s) Regarding Any Submitted Application(s). You May Receive Emails From The Following Addresses

• [email protected]
• [email protected]

Nearest Major Market:

Springfield