Veterinarian
Other Titles
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), Mixed Animal Veterinarian, Small Animal Veterinarian, Staff Veterinarian, Veterinarian (VET), Veterinary Medicine Doctor (DVM), Veterinary Surgeon
Examine animals to detect and determine the nature of diseases or injuries.
Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, or performing surgery.
Collect body tissue, feces, blood, urine, or other body fluids for examination and analysis.
Inoculate animals against various diseases, such as rabies or distemper.
Counsel clients about the deaths of their pets or about euthanasia decisions for their pets.
Operate diagnostic equipment, such as radiographic or ultrasound equipment, and interpret the resulting images.
Advise animal owners regarding sanitary measures, feeding, general care, medical conditions, or treatment options.
Educate the public about diseases that can be spread from animals to humans.
Attend lectures, conferences, or continuing education courses.
Establish or conduct quarantine or testing procedures that prevent the spread of diseases to other animals or to humans and that comply with applicable government regulations.
Euthanize animals.
Train or supervise workers who handle or care for animals.
Research diseases to which animals could be susceptible.
Plan or execute animal nutrition or reproduction programs.
Perform administrative or business management tasks, such as scheduling appointments, accepting payments from clients, budgeting, or maintaining business records.
Conduct postmortem studies and analyses to determine the causes of animals' deaths.
Inspect and test horses, sheep, poultry, or other animals to detect the presence of communicable diseases.
Provide care to a wide range of animals or specialize in a particular species, such as horses or exotic birds.
Drive mobile clinic vans to farms so that health problems can be treated or prevented.
Direct the overall operations of animal hospitals, clinics, or mobile services to farms.
Specialize in a particular type of treatment, such as dentistry, pathology, nutrition, surgery, microbiology, or internal medicine.
Determine the effects of drug therapies, antibiotics, or new surgical techniques by testing them on animals.
Inspect animal housing facilities to determine their cleanliness and adequacy.
Science→ Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Complex Problem Solving→ Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Critical Thinking→ Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Reading Comprehension→ Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Speaking→ Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Active Listening→ Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Judgment and Decision Making→ Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Active Learning→ Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Monitoring→ Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Service Orientation→ Actively looking for ways to help people.
Time Management→ Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Social Perceptiveness→ Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Writing→ Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Coordination→ Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Instructing→ Teaching others how to do something.
Learning Strategies→ Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Management of Personnel Resources→ Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems→ Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge→ Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public→ Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
Getting Information→ Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events→ Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Assisting and Caring for Others→ Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
Documenting/Recording Information→ Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others→ Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships→ Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings→ Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Analyzing Data or Information→ Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates→ Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Processing Information→ Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Handling and Moving Objects→ Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
Interacting With Computers→ Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work→ Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Selling or Influencing Others→ Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards→ Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others→ Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others→ Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization→ Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information→ Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material→ Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
Performing General Physical Activities→ Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
Developing and Building Teams→ Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People→ Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others→ Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates→ Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
Monitoring and Controlling Resources→ Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
Performing Administrative Activities→ Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
Thinking Creatively→ Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Examine patients to assess general physical condition.
Operate on patients to treat conditions.
Prescribe medications.
Treat acute illnesses, infections, or injuries.
Collect biological specimens from patients.
Immunize patients.
Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.
Operate diagnostic imaging equipment.
Provide health and wellness advice to patients, program participants, or caregivers.
Communicate health and wellness information to the public.
Maintain medical or professional knowledge.
Determine protocols for medical procedures.
Supervise medical support personnel.
Train medical providers.
Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.
Manage healthcare operations.
Develop medical treatment plans.
Maintain medical facility records.
Perform clerical work in medical settings.
Schedule patient procedures or appointments.
Analyze medical data to determine cause of death.
Inductive Reasoning→ The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Problem Sensitivity→ The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Deductive Reasoning→ The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Oral Expression→ The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Near Vision→ The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Oral Comprehension→ The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Written Comprehension→ The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Speech Clarity→ The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Speech Recognition→ The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Information Ordering→ The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g. , patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Arm-Hand Steadiness→ The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Written Expression→ The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Finger Dexterity→ The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Selective Attention→ The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Category Flexibility→ The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Fluency of Ideas→ The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Originality→ The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Flexibility of Closure→ The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Manual Dexterity→ The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Time Sharing→ The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).
Visual Color Discrimination→ The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
Medicine and Dentistry→ Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Biology→ Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
Customer and Personal Service→ Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Language→ Knowledge of the structure and content of a language - English, French, Swahili et cetera - including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Mathematics→ Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Administration and Management→ Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Chemistry→ Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
Sales and Marketing→ Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
Database user interface and query software -- Veterinary diagnostics software; Reference laboratory software; Test directory or catalogue; Microsoft Access
Document management software -- e.g., Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat; OpenKM; DocuWare Cloud; Bitrix; Xpertdoc; Papertrail; Document Warehouse; GreatSoft’s online document management software; EMC Documentum
Electronic mail software -- e.g., IBM Notes; Microsoft Outlook; Google Gmail
Internet browser software -- e.g., Apple Safari; Microsoft Edge; Google Chrome; Mozilla Firefox
Medical software -- Veterinary practice management software
Office suite software -- e.g., Corel WordPerfect Office; Microsoft Office; Google Workspace; Apache OpenOffice.org
Presentation software -- e.g., Google Slides; Apple iWork Keynote; Corel Presentations; Microsoft PowerPoint
Spreadsheet software -- e.g., Corel Quattro Pro; Microsoft Excel; Google Sheets
Word processing software -- e.g., Corel Wordperfect; Microsoft Word; Google Docs
Air rifles or air handguns→ Capture rifles; Dart guns
Amalgam carriers→ Dental amalgam carriers
Angiography contrast medium delivery set→ Angiography catheters
Animal catching devices→ Animal catching poles; Animal snares
Animal husbandry equipment→ Cattle chutes; Dehorners; Hoof picks; Hoof testers
Animal shearing or clipping equipment→ Electric animal clippers
Animal weighing scales→ Electronic animal scales
Arterial line catheters
Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles→ Semiautomated or automatic external defibrillators AED
Autopsy chisels or osteotomes→ Osteotomes
Bandage scissors or its supplies→ Bandage scissors
Bar code reader equipment→ Barcode scanners
Benchtop centrifuges
Binocular light compound microscopes→ Optical compound microscopes
Blood collection syringes
Blood gas analyzers
Cardiac output CO monitoring units or accessories→ Cardiac monitors
Cardiac ultrasound or doppler or echo units or cardioscopes→ Echocardiogram equipment
Cardiovascular system veterinary products→ Thoracic drainage catheters
Cast cutters or saws→ Cast cutting saws
Chemistry analyzers→ Automated chemistry analyzers
Chest tube→ Chest tubes
Coagulation analyzers
Cosmetic dentistry curing lights or accessories→ Visible light curing units
Crown or bridge removers→ Crown pullers
Cryosurgery equipment or accessories→ Cryosurgery units
Dental amalgam carvers
Dental burs
Dental cord packers
Dental elevators→ Periosteal elevators
Dental files or rasps→ Dental files
Dental finishing or polishing discs→ Prophylaxis angles
Dental forceps→ Extraction forceps
Dental hand pieces or accessories→ High-speed dental handpieces; Low speed dental handpieces
Dental impression trays→ Veterinary dental impression trays
Dental material pluggers or tips or accessories→ Dental material pluggers
Dental mirrors or mirror handles→ Dental examination mirrors
Dental mouth props→ Veterinary dental mouth props
Dental probes→ Dental explorers
Dental reamers
Dental root tip picks
Dental scalers or accessories→ Hand scalers; Ultrasonic dental scalers
Dental spreaders
Dental x ray units→ Veterinary dental x ray equipment
Desktop computers
Digital cameras
Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment→ Electrosurgery units
Endoscopic instrument sets→ Arthroscopic surgical equipment
Endotracheal tubes→ Endotracheal ET tubes
Enema kits or accessories→ Enema equipment
Enteral feeding administration sets→ Enteral feeding equipment
Flexible endoscopes or accessories or related products→ Fiberoptic endoscopes
Floor grade forceps or hemostats→ Hemostats
Floor grade needle holders→ Needle holders
Full body immersion hydrotherapy baths or tanks→ Veterinary immersion hydrotherapy equipment
Gas anesthesia apparatus→ Veterinary anesthesia machines
Glucose monitors or meters→ Glucometers
Goggles→ Safety goggles
Goniometers
Handheld refractometers or polarimeters→ Handheld refractometers
Hematology analyzers
Hemocytometers
Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB machines→ Mechanical intermittent positive pressure ventilators
Intravenous infusion pumps for general use→ Intravenous IV fluid pumps
Intravenous or arterial fluid warmers or accessories→ Intravenous IV fluid warmers
Intravenous syringe infusion pumps→ Intravenous syringe pumps
Intravenous tubing with catheter administration kits→ Intravenous IV administration sets
Laboratory animal restraints or harnesses→ Avian restrainers
Laboratory balances→ Laboratory scales
Laparoscopes or laparoscopic telescopes→ Laparoscopic equipment
Laryngoscopes or accessories→ Laryngoscopes
Lip retractors
Livestock identification equipment→ Tattoo equipment
Manual or electronic hematology differential cell counters→ Differential cell counters
Medical acoustic stethoscope or accessory→ Mechanical stethoscopes
Medical cine fluoroscopy equipment→ Fluoroscopy units
Medical computed tomography CT or CAT scanners or tubes→ Computed tomography CT scanners
Medical gamma cameras for general use→ Gamma ray cameras
Medical linear accelerator intensity modulated radiation therapy IMRT three dimensional units→ Image guided intensity modulated radiation therapy IMRT equipment
Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI scanners→ Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems
Medical radiation films or badges→ Radiation detecting film badges
Medical radioisotope scanners→ Nuclear scintigraphy equipment
Medical radiological shielding aprons or masks or drapes→ Lead aprons; Thyroid collars
Medical radiological shielding gloves→ Lead gloves
Medical staff isolation or surgical masks→ Protective face shields; Surgical masks
Medical stapler for external use→ Skin staplers
Medical syringe with needle→ Single dose syringes
Medical ultrasound or doppler or pulse echo or echography units for general diagnostic use→ Veterinary ultrasound equipment
Medical x ray darkroom equipment or supplies→ X ray film processors
Medical x ray intensifying screens→ X ray intensifying equipment
Medical x ray units for general diagnostic use→ Digital x ray equipment; Portable veterinary x ray equipment; Stationary x ray equipment
Microbiology analyzers→ Automated microbial identification systems
Microcentrifuges→ Microhematocrit centrifuges
Microscope slides
Mobile or transportable medical linear accelerators→ Linear accelerator equipment
Multiparameter vital sign unit or accessories→ Mobile multiparameter monitors
Muzzles
Notebook computers→ Laptop computers
Ophthalmic irrigation or aspiration supplies or accessories→ Eye lavage kits
Ophthalmic surgical knives or blades or scissors or accessories→ Ophthalmic surgical blades
Ophthalmic tonometers or accessories→ Ophthalmic tonometers
Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets→ Ophthalmoscopes; Otoscopes
Orthopedic splint systems→ Veterinary orthopedic splints
Oxygen therapy delivery system products accessories or its supplies→ Oxygen administration equipment
Periodontal chisels
Periodontal curettes
Personal computers
Protective gloves→ Safety gloves
Pulse oximeter units→ Pulse oximeters
Respiratory monitoring kits or its accessories→ Respiration monitors
Restraints→ Nose tongs
Resuscitation masks or accessories→ Ambu bags
Scanners→ Digitizers
Specimen collection container→ Specimen collection containers
Steam autoclaves or sterilizers→ Steam autoclaves
Surgical bone cutting forceps→ Bone cutting forceps
Surgical bone hand saws or wire saws or saw handles→ Surgical bone saws
Surgical calipers or rulers→ Surgical calipers
Surgical chisels or gouges→ Bone chisels
Surgical clamps or clips or forceps or accessories→ Bone clamps; Bone fragment forceps; Bone holding forceps; Dressing forceps; Hemoclips; Kelly forceps; Mosquito forceps; Sponge forceps; Staple removal forceps; Tissue forceps; Towel clamps; Veterinary obstetrical forceps
Surgical curettes or loops→ Bone curettes
Surgical gloves
Surgical lasers or accessories→ Laser surgery units
Surgical microscopes or loops or magnifiers or accessories→ Operating microscopes; Surgical magnifiers
Surgical mouth gags or accessories→ Veterinary surgical mouth gags
Surgical pneumatic or battery or electric saws or drills or pin drivers or accessories→ Battery-operated orthopedic drills; Orthopedic drills
Surgical punches or punch holder or accessories→ Biopsy punches
Surgical rasps→ Bone rasps
Surgical retractors for general use→ Surgical retractors
Surgical rongeurs→ Bone ronguers
Surgical scalpels or knives or blades or trephines or accessories→ Surgical scalpels
Surgical scissors→ Mayo scissors
Surgical suction machines or vacuum extractors or ultrasonic surgical aspirators or regulators or accessories→ Bone marrow aspirators; Ultrasonic aspirators
Suture needles
Tablet computers
Therapeutic heating or cooling units or systems→ Veterinary patient warming systems
Tourniquets
Treadmill exercisers for rehabilitation or therapy→ Veterinary rehabilitation treadmills
Ultrasonic cleaning equipment→ Ultrasonic instrument cleaners
Urinary catheterization kit→ Urinary catheters
Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers→ Evacuated blood collection tubes
Veterinary blood pressure testers→ Ultrasonic blood pressure monitors
Veterinary castration instruments→ Castrating knives
Veterinary clinical thermometers→ Digital veterinary thermometers
Veterinary electrocardiograph ECG→ Animal electrocardiograph ECG units
Veterinary injection or suction units or accessories→ Aspiration catheters; Ear syringes; Insemination equipment; Veterinary suction equipment
Veterinary nail trimmers or cutters→ Hoof knives; Hoof trimmers; Nail trimmers
Veterinary speculums→ Veterinary oral specula; Veterinary vaginal specula
Volumetric pipettes→ Volumetric glass pipettes
Investigative→ Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
Realistic→ Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
Integrity→ Job requires being honest and ethical.
Dependability→ Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
Attention to Detail→ Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
Stress Tolerance→ Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
Concern for Others→ Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
Self Control→ Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
Initiative→ Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
Adaptability/Flexibility→ Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
Cooperation→ Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
Leadership→ Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
Persistence→ Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
Social Orientation→ Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
Analytical Thinking→ Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
Achievement/Effort→ Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
Independence→ Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
Innovation→ Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
Achievement→ Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
Independence→ Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
Recognition→ Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.