Description
Assist veterinarians by providing clinical care to companion and other non-food animals. Perform technical nursing duties such as patient intake and monitoring, sample collection and testing, administering medications and vaccines, anesthesia support, radiography, and assisting with procedures and wound care. Maintain accurate medical records; educate clients; and clean, disinfect, and maintain treatment areas, equipment, and animal housing. Work in veterinary clinics, hospitals, shelters, zoos, aquariums, and research facilities.
Skills
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
Process
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Coordination
- • Service Orientation
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Administrative
- • Customer and Personal Service
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
Physical Strength Abilities
- • Static Strength
- • Trunk Strength
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Related specializations
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Related Pathways
Agriculture
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
