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Job Description

Diagnose, treat, or research diseases and injuries of animals. Includes veterinarians who conduct research and development, inspect livestock, or care for pets and companion animals.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1131.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 100,560.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 48.00
Currently, there are 67,650 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Veterinarians”.

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Tasks for “Associate Veterinarian”

Treat sick or injured animals by prescribing medication, setting bones, dressing wounds, or performing surgery.
Counsel clients about the deaths of their pets or about euthanasia decisions for their pets.
Conduct postmortem studies and analyses to determine the causes of animals' deaths.
Educate the public about diseases that can be spread from animals to humans.
Advise animal owners regarding sanitary measures, feeding, general care, medical conditions, or treatment options.
Attend lectures, conferences, or continuing education courses.
Provide care to a wide range of animals or specialize in a particular species, such as horses or exotic birds.
Inoculate animals against various diseases such as rabies or distemper.
Train or supervise workers who handle or care for animals.
Plan or execute animal nutrition or reproduction programs.
Inspect and test horses, sheep, poultry, or other animals to detect the presence of communicable diseases.
Determine the effects of drug therapies, antibiotics, or new surgical techniques by testing them on animals.
Direct the overall operations of animal hospitals, clinics, or mobile services to farms.
Inspect animal housing facilities to determine their cleanliness and adequacy.
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.
Drive mobile clinic vans to farms so that health problems can be treated or prevented.
Perform administrative or business management tasks, such as scheduling appointments, accepting payments from clients, budgeting, or maintaining business records.
Specialize in a particular type of treatment, such as dentistry, pathology, nutrition, surgery, microbiology, or internal medicine.
Euthanize animals.
Collect body tissue, feces, blood, urine, or other body fluids for examination and analysis.
Research diseases to which animals could be susceptible.
Examine animals to detect and determine the nature of diseases or injuries.
Operate diagnostic equipment, such as radiographic or ultrasound equipment, and interpret the resulting images.

Related Technology & Tools

Bone clamps
Linear accelerator equipment
Coagulation analyzers
Automated chemistry analyzers
Laboratory scales
Crown pullers
Skin staplers
Mosquito forceps
Kelly forceps
Towel clamps
Veterinary obstetrical forceps
Chest tubes
Cardiac monitors
Endotracheal ET tubes
Hoof trimmers
Osteotomes
Sponge forceps
Needle holders
Optical compound microscopes
Veterinary dental impression trays
Laptop computers
Dental reamers
Veterinary patient warming systems
Intravenous IV fluid warmers
Electronic animal scales
Echocardiogram equipment
Veterinary surgical mouth gags
Cryosurgery units
Dental explorers
Nail trimmers
Personal computers
Blood gas analyzers
Single dose syringes
Thoracic drainage catheters
Biopsy punches
Hematology analyzers
Surgical scalpels
Dental burs
Bone chisels
Digital veterinary thermometers
Steam autoclaves
Oxygen administration equipment
Dart guns
Ophthalmic tonometers
Dental elevators
Automated microbial identification systems
Surgical gloves
Specimen collection containers
Extraction forceps
Desktop computers
Bone ronguers
Dental amalgam carvers
Arterial line catheters
Electric animal clippers
Orthopedic drills
Dental root tip picks
Nuclear scintigraphy equipment
Animal snares
Mechanical intermittent positive pressure ventilators
Periodontal chisels
Protective face shields
Hemostats
Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems
Bone curettes
Laryngoscopes
Blood collection syringes
Mechanical stethoscopes
Ear syringes
Dental files
Muzzles
Bone holding forceps
Respiration monitors
Mobile multiparameter monitors
Ultrasonic instrument cleaners
Lead aprons
Safety gloves
Evacuated blood collection tubes
Ophthalmic surgical blades
Microscope slides
Veterinary orthopedic splints
Ultrasonic blood pressure monitors
Surgical calipers
Hoof picks
Ultrasonic dental scalers
Hand scalers
Veterinary ultrasound equipment
Hoof knives
Dental material pluggers
Eye lavage kits
Digitizers
Goniometers
Intravenous IV administration sets
Cattle chutes
Enteral feeding equipment
Arthroscopic surgical equipment
Tattoo equipment
Bone marrow aspirators
Dental amalgam carriers
Tourniquets
Bone fragment forceps
Dressing forceps
Staple removal forceps
Aspiration catheters
Image guided intensity modulated radiation therapy IMRT equipment
Surgical magnifiers
Handheld refractometers
Bone cutting forceps
X ray film processors
Periodontal curettes
Dental probes
Digital x ray equipment
Suture needles
Veterinary anesthesia machines
Thyroid collars
Mayo scissors
Tablet computers
Urinary catheters
Portable veterinary x ray equipment
Low speed dental handpieces
Intravenous IV fluid pumps
Benchtop centrifuges
Hemocytometers
X ray intensifying equipment
Bandage scissors
Dental examination mirrors
Radiation detecting film badges
Insemination equipment
Intravenous syringe pumps
Bone rasps
Capture rifles
Animal catching poles
Microhematocrit centrifuges
Battery-operated orthopedic drills
Veterinary immersion hydrotherapy equipment
Veterinary vaginal specula
Tissue forceps
Barcode scanners
Gamma ray cameras
Ultrasonic aspirators
Surgical retractors
Glucometers
Fiberoptic endoscopes
Safety goggles
Veterinary dental x ray equipment
Lip retractors
Semiautomated or automatic external defibrillators AED
Avian restrainers
Veterinary suction equipment
Dehorners
Volumetric glass pipettes
Electrosurgery units
Digital cameras
Veterinary dental mouth props
Veterinary oral specula
Periosteal elevators
Differential cell counters
Nose tongs
Dental spreaders
Animal electrocardiograph ECG units
Pulse oximeters
Enema equipment
Fluoroscopy units
Prophylaxis angles
Laparoscopic equipment
Cast cutting saws
Computed tomography CT scanners
Operating microscopes
Veterinary rehabilitation treadmills
Otoscopes
High-speed dental handpieces
Hemoclips
Surgical masks
Visible light curing units
Stationary x ray equipment
Ambu bags
Lead gloves
Ophthalmoscopes
Angiography catheters
Dental cord packers
Castrating knives
Laser surgery units
Surgical bone saws
Hoof testers

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