Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Tasks Include:
- Administer anesthesia to animals, under the direction of a veterinarian, and monitor animals' responses to anesthetics so that dosages can be adjusted.
- Care for and monitor the condition of animals recovering from surgery.
- Prepare and administer medications, vaccines, serums, or treatments, as prescribed by veterinarians.
- Perform laboratory tests on blood, urine, or feces, such as urinalyses or blood counts, to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of animal health problems.
- Administer emergency first aid, such as performing emergency resuscitation or other life saving procedures.
- Collect, prepare, and label samples for laboratory testing, culture, or microscopic examination.
- Clean and sterilize instruments, equipment, or materials.
- Provide veterinarians with the correct equipment or instruments, as needed.
- Fill prescriptions, measuring medications and labeling containers.
- Prepare animals for surgery, performing such tasks as shaving surgical areas.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +13.4%
National: +19.6%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Moderately High ($36,000 - $49,999)
Median Earnings:
National
$38,240.00
State
$45,830.00
Regional
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Description
Career Cluster: | Health Science |
Perform medical tests in a laboratory environment for use in the treatment and diagnosis of diseases in animals. Prepare vaccines and serums for prevention of diseases. Prepare tissue samples, take blood samples, and execute laboratory tests, such as urinalysis and blood counts. Clean and sterilize instruments and materials and maintain equipment and machines. May assist a veterinarian during surgery.
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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 41.25%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 26.35%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 14.63%
- Some College Courses = 7.37%
- Doctoral Degree = 5.54%
- Bachelor's Degree = 4.86%
Related Work Experience
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 31.10%
- None = 20.24%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 17.45%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 11.88%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 10.40%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 7.30%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 1.62%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 41.18%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 24.68%
- None = 19.05%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 13.47%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 1.62%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 42.30%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 28.81%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 11.85%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 7.37%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 5.59%
- None or short demonstration = 4.09%
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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Administer anesthesia to animals, under the direction of a veterinarian, and monitor animals' responses to anesthetics so that dosages can be adjusted.
- Care for and monitor the condition of animals recovering from surgery.
- Prepare and administer medications, vaccines, serums, or treatments, as prescribed by veterinarians.
- Perform laboratory tests on blood, urine, or feces, such as urinalyses or blood counts, to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of animal health problems.
- Administer emergency first aid, such as performing emergency resuscitation or other life saving procedures.
- Collect, prepare, and label samples for laboratory testing, culture, or microscopic examination.
- Clean and sterilize instruments, equipment, or materials.
- Provide veterinarians with the correct equipment or instruments, as needed.
- Fill prescriptions, measuring medications and labeling containers.
- Prepare animals for surgery, performing such tasks as shaving surgical areas.
- Take animals into treatment areas and assist with physical examinations by performing such duties as obtaining temperature, pulse, or respiration data.
- Observe the behavior and condition of animals and monitor their clinical symptoms.
- Take and develop diagnostic radiographs, using x-ray equipment.
- Maintain laboratory, research, or treatment records, as well as inventories of pharmaceuticals, equipment, or supplies.
- Give enemas and perform catheterizations, ear flushes, intravenous feedings, or gavages.
- Prepare treatment rooms for surgery.
- Maintain instruments, equipment, or machinery to ensure proper working condition.
- Perform dental work, such as cleaning, polishing, or extracting teeth.
- Clean kennels, animal holding areas, surgery suites, examination rooms, or animal loading or unloading facilities to control the spread of disease.
- Provide information or counseling regarding issues such as animal health care, behavior problems, or nutrition.
- Provide assistance with animal euthanasia and the disposal of remains.
- Dress and suture wounds and apply splints or other protective devices.
- Perform a variety of office, clerical, or accounting duties, such as reception, billing, bookkeeping, or selling products.
- Bathe animals, clip nails or claws, and brush or cut animals' hair.
- Maintain controlled drug inventory and related log books.
- Supervise or train veterinary students or other staff members.
- Monitor medical supplies and place orders when inventory is low.
- Restrain animals during exams or procedures.
- Discuss medical health of pets with clients, such as post-operative status.
- Schedule appointments and procedures for animals.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Conduct specialized procedures, such as animal branding or tattooing or hoof trimming.
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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Intubation forceps (Adult Magill forceps)
- Medical oxygen masks or parts (Adult non-rebreather oxygen masks)
- Intubation stylets (Adult stylets)
- Nebulizers or accessories (Aerosol nebulizers)
- Emergency medical services suction units or accessories (Airway suction units)
- Resuscitation masks or accessories (Ambu bags)
- Ambulances
- Medical syringes with needles (Anesthesia syringes)
- Animal catching devices (Animal capture nets)
- Animal catching devices (Animal catching poles)
- Veterinary electrocardiograph ECG (Animal electrocardiograph ECG units)
- Veterinary nail trimmers or cutters (Animal nail trimmers)
- Animal catching devices (Animal snares)
- Anti shock garments
- Arterial line catheters
- Artificial airway holders
- Chemistry analyzers (Automated chemistry analyzers)
- Laboratory diluters (Automated diluters)
- Veterinary injection or suction units or accessories (Balling guns)
- Emergency medical services suction units or accessories (Battery-powered portable suction units)
- Benchtop centrifuges
- Protective gloves (Bite gloves)
- Blood collection syringes
- Blood gas analyzers
- Blood pressure recording units (Blood pressure recorders)
- Non vacuum blood collection tubes or containers (Blood tubes)
- Restraints (Bovine tail restraints)
- Medical aspiration or irrigation syringes (Bulb syringes)
- Air rifles or air handguns (Capture rifles)
- Orthopedic splint systems (Cardboard splints)
- Cardiac output CO monitoring units or accessories (Cardiac monitors)
- Animal husbandry equipment (Cattle chutes)
- Medical oxygen masks or parts (Child oxygen masks)
- Coagulation analyzers
- Medical computed tomography CT or CAT scanners or tubes (Computed tomography CT scanners)
- Emergency medical services tracheal tube or cricothyrotomy kits (Cricothyrotomy kits)
- Laryngoscopes or accessories (Curved adult blades)
- Laryngoscopes or accessories (Curved pediatric blades)
- Air rifles or air handguns (Dart guns)
- Animal husbandry equipment (Dehorners)
- Dental probes (Dental explorers)
- Dental hand pieces or accessories (Dental handpieces)
- Dental probes
- Desktop computers
- Manual or electronic hematology differential cell counters (Differential blood cell counters)
- Digital cameras
- Veterinary clinical thermometers (Digital veterinary thermometers)
- Medical x ray units for general diagnostic use (Digital x ray equipment)
- Animal shearing or clipping equipment (Electric animal clippers)
- Electrocardiography EKG units
- Animal weighing scales (Electronic animal scales)
- Manual or electronic hematology differential cell counters (Electronic blood cell counters)
- Electrosurgical or electrocautery equipment or accessories or related products (Electrosurgery units)
- Endotracheal tubes (Endotracheal ET tubes)
- Enema kits or accessories (Enema equipment)
- Enteral feeding administration sets (Enteral feeding equipment)
- Hypodermic injection apparatus or accessories (Epi-pens)
- Intubation gauges or guides (Esophageal intubation detection devices)
- Esophageal tubes (Esophageal tracheal airway devices)
- Vacuum blood collection tubes or containers (Evacuated blood collection tubes)
- Cardiac pacemaker generators or implantable defibrillators or accessories (External pacers)
- Medical gas cylinders or related devices (Fixed-oxygen equipment)
- Emergency medical services suction units or accessories (Fixed-suction equipment)
- Chemical or gas sterilizers (Gas sterilizers)
- Glucose monitors or meters (Glucometers)
- Handheld refractometers or polarimeters (Handheld refractometers)
- Harnesses or its accessories (Head halters)
- Emergency medical services head immobilizers (Head immobilization devices)
- Hemocytometers
- Animal husbandry equipment (Hoof picks)
- Veterinary nail trimmers or cutters (Hoof trimmers)
- Nebulizers or accessories (Humidification equipment)
- Hypodermic needles
- Medical syringes with needles (Hypodermic syringes)
- Medical oxygen masks or parts (Infant oxygen masks)
- Analgesic infusion sets or kits (Infusion sets)
- Needleless intraveneous injection syringe sets or injection cannulas (Interlink syringe cannulas)
- Emergency medical services intravenous IV kits (Intraosseous kits)
- Intravenous tubing with catheter administration kits (Intravenous IV administration sets)
- Intravenous or arterial cannulas or accessories (Intravenous IV cannulas)
- Intravenous infusion pumps for general use (Intravenous IV pressure infusers)
- Intravenous infusion pumps for general use (Intravenous IV pumps)
- Forced air or mechanical convection general purpose incubators (Laboratory mechanical convection incubators)
- Laboratory balances (Laboratory scales)
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Laryngoscopes or accessories (Laryngoscopes)
- Medical radiological shielding aprons or masks or drapes (Lead aprons)
- Medical radiological shielding gloves (Lead gloves)
- Medical radiological shielding aprons or masks or drapes (Lead thyroid collars)
- Extremity restraints (Limb restraints)
- Mobile or transportable medical linear accelerators (Linear accelerator equipment)
- Intravenous or arterial arm boards (Long arm boards)
- Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI scanners (Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems)
- Medical x ray darkroom equipment or supplies (Manual darkroom developing equipment)
- Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB machines (Mechanical intermittent positive pressure ventilators)
- Mechanical stethoscopes or accessories (Mechanical stethoscopes)
- Anti shock garments (Medical anti-shock trousers MAST)
- Microcentrifuges (Microhematocrit centrifuges)
- Microscope slides
- Emergency response litters or stretchers or accessories (Multi-level wheeled cots)
- Medical syringes with needles (Multiple dose syringes)
- Muzzles
- Nasopharyngeal tubes (Nasopharyngeal airways)
- Nebulizers or accessories (Nebulizers)
- Restraints (Nose tongs)
- Notebook computers
- Emergency medical services obstetrics kits (Obstetrical OB kits)
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR protective shields or masks (One-way valve pocket masks)
- Ophthalmic tonometers or accessories (Ophthalmic tonometers)
- Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets (Ophthalmoscopes)
- Binocular light compound microscopes (Optical compound microscopes)
- Osmometers
- Ophthalmoscopes or otoscopes or scope sets (Otoscopes)
- Oxygen therapy delivery system products accessories or its supplies (Oxygen administration equipment)
- Medical nasal cannulae (Oxygen nasal cannulae)
- Periodontal curettes
- Personal computers
- Cardiac output CO monitoring units or accessories (Portable cardiac monitors)
- Medical gas cylinders or related devices (Portable oxygen equipment)
- Medical x ray units for general diagnostic use (Portable veterinary x ray equipment)
- Hypodermic injection apparatus or accessories (Preload syringes)
- Dental finishing or polishing discs (Prophylaxis angles)
- Medical staff isolation or surgical masks (Protective face shields)
- Pulse oximeter units (Pulse oximeters)
- Medical radiation films or badges (Radiation detecting film badges)
- Respiratory monitoring kits or its accessories (Respiration monitors)
- Emergency resuscitator or aspirator kits (Resuscitation devices)
- Orthopedic splint systems (Rigid splints)
- Finger ring removers (Ring cutters)
- Intravenous or arterial tubing adapters or connectors or locks or caps or protectors (Saline locks)
- Butterfly needles (Scalp vein needles)
- Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles (Semiautomated or automatic external defibrillators AED)
- Intravenous or arterial arm boards (Short arm boards)
- Hammers (Sledgehammers)
- Specimen collectors (Specimen collection containers)
- Orthopedic splint systems (Splints)
- Cages or its accessories (Squeeze cages)
- Emergency response litters or stretchers or accessories (Stair chairs)
- Medical x ray units for general diagnostic use (Stationary veterinary x ray equipment)
- Steam autoclaves or sterilizers (Steam autoclaves)
- Laryngoscopes or accessories (Straight adult blades)
- Laryngoscopes or accessories (Straight pediatric blades)
- Patient stretchers or stretcher accessories (Stretchers)
- Surgical calipers or rulers (Surgical calipers)
- Surgical retractors for general use (Surgical retractors)
- Surgical scalpels or knives or blades or trephines or accessories (Surgical scalpels)
- Suture needles
- Suture removers (Suture scissors)
- Tablet computers
- Electrocardiography EKG transmitter or telemetry or accessories (Telemetry units)
- Tourniquets
- Oxygen insufflator or its accessories (Transtracheal jet insufflators)
- Emergency medical services triage tags (Triage tags)
- Veterinary blood pressure testers (Ultrasonic blood pressure monitors)
- Dental scalers or accessories (Ultrasonic dental scalers)
- Ultrasonic cleaning equipment (Ultrasonic instrument cleaners)
- Urinary catheterization kits or accessories (Urinary catheters)
- Needleless vial or bag withdrawal cannulas or adapters or decanters (Vacutainer adapters)
- Steam autoclaves or sterilizers (Vacuum autoclaves)
- Blood collection needles (Venoject needles)
- Anesthesia sets or kits (Veterinary anesthesia machines)
- Dental x ray units (Veterinary dental x ray equipment)
- Veterinary castration instruments (Veterinary emasculators)
- Full body immersion hydrotherapy baths or tanks (Veterinary immersion hydrotherapy equipment)
- Veterinary speculums (Veterinary oral specula)
- Surgical blanket or solution warming cabinets or accessories (Veterinary patient warming systems)
- Veterinary injection or suction units or accessories (Veterinary suction equipment)
- Medical ultrasound or doppler or pulse echo or echography units for general diagnostic use (Veterinary ultrasound equipment)
- Veterinary speculums (Veterinary vaginal specula)
- Needleless vial or bag withdrawal cannulas or adapters or decanters (Vial access cannulas)
- Flow sensors or regulators or components (Wall-mounted oxygen regulators)
- Medical x ray film or cassettes for general use (X ray cassettes)
- Medical x ray darkroom equipment or supplies (X ray film processors)
- Medical x ray intensifying screens (X ray intensifying equipment)
- Medical radiological positioning aids for general radiological use (X ray patient positioning equipment)
Technologies Include:
- Data base user interface and query software
- FileMaker Pro software
- Microsoft Access
- Electronic mail software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Internet browser software
- Web browser software
- Medical software
- Animal Intelligence Software Animal Intelligence
- McAllister Software Systems AVImark
- Veterinary practice management software PMS
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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78.50 | 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. |
78.25 | 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. |
74.75 | Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. |
74.50 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
61.25 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
57.50 | 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. |
49.50 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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68.75 | 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. |
68.75 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
65.50 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
65.50 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
56.25 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
56.25 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
56.25 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
53.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
53.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
53.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
53.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
53.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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72.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
72.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
72.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
68.75 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
68.75 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
68.75 | 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 that there is a problem. |
68.75 | 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). |
68.75 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
59.50 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
53.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
53.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
53.00 | 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. |
53.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
53.00 | 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. |
53.00 | 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. |
53.00 | 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. |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
50.00 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
50.00 | Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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87.75 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
87.00 | Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
84.25 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
83.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
83.25 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
81.00 | 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 materials. |
80.75 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
79.00 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
74.25 | 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. |
74.00 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
74.00 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
73.00 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
72.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
70.75 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
65.75 | Communicating with People Outside the 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. |
65.75 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
65.00 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
63.50 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
63.25 | 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. |
62.25 | 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. |
61.25 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
59.75 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
57.00 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
57.00 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
56.75 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
55.50 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
52.50 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
52.00 | Performing Administrative Activities | Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. |
49.50 | Selling or Influencing Others | Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions. |
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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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91.00 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
88.75 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
87.75 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
85.50 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
84.50 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
84.50 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
82.75 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
81.75 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
76.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
75.25 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
74.75 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
70.25 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
69.25 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
66.25 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
66.00 | 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. |
53.50 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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66.67 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
61.17 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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93.40 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
91.40 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
90.60 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
88.00 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
86.80 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
86.20 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
86.00 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
85.20 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
83.40 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
83.20 | Exposed to Disease or Infections | How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections? |
82.60 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
82.00 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
81.00 | Exposed to Radiation | How often does this job require exposure to radiation? |
80.00 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
79.40 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
79.20 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
78.80 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
77.60 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
77.20 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
77.00 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
76.80 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
75.00 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
74.20 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
72.40 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
72.00 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
71.80 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
71.80 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
68.00 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
67.00 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
66.60 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
65.40 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
62.00 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
62.00 | Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling? |
61.00 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
59.60 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
56.60 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
52.80 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $29,000.00 | $38,240.00 | $46,740.00 |
Virginia | $30,490.00 | $45,830.00 | $50,450.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $42,247.71 | $52,887.53 | $57,429.64 |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $32,887.26 | $44,925.84 | $48,076.45 |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $35,008.78 | $46,375.50 | $51,362.06 |
Northern Virginia | $41,630.88 | $52,572.88 | $57,866.82 |
Piedmont Workforce | $36,101.21 | $48,432.64 | $52,995.52 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | $30,837.38 | $38,288.16 | $41,352.58 |
West Piedmont | $27,526.85 | $37,664.06 | $44,128.32 |
Western Virginia | $32,491.61 | $39,544.67 | $45,289.29 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 122,800 | 146,900 | +19.6% |
Virginia | 2,237 | 2,537 | +13.4% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
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- Anesthesiologist Assistants
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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Titles
- Anesthesia Veterinary Technician
- Animal Health Technician
- Animal Technician
- Bird Rehabilitator
- Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT)
- Clinical Laboratory Scientist
- Clinical Researcher
- Emergency Veterinary Technician
- Intensive Care Unit Veterinary Technician
- Internal Medicine Veterinary Technician
- Laboratory Technologist
- Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT)
- Medical Technologist
- Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT)
- Surgery Technician (Surgery Tech)
- Veterinarian Technician
- Veterinary Assistant
- Veterinary Lab Tech
- Veterinary Laboratory Technician (Veterinary Lab Tech)
- Veterinary Nurse
- Veterinary Surgery Technician
- Veterinary Surgery Technologist
- Veterinary Technician (Vet Tech)
- Veterinary X-Ray Operator
- X Ray Operator
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Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Related Schools
- Blue Ridge Community College
- Northern Virginia Community College
- Patrick Henry Community College
- Tidewater Community College
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