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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 “Veterinary Inspector”

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

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Nail trimmers
Digital veterinary thermometers
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Tissue forceps
Laser surgery units
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Respiration monitors
Nose tongs
Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems
Arterial line catheters
Low speed dental handpieces
Sponge forceps
Hematology analyzers
Bone chisels
Microhematocrit centrifuges
Semiautomated or automatic external defibrillators AED
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