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Job Description

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.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-2056.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 33,870.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 16.00
Currently, there are 99,390 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Veterinary Technologists and Technicians”.

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Tasks for “Veterinary Technician (Vet Tech)”

Maintain controlled drug inventory and related log books.
Maintain instruments, equipment, or machinery to ensure proper working condition.
Clean kennels, animal holding areas, surgery suites, examination rooms, or animal loading or unloading facilities to control the spread of disease.
Monitor medical supplies and place orders when inventory is low.
Provide information or counseling regarding issues such as animal health care, behavior problems, or nutrition.
Observe the behavior and condition of animals and monitor their clinical symptoms.
Discuss medical health of pets with clients, such as post-operative status.
Take animals into treatment areas and assist with physical examinations by performing such duties as obtaining temperature, pulse, and respiration data.
Restrain animals during exams or procedures.
Clean and sterilize instruments, equipment, or materials.
Prepare animals for surgery, performing such tasks as shaving surgical areas.
Care for and monitor the condition of animals recovering from surgery.
Prepare treatment rooms for surgery.
Administer emergency first aid, such as performing emergency resuscitation or other life saving procedures.
Take and develop diagnostic radiographs, using x-ray equipment.
Schedule appointments and procedures for animals.
Supervise or train veterinary students or other staff members.
Provide veterinarians with the correct equipment or instruments, as needed.
Perform a variety of office, clerical, or accounting duties, such as reception, billing, bookkeeping, or selling products.
Prepare and administer medications, vaccines, serums, or treatments, as prescribed by veterinarians.
Administer anesthesia to animals, under the direction of a veterinarian, and monitor animals' responses to anesthetics so that dosages can be adjusted.
Perform dental work, such as cleaning, polishing, or extracting teeth.
Bathe animals, clip nails or claws, and brush or cut animals' hair.
Conduct specialized procedures, such as animal branding or tattooing or hoof trimming.
Maintain laboratory, research, or treatment records, as well as inventories of pharmaceuticals, equipment, or supplies.
Provide assistance with animal euthanasia and the disposal of remains.
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.
Collect, prepare, and label samples for laboratory testing, culture, or microscopic examination.
Dress and suture wounds and apply splints or other protective devices.
Fill prescriptions, measuring medications and labeling containers.
Give enemas and perform catheterizations, ear flushes, intravenous feedings, or gavages.

Related Technology & Tools

Resuscitation devices
Tablet computers
Child oxygen masks
Hemocytometers
Microscope slides
Suture scissors
Hypodermic needles
Surgical retractors
Laboratory scales
Saline locks
Venoject needles
Dart guns
Bite gloves
Veterinary ultrasound equipment
Digital x ray equipment
Bovine tail restraints
Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems
Specimen collection containers
Semiautomated or automatic external defibrillators AED
Notebook computers
Intravenous IV pumps
Veterinary immersion hydrotherapy equipment
Wall-mounted oxygen regulators
Nebulizers
Triage tags
X ray film processors
Adult Magill forceps
Adult stylets
Dehorners
Bulb syringes
Anti shock garments
Arterial line catheters
Animal catching poles
Veterinary suction equipment
Otoscopes
Artificial airway holders
Oxygen administration equipment
Stair chairs
Fixed-oxygen equipment
Vial access cannulas
Portable oxygen equipment
Intravenous IV pressure infusers
Limb restraints
Linear accelerator equipment
Steam autoclaves
Prophylaxis angles
Ophthalmic tonometers
Fixed-suction equipment
Ultrasonic instrument cleaners
Animal nail trimmers
Hypodermic syringes
Electronic animal scales
Cardboard splints
Veterinary patient warming systems
Nose tongs
External pacers
Handheld refractometers
Esophageal intubation detection devices
Lead gloves
Balling guns
Blood gas analyzers
Laboratory mechanical convection incubators
Blood pressure recorders
Enteral feeding equipment
Digital cameras
Ambulances
X ray intensifying equipment
Straight pediatric blades
Blood tubes
Nasopharyngeal airways
Cardiac monitors
Urinary catheters
Airway suction units
Humidification equipment
Dental handpieces
Sledgehammers
Infusion sets
Straight adult blades
Ultrasonic blood pressure monitors
Gas sterilizers
Mechanical intermittent positive pressure ventilators
Intravenous IV administration sets
Vacutainer adapters
Adult non-rebreather oxygen masks
Curved adult blades
Electric animal clippers
Animal electrocardiograph ECG units
Evacuated blood collection tubes
Veterinary dental x ray equipment
Desktop computers
Long arm boards
Periodontal curettes
Surgical calipers
Stationary veterinary x ray equipment
Esophageal tracheal airway devices
Hoof trimmers
Personal computers
Hoof picks
Battery-powered portable suction units
Curved pediatric blades
Ring cutters
Capture rifles
Infant oxygen masks
Cricothyrotomy kits
Oxygen nasal cannulae
Epi-pens
Stretchers
Ambu bags
Enema equipment
Differential blood cell counters
Laryngoscopes
X ray patient positioning equipment
Optical compound microscopes
Suture needles
Ultrasonic dental scalers
Portable veterinary x ray equipment
Computed tomography CT scanners
Rigid splints
Veterinary emasculators
Blood collection syringes
Multi-level wheeled cots
Electronic blood cell counters
Muzzles
Multiple dose syringes
Protective face shields
Intraosseous kits
Veterinary vaginal specula
Endotracheal ET tubes
Portable cardiac monitors
Automated diluters
Osmometers
Animal capture nets
One-way valve pocket masks
Manual darkroom developing equipment
Intravenous IV cannulas
Animal snares
X ray cassettes
Dental explorers
Veterinary oral specula
Anesthesia syringes
Preload syringes
Automated chemistry analyzers
Medical anti-shock trousers MAST
Ophthalmoscopes
Head immobilization devices
Digital veterinary thermometers
Obstetrical OB kits
Lead thyroid collars
Electrosurgery units
Interlink syringe cannulas
Head halters
Laptop computers
Squeeze cages
Benchtop centrifuges
Electrocardiography EKG units
Cattle chutes
Mechanical stethoscopes
Lead aprons
Tourniquets
Scalp vein needles
Microhematocrit centrifuges
Glucometers
Surgical scalpels
Transtracheal jet insufflators
Dental probes
Vacuum autoclaves
Short arm boards
Veterinary anesthesia machines
Aerosol nebulizers
Respiration monitors
Radiation detecting film badges
Splints
Pulse oximeters
Coagulation analyzers
Telemetry units

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